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runs at

runs at is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run at.

Meaning of run at

Verb

run at (third-person singular simple present runs at, present participle running at, simple past ran at, past participle run at)

  1. To charge at (someone); to advance on (someone) as though to attack; to conduct a surprise attack on (someone).

Questions about runs at

What is runs at the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs at is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run at.

Words near runs at in the dictionary

  1. runs around
  2. runs around after
  3. runs around like a chicken with its head cut off
  4. runs around with
  5. runs around with one's hair on fire
  6. runs at
  7. runs at the mouth
  8. runs away
  9. runs away from
  10. runs away together
  11. runs away with

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Adapted from Wiktionary: runs at (page history and authors); run at (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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