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runs back

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

Meaning of run back

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To take someone home by car; to give someone a lift to their house.
    • If you can wait a couple of minutes, I'll run you back.
  2. (idiomatic) To rewind a film or cassette.
    • Can you run it back to the beginning, please?
  3. (idiomatic, informal) To revisit, repeat, or do something over.
    • Wait, I didn't catch what you just said. Run it back for me, please.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, back.

Questions about runs back

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

Words near runs back in the dictionary

  1. runs at the mouth
  2. runs away
  3. runs away from
  4. runs away together
  5. runs away with
  6. runs back
  7. runs barefoot through
  8. runs batted in
  9. runs before
  10. runs behind
  11. runs by

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Adapted from Wiktionary: runs back (page history and authors); run back (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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