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runs by

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

Meaning of run by

Verb

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

  1. (ditransitive) To inform briefly of the main points of; to bring an idea or proposal to the attention of (especially in order to obtain their opinion of it).
    • Let me run that idea by the board before we spend too much time on it.
    Synonyms:
    run past
  2. (transitive) To briefly stop at a location for a particular purpose.
    • Can you run by the store for milk?
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, by.

Questions about runs by

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

Words near runs by in the dictionary

  1. runs back
  2. runs barefoot through
  3. runs batted in
  4. runs before
  5. runs behind
  6. runs by
  7. runs circles around
  8. runs counter
  9. runs deep
  10. runs down
  11. runs down the clock

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