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runs counter

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

Meaning of run counter

Verb

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

  1. To defy or oppose something, especially an expectation, custom, or social standard.

Questions about runs counter

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

Words near runs counter in the dictionary

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

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