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runs one's name

runs one's name is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run one's name.

Meaning of run one's name

Verb

run one's name (third-person singular simple present runs one's name, present participle running one's name, simple past ran one's name, past participle run one's name)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To input someone’s name in a search engine or other database in order to search for additional information regarding that person.

Questions about runs one's name

What is runs one's name the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs one's name is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run one's name.

Words near runs one's name in the dictionary

  1. runs on the banks
  2. runs one on
  3. runs one's face
  4. runs one's mouth
  5. runs one's mouth off
  6. runs one's name
  7. runs out
  8. runs out of gas
  9. runs out of road
  10. runs out of steam
  11. runs out of town

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