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runs past

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

Meaning of run past

Verb

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

  1. (ditransitive, idiomatic) To bring an idea or proposal to the attention of (someone) in order to obtain their opinion.
    • Let me run that idea past the boss before we spend too much time on it.
    Synonyms:
    run by
  2. (intransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, past.

Questions about runs past

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

Words near runs past in the dictionary

  1. runs out of steam
  2. runs out of town
  3. runs out on
  4. runs out the clock
  5. runs over
  6. runs past
  7. runs point
  8. runs rampant
  9. runs rings around
  10. runs riot
  11. runs roughshod over

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