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runs to

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

Meaning of run to

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To reach a particular maximum amount, size, value, etc.
    • The official report runs to several thousand pages in 12 volumes.
  2. (idiomatic) To be capable of reaching or achieving.
    • My musical tastes don't run to Wagner, I'm afraid.
  3. To go to a responsible person or authority figure for support; to require another to support oneself.
    • She's getting a little old to run to her mother every time she gets in a fight with her friends.
    Synonyms:
    turn to

Questions about runs to

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

Words near runs to in the dictionary

  1. runs the show
  2. runs the table
  3. runs the whole show
  4. runs thin
  5. runs through
  6. runs to
  7. runs to earth
  8. runs to ground
  9. runs to the ground
  10. runs to the hills
  11. runs to waste

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