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  • 101run — [run] vi. ran or Dial. run, run, running [altered (with vowel prob. infl. by pp.) < ME rinnen, rennen < ON & OE: ON rinna, to flow, run, renna, to cause to run (< Gmc * rannjan); OE rinnan, iornan: both < Gmc * renwo < IE base * er …

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  • 102Run — Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D …

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  • 103Run — Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D …

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  • 104Run — Run, v. i. [imp. {Ran}or {Run}; p. p. {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp. ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p. p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn, p. p. urnen); akin to D …

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  • 105run — ► VERB (running; past ran; past part. run) 1) move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all feet on the ground at the same time. 2) move about in a hurried and hectic way. 3) pass or cause to pass: Helen ran her fingers through her …

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  • 106run — vi ran, run, run·ning 1 a: to be or continue to be in operation or effect b: to proceed toward expiration or effectiveness statute of limitations began to run when she received notice of the injury compare toll 2: to continue to accrue or become… …

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  • 107Run, Melos! — For the animated film, see Hashire Melos! nihongo|Run, Melos!|走れメロス|Hashire Merosu is a Japanese short story by Osamu Dazai. Published in 1940, Run, Melos! is a widely read classic in Japanese schools.The story is a reworking of Friedrich… …

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  • 108For Belarus! — ( За Беларусь! in both Russian and Belarusian) is a campaign slogan used in Belarus starting in 2004 to push for constitutional reforms inside the country, which lie in (1) enabling a citizen to become the country s president for more than two… …

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  • 109for your life — for dear ˈlife | for your ˈlife idiom as hard or as fast as possible • She was holding on to the rope for dear life. • Run for your life! Main entry: ↑lifeidiom …

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  • 110for\ as\ much\ as — • for as much as • in as much as conj formal Because; since. For as much as the senator is eighty years old, we feel he should not run for reelection …

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