run over

rʌn ˈoʊvər

ran overrunning over

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Definition of run over - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

vehicle accident

tr.

drive over causing injury or death

tr.

The car ran over a pedestrian.

hit

knock down

time

intr.

exceed a planned time or amount

intr.

The meeting run over by thirty minutes..

exceed

overrun

surpass

quick examination

tr.

examine hastily or make a rapid survey

tr.

She ran over the document before signing.

scan

skim

practice

tr.

rehearse quickly

tr.

We need to run over the scene once more.

liquid

intr.

overflow the capacity of a container

intr.

The water ran over the edge of the pot.

overflow

spill over

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Expressions with run over

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get run over

be hit and passed over by a vehicle or object

He got run over by a car yesterday.

Expressions with run

run around

move quickly in different directions

The kids will run around in the park for hours..

run into

collide with something

She didn't see the post and run into it..

chicken run

enclosed area where chickens are kept

The farmer expanded the chicken run to accommodate more birds.

long run

extended period of time for outcomes to appear

In the long run, hard work pays off.

run out of

use all of something so none is left

We will run out of milk soon.

get run over

be hit and passed over by a vehicle or object

He got run over by a car yesterday.

Terms with run over included in their meaning

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rinsing

adj.

washing

having water run over for cleaning

hedgehop

exercise

run and jump over hedges as a sport

network computing

technology

computing model where programs or data run on connected machines over networks

abbr.

abr: cross country

sport where people run long distances over natural land

Examples of run over in a sentence

The driver didn't see the dog and ran over it.
Her speech ran over the allotted time.
The project budget ran over by thousands of dollars.
He ran over the instructions before the meeting.
I ran over the list to ensure nothing was missed.
Before recording, let's run over the final verse.

The coach ran over the opening play before kickoff.
The milk ran over when I wasn't watching.
Juice ran over the glass, making a sticky mess.

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French:renverser, dépasser, ...
German:überfahren, überziehen, ...
Italian:investire, sforare, ...
Spanish:atropellar, prolongarse, ...
Portuguese:atropelar, ultrapassar, ...
Chinese:碾过, 超时, ...
Japanese:轢く, 延長する, ...
Arabic:دَهَسَ, تَجَاوَزَ, ...
Hebrew:לִדְרוֹס, לַחֲרוֹג, ...
Russian:переехать, затянуться, ...
Ukrainian:переїхати, перевищити, ...
Hindi:कुचल देना, निर्धारित समय से आगे बढ़ना, ...
Bengali:চাপা দেওয়া, সময় ছাড়িয়ে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:atropellar, allargar-se, ...
Czech:přejet, protáhnout se, ...
Danish:køre over, overskride, ...
Dutch:overrijden, uitlopen, ...
Greek:παρασύρω, υπερβαίνω, ...
Hungarian:elgázolni, túlmenni, ...
Khmer:បើកបរបុកកិន, លើសកំណត់, ...
Korean:치다, 초과하다, ...
Persian:زیر گرفتن, از زمان مقرر گذشتن, ...
Polish:przejechać, przedłużyć się, ...
Portuguese (BR):atropelar, ultrapassar, ...
Romanian:a călca, a prelungi, ...
Swedish:köra över, överskrida, ...
Thai:ขับรถทับ, เกินเวลา, ...
Turkish:ezmek, aşmak, ...
Vietnamese:cán, quá giờ, ...

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