Meaning

3 senses
  1. (ditransitive)To inform briefly of the main points of; to bring an idea or proposal to the attention of (especially in order to obtain their opinion of it).

    Let me run that idea by the board before we spend too much time on it.

    I would like to hear your opinion on this. Have you got a few minutes, so I can run some ideas by you?

  2. (transitive)To briefly stop at a location for a particular purpose.

    Can you run by the store for milk?

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, by.

More definitions
  • pass by while running

Examples

144 sentences
  1. She was run over by the car.

    Її переїхала машина. — aandrusiak

    ruЕё переехала машина. — sharptoothed

    deSie wurde von dem Auto überfahren. — Manfredo

  2. She was run over by a car.

    Її переїхала машина. — aandrusiak

    ruЕё задавила машина. — sharptoothed

    deSie wurde von einem Auto überfahren. — Manfredo

  3. I was almost run over by a car.

    Мене мало не переїхала машина. — deniko

    ruМеня чуть не сбила машина. — al_ex_an_der

    deIch wurde beinahe von einem Auto überfahren. — Manfredo

  4. A dog was run over by a truck.

    Собаку переїхала вантажівка. — deniko

    ruСобаку переехал грузовик. — Tretiz

    deEin Hund wurde von einem Lkw überfahren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. I was nearly run over by a truck.

    Мене мало не переїхала вантажівка. — aandrusiak

    ruМеня чуть не сбил грузовик. — marafon

    deIch wurde beinahe von einem Lastwagen überfahren. — Tamy

Translations

1 languages

Forms

runs by, running by, ran by, run by
Base formrun by · to run by
3rd person singularruns by
Present participlerunning by
Past simpleran by
Past participlerun by

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrun by
he, she, itruns by

Past simpleLesson

all personsran by

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave run by
he, she, ithas run by

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill run by

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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