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ran

RAN/ɹæn/

4 meanings of ran

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense of run. Use it for the past.

    She ran to catch the bus this morning.

    The children ran across the playground at recess.

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  2. 2
    verbnonstandard
    Past participle of run. Some people say this after "have" or "had," but "run" is the standard form.

    She has ran every morning this week without missing a day.

    By lunchtime they had ran out of bread at the store.

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  3. 3
    verbdialectal
    Past tense of rin, a dialect word for run.
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  4. 4
    noununcountable
    Lengths of yarn wound into coils on a special ship's winch.

    Like thread wound onto a spool, but made of rope fibers on a ship's winch.

    The sailor drew a length of ran from the winch before splicing.

    Fresh ran lay coiled neatly beside the rigging.

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ran is a form of run

run, verb: To move fast on your legs, faster than walking, or to do this in a race. Full entry

Forms
run also past participleruns he/she/itrunning -ing formran past tense
Spelling
run → ran: irregular (no -ed)

ran is a form of rin

rin, verb: To move quickly on foot, faster than walking. Full entry

Forms
rinrins he/she/itrinning -ing formran past tenserun past participle
Spelling
rin → ran: irregular (no -ed)

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