phrasal verb

Run over

Letter RInseparable

2Sections

Explain quickly

Meanings

  • Explain quickly (inseparable, International English)
  • Hit with a vehicle (separable [optional], International English)
  • Exceed a time limit (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • Could you RUN OVER that point again; I'm afraid I didn't quite understand it.
  • The driver couldn't stop in time and RAN the fox OVER when it ran in front of his car.
  • The meeting RAN OVER by twenty minutes.

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