Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

run on

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.47 in modern English

Syllables: run on
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To continue without interruption

verb

Using a certain time zone.

verb

To continue talking for a long time.

verb

To operate with a particular energy source.

verb

To make numerous drafts or demands for payment, as upon a bank.

verb

To carry on or continue (e.g. the type for a new sentence) without making a break or commencing a new paragraph.

verb

To press with jokes or ridicule; to abuse with sarcasm; to bear hard on.

Dated; Transitive verb

verb

To rely on (something) for popular support in an election.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"We can't afford for the performance to run on for more than the specified time."
"I was still running on daylight savings time."
"Sorry, Hillary. I was running on CP time."
"She ran on and wouldn't let anyone get a word in edgeways."
"This car runs on bio-alcohol."
"Accordingly, depositors may run on a bank upon the receipt of adverse economic news that induces them to revise their assessment of a bank's soundness."

Usage

Inflected Forms

runs on (present, singular) running on (participle, present) ran on (past)

Synonyms

keep going

Questions

What does run on mean?: To continue without interruption

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