Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ran across

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables
ran across
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of run across

Questions

What does ran across mean?
simple past of run across

How to pronounce ran across

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