Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

run its course

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English

Syllables
run it-s -course
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To come to a natural end.

Inflected Forms

runs its course (present, singular) running its course (participle, present) ran its course (past)

Synonyms

take its course

Questions

What does run its course mean?
To come to a natural end.

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