RUN TO


Meaning of RUN TO in English

1.

If you ~ someone, you go to them for help or to tell them something.

If you were at a party and somebody was getting high, you didn’t go running to a cop.

PHRASAL VERB: V P n

2.

If something runs to a particular amount or size, it is that amount or size.

The finished manuscript ran to the best part of fifty double-sided pages.

PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)

3.

If you cannot ~ a particular item, you cannot afford to buy it or pay for it. (mainly BRIT)

If you can’t ~ champagne, buy sparkling wine.

= afford

PHRASAL VERB: with brd-neg, V P n

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