run over
Britishverb
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(tr, adverb) to knock down (a person) with a moving vehicle
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(intr) to overflow the capacity of (a container)
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(intr, preposition) to examine hastily or make a rapid survey of
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(intr, preposition) to exceed (a limit)
we've run over our time
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Knock down and, often, pass over, as in The car ran over our dog . [First half of 1900s]
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Review quickly, as in I'll run over the speech one more time . [Early 1600s]
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Overflow, as in This pot's running over . This usage appears in the well-known Twenty-third Psalm: “My cup runneth over [with God's bounty].”
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Go beyond, exceed, as in I've run over the allotted time, but there are still questions . [Early 1500s]
Example Sentences
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Quantum pure-plays had a strong run over the same period.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
He followed that up against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, surrendering just one unearned run over six frames, keeping his season ERA at 0.00.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
With more young people living in flats in cities, supervised outdoor time allows their cats to get outdoor enrichment without the risk of being run over, say owners.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
A poll of top investors who collectively run over $1 trillion in assets finds they are putting most of their hedge-fund money into so-called quantitative funds that trade based on complex algorithms and machine learning.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
I'd let the warm water run over me as I cradled myself in the fetal position.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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