ran
verb
simple past tense of run.
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- past tense form of run.
ran
1 American
[ran]
/ ræn /
verb
Ran
2
American
[rahn]
/ rɑn /
noun
Scandinavian Mythology.
RAN
1
British
abbreviation
ran
2
British
/ ræn /
verb
Example Sentences
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Three combo meals and an additional drink ran my group about $50.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Chinese smartphone maker Honor said Lightning - a thin black and red robot - ran the distance in 9.32 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
“I ran an outside go route and I had to stretch out but I got my knees down,” Grant said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
“We never ran out of land. Our population hasn’t really spiked. We’ve never not been an affordable city — ever.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
In a little while, Sancho ran to the others, who were still up chatting and telling stories.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
Ran Eliasaf, the managing partner of Northwind Group, which lent $135 million for the purchase of the old Pfizer property, said his firm will remain “very bullish” on financing office-to-residential conversions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Ran lean today and got the job done.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
A more volatile market means more opportunities to improve tax outcomes, says Ran Leshem, head of Aperio.
From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026
Last week, the Israeli military said it had retrieved the remains of police officer Master Sgt Ran Gvili at a cemetery in northern Gaza.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
Ran straight past him and up to his bedroom.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
The mandate also calls for more efforts to accelerate next-generation technologies including quantum innovation, AI and radio access network, known as Cloud RAN.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
"A few minutes later I saw Mr. Paxton RAN from the door inside the garage towards the rear door behind the driver side," he writes.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2022
“A few minutes later I saw Mr. Paxton RAN from the door inside the garage towards the rear door behind the driver side,” Mr. Herrera wrote.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
"As soon as he saw me and heard me call his name out, he turned around and RAN back inside the house through the same door in the garage," Herrera describes.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2022
I RAN into my room, and came out with a bundle in one hand and a coarse straw hat in the other.
From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens
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