ran

[ ran ]

/ ræn /

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verb

simple past tense of run.

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Other definitions for ran (2 of 2)

Ran

[ rahn ]

/ rɑn /

noun Scandinavian Mythology.

a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.

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How to use ran in a sentence

RAPTOR foresees a significant drop-off from that group of five teams to the East’s four play-in squads, as well as from the play-in group to the also-rans.
Everyone’s A Favorite In Our 2022-23 NBA Forecast|Jared Dubin|October 14, 2022|FiveThirtyEight
Similar lower results were achieved when the researchers re-ran variations on the study two more times with two more groups of 24 babies each.
8-Month-Old Babies Recognize Wrongdoers and Seek to Punish Them|Jeffrey Kluger|June 16, 2022|Time
They don’t want to die as also-rans, content to wear a halo of coulda-been-a-contender nobility.
Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth Is a Stunning, Stark Shakespeare Adaptation|Stephanie Zacharek|December 25, 2021|Time
Leah Falland was on her way to the Olympics, and then came the fall and the shockIndeed, falls can turn surefire winners into also-rans.
The wet and wild history of steeplechase, Olympic track and field’s splashiest event|Matt Bonesteel|June 25, 2021|Washington Post

Nvidia has been an also-ran in mobile chips but its pending $40 billion acquisition of Arm will transform it into a major player overnight if and when the deal closes.
Qualcomm’s outgoing CEO is the ultimate tech survivor|Aaron Pressman|January 6, 2021|Fortune
Indeed, some of those troops who ran away from defending Mosul were already American-trained.
Pentagon Insider on New Plan to Fight ISIS: ‘Of Course It’s Not Enough’|Nancy A. Youssef|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And keep in mind that when Huckabee ran for president in 2008, he won the Iowa caucuses.
The Devil in Mike Huckabee|Dean Obeidallah|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The sheriff charged them with truancy, and then he and his officers ran them out of town.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him,” said Lott.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
EURO was founded by David Duke, the ex-Klansman who ran for Louisiana governor in 1991.
Racists Melt Down Over Steve Scalise|Emily Shire|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Poor Squinty ran and tried to hide under the straw, for he knew the boy was talking about him.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
Nearly half the regiment ran to secure their picketed horses, armed themselves in hot haste, and galloped to the gaol.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Some of those halls that Mr. Meadow Mouse mentioned ran right out beneath the surface of the garden.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
They ran side by side across the yard to a roofed flight of steps that led to the printing-office.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
He was holding his big head high in the air, like a giraffe, and gazing proudly about him as he ran.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl

British Dictionary definitions for ran (1 of 2)

ran

/ (ræn) /

verb

the past tense of run

British Dictionary definitions for ran (2 of 2)

RAN

abbreviation for

Royal Australian Navy

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