run to

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verb

(intr, preposition) to be sufficient formy income doesn't run to luxuries

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Words nearby run to

run the gamut, run the gauntlet, run the show, run through, run time, run to, run to earth, run to form, run to seed, run up, run wild
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Words related to run to

tally, include, estimate, total, reach, equal, yield, add, comprise, account, run, tote, reckon, sum, amount, tale, computer, enumerate, aggregate, come

Idioms and Phrases with run to

run to
1

Amount to, as in The total will run to thousands of dollars. This usage employs run in the sense of “extend.” [Mid-1500s]

2

Lean toward, favor, as in My taste runs to chocolate desserts. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s] Also see run to earth; run to form; run to seed.

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