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Phrasal Verb: Run over

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Run over - Explain quickly
Example:
Could you RUN OVER that point again; I'm afraid I didn't quite understand it.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
Run over - Hit with a vehicle
Example:
The driver couldn't stop in time and RAN the fox OVER when it ran in front of his car.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
- International English
Run over - Exceed a time limit
Example:
The meeting RAN OVER by twenty minutes.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
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Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 19 phrasal verbs with 'RUN'

- Run across
- Run after
- Run against
- Run along
- Run away
- Run down
- Run for
- Run in
- Run into
- Run off
- Run on
- Run out of
- Run over
- Run through
- Run to
- Run up
- Run up against
- Run up on
- Run with

 
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