run at

verb

To charge at (someone); to advance on (someone) as though to attack; to conduct a surprise attack on (someone).

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Meanings

verbrun at (third-person singular simple present runs at, present participle running at, simple past ran at, past participle run at)

present singular third person runs at · participle present running at · past ran at

  1. To charge at (someone); to advance on (someone) as though to attack; to conduct a surprise attack on (someone).
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APA

run at. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20at

MLA

“run at.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20at. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run at,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20at.

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