run back

verb

To take someone home by car; to give someone a lift to their house.

“Can you run it back to the beginning, please?”

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Meanings

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

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

  1. idiomaticTo take someone home by car; to give someone a lift to their house.

    If you can wait a couple of minutes, I'll run you back.

  2. idiomaticTo rewind a film or cassette.

    Can you run it back to the beginning, please?

  3. idiomaticinformalTo revisit, repeat, or do something over.

    Wait, I didn't catch what you just said. Run it back for me, please.

  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, back.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
run through
Cite this entry
APA

run back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20back

MLA

“run back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20back. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run back,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20back.

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