run its course

verb

To come to a natural end.

Similar
take its course
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Meanings

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

present singular third person runs its course · participle present running its course · past ran its course

  1. To come to a natural end.

    Synonyms: take its course

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo come to a natural end.

Similar
take its course
Also see
take its course

Translations

Dutch zijn gang gaan
  • zijn gang gaanTranslations
Finnish tulla tiensä päähän
  • tulla tiensä päähänTranslations
Italian fare il suo corso
  • fare il suo corsoTranslations
Spanish llegar a un fin natural, concluir
  • llegar a un fin naturalTranslations
  • concluirTranslations
  • llegar a su finTranslations
  • cumplir su cicloTranslations
  • correr su cursoTranslations
  • completar su cicloTranslations
  • terminar su cursoTranslations
  • recorrer su caminoTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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