run one's name

verb

To input someone’s name in a search engine or other database in order to search for additional information regarding that person.

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Meanings

verbrun one's name (third-person singular simple present runs one's name, present participle running one's name, simple past ran one's name, past participle run one's name)

present singular third person runs one's name · participle present running one's name · past ran one's name

  1. idiomaticinformalTo input someone’s name in a search engine or other database in order to search for additional information regarding that person.
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APA

run one's name. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20one's%20name

MLA

“run one's name.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20one's%20name. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run one's name,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20one's%20name.

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