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ran (A1)

カタカナ: ラン

IPA: /ræn/

The past tense of 'run', indicating movement on foot at a speed faster than walking.

意味: 「走る」の過去形で、歩くよりも速い速度で足を使って移動したことを表します。

He ran a marathon last year. — He ran a marathon last year.
The children ran across the playground. — The children ran across the playground.

Japanese translations of Ran:

run into (phrasal verb): Meet someone by chance. — "I ran into an old friend at the supermarket."
run out of (phrasal verb): Exhaust the supply of something. — "We ran out of milk this morning."
run a risk (collocation): Be in a situation where there is a danger of something bad happening. — "If you don't study, you run a risk of failing the exam."