ran

Moved on foot

Ran is the past tense of run.

All the meanings of run appear with ran in past contexts: She ran five miles, He ran for office, The engine ran smoothly, Colors ran in the wash, The show ran for three seasons.

The past participle is run, not ran: I have run rather than I have ran, though the latter appears in casual speech.

escape

fled

Escaped from danger

elude · getaway · hideout · pursuit · chase · outrun · bolt · scatter · abscond · disappear

movement

sprint

Brief maximum-speed effort

  • dashQuick burst or pinch
  • jogSlow, steady run
  • gallopSwiftest quadruped gait

trot · scamper · stride · bolt · race · rush · hurry · flee · chase · bound

flow

streamed

Flowed steadily forth

trickled · dripped · leaked · coursed · cascaded · spilled · seeped · drained · flooded · surged

operation

managed

Oversaw or coped

oversaw · headed · conducted · led · controlled · supervised · commanded · coordinated · executed · handled

competition

race

Competition of speed

heats · finals · qualifiers · competitors · finish line · starting blocks · lap · personal best · split time · course

exercise

jogging

Slow-paced locomotion exercise

training · warmup · cooldown · mileage · distance · stamina · pacing · intervals · tempo · stride

Categories
Opposites
speed of locomotion

ranwalked

Traveled on foot

strolled · ambled · sauntered · trudged · plodded

motion vs. stillness

ranstood

Rose to feet

stopped · stayed · froze · halted · remained

direction of movement (approach vs. flight)

ranapproached

Moved toward something

advanced · charged · confronted · faced · stayed put

Phrases
Family

range, rank, random, ranger, rancid, randomly, rangy, randomness, outran

Familiarity
Top 2,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G