May 6, 2010 · You were ran down by a car. I cannot imagine a situation where this would be acceptable English. It should be run.

Feb 23, 2017 · Hello, I'm interested in the difference between two verbs: Run down and Run over, both of them could mean that a vehicle ran into someone and caused death or a heavy injury, but what's the difference then? He's upset because his cat got run over yesterday. (Actually, I just checked somewhere...

Mar 25, 2009 · I found this verb "to run down" it means a battery is dead "the battery ran down" and I also found this word "flat" "the battery is flat" which means it has no more electricity.

Apr 6, 2019 · Hi, for the below sentences, which one/ones are correct? 1. A car runs on a road. 2. A car goes on a road. 3. A car drives on a road. 4. A car travels on a road. I believe no.3 and no.4 are right, but my friend says ‘a car won’t drive itself’, …

Sep 20, 2010 · The car wouldn't function / start and time was running fast. Why should I say start and not function?

Apr 3, 2007 · For me, "to run someone over" is an idiom meaning to "hit with a vehicle" and doesn't fully imply a literal passing over of the person's body by the vehicle. I think passive voice ("He was (or got) run over by a truck") is more common. In contrast, "to run over someone" seems to require a literal interpretation.

Jan 2, 2019 · a place, area, house, or town that is run-down, dirty, or a mess: He lived in a dump, with no kitchen or bathroom. He means an old, run-down car that most people would just dump (or discard).

Nov 19, 2014 · Here’s another instance of the expression to run someone: Adie brought everything down, then loaded the car while Matt locked up. ‘I’ll run you back to Stalag 19, then I’ll take this stuff back to my place. Source: Beware The Past by Joy Ellis Context: Adie had picked up Matt to take him to the farmhouse,

Sep 17, 2020 · Hi When you run down a list, does it imply that you read the list out loud so that your audience can hear what you say? an example sentence from The WR dictionary: to read swiftly and perfunctorily: He ran down the list of figures. run down - WordReference.com Dictionary of English Thank you!

Feb 11, 2013 · In the sentence below, "a running car" is not actually running on a road, but its engine is running. Is it a common way to describe "a car with its engine...