English Synonym Finder

ran

Definitions

Past tense of run; moved at a speed faster than a walk.

Functioned or operated, as in the case of a machine or a business.

Extended or reached in a particular direction or distance.

Examples

The athlete ran as fast as he could to reach the finish line.

She ran into an old friend while shopping at the mall yesterday.

The engine ran smoothly after the mechanic replaced the spark plugs.

Synonyms

sprinted dashed raced jogged bolted hurried scurried

Antonyms

walked crawled strolled loitered dawdled halted stopped