āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to run to
[phrase form: run]
01
āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to extend to a specific, typically considerable, amount, degree, etc.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The repairs on the old house could run to a significant expense.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§.
02
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to be a sufficient amount to meet a specific financial cost or requirement
Dialect
British
BritishāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The grant money should run to cover the research expenses for the year.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
03
āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to reach a point where one's abilities or preferences are no longer sufficient
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His dedication to the cause ran him to the point of physical and emotional fatigue.
āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to seek help or protection from someone
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Faced with a challenging situation at work, she decided to run to her experienced colleague for guidance.
āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
