"run against" meaning in All languages combined

See run against on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: runs against [present, singular, third-person], running against [participle, present], ran against [past], run against [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|run<,,ran,run> against}} run against (third-person singular simple present runs against, present participle running against, simple past ran against, past participle run against)
  1. (transitive, literally) To compete with (someone) in an election. Tags: literally, transitive
    Sense id: en-run_against-en-verb-22XtQbjU
  2. (transitive) To negatively effect (someone or something); to experience a conflict regarding (something); to run up against (something). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-run_against-en-verb-NKJjObYZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "against", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "against": 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "ran against",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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          "text": "I don't want to run against him for the governorship.",
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        "To compete with (someone) in an election."
      ],
      "id": "en-run_against-en-verb-22XtQbjU",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, literally) To compete with (someone) in an election."
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "5 95",
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        {
          "text": "The game is running against my team."
        },
        {
          "text": "Her reforms 'ran against popular opinion."
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        [
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          "run up against"
        ]
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        "(transitive) To negatively effect (someone or something); to experience a conflict regarding (something); to run up against (something)."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "run against"
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      "glosses": [
        "To compete with (someone) in an election."
      ],
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        "(transitive, literally) To compete with (someone) in an election."
      ],
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        }
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      ],
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          "run up against"
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        "(transitive) To negatively effect (someone or something); to experience a conflict regarding (something); to run up against (something)."
      ],
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