run a mile in English

Audio: En-au-run a mile.ogg

[Australia] Forms: runs a mile [present, singular, third-person], running a mile [participle, present], ran a mile [past], run a mile [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|run<,,ran,run> a mile}} run a mile (third-person singular simple present runs a mile, present participle running a mile, simple past ran a mile, past participle run a mile)

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"run a mile" meaning in English

Verb