run interference in English

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

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

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "runs interference",
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    },
    {
      "form": "running interference",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ran interference",
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      "form": "runs interference",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "running interference",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ran interference",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
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        "past"
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"run interference" meaning in English

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