"run to" meaning in English

See run to in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: En-au-run to.ogg [Australia] Forms: runs to [present, singular, third-person], running to [participle, present], ran to [past], run to [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|run<,,ran,run> to}} run to (third-person singular simple present runs to, present participle running to, simple past ran to, past participle run to)
  1. (idiomatic) To reach a particular maximum amount, size, value, etc. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-run_to-en-verb-8eI7E0fo
  2. (idiomatic) To be capable of reaching or achieving. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-run_to-en-verb-mr-omLRJ
  3. To go to a responsible person or authority figure for support; to require another to support oneself.
    Sense id: en-run_to-en-verb-9TUh6-VW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (to) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 5 87 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (to): 17 9 74

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        {
          "text": "The official report runs to several thousand pages in 12 volumes."
        },
        {
          "text": "The repairs ran to 1,200 euros."
        }
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        "To reach a particular maximum amount, size, value, etc."
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        "(idiomatic) To reach a particular maximum amount, size, value, etc."
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      "tags": [
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        {
          "text": "My musical tastes don't run to Wagner, I'm afraid."
        },
        {
          "text": "I think my carpentry should run to making a window."
        }
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        "To be capable of reaching or achieving."
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        "(idiomatic) To be capable of reaching or achieving."
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          "text": "She's getting a little old to run to her mother every time she gets in a fight with her friends."
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