English

Detailed Synonyms for run down in English

run down:

to run down verb (runs down, ran down, running down)

  1. to run down
    to criticize; to slate; to run down; to censure; to criticise
    • criticize verb, American (criticizes, criticized, criticizing)
    • slate verb (slates, slated, slating)
    • run down verb (runs down, ran down, running down)
    • censure verb (censures, censured, censuring)
    • criticise verb, British
  2. to run down
    to run down; to ruin by neglect
    • run down verb (runs down, ran down, running down)
    • ruin by neglect verb (ruins by neglect, ruined by neglect, ruining by neglect)
  3. to run down
    to run down
    • run down verb (runs down, ran down, running down)
  4. to run down
    to turn out; to end; to land; to run down; to come to rest
    • turn out verb (turns out, turned out, turning out)
    • end verb (ends, ended, ending)
    • land verb (lands, landed, landing)
    • run down verb (runs down, ran down, running down)
    • come to rest verb (comes to rest, came to rest, coming to rest)
  5. to run down
    rush down; to run down; to dash down; race down
  6. to run down
    – use up all one's strength and energy and stop working 1
    to run out; to run down; to conk out; peter out; poop out
    – use up all one's strength and energy and stop working 1
  7. to run down
    – injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle 1
    to run down; to run over
    – injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle 1
    • run down verb (runs down, ran down, running down)
    • run over verb (runs over, ran over, running over)
  8. to run down
    – pursue until captured 1
    to run down
    – pursue until captured 1
    • run down verb (runs down, ran down, running down)
  9. to run down
    – move downward 1
    to run down
    – move downward 1
    • run down verb (runs down, ran down, running down)
  10. to run down
    – examine hastily 1
    to rake; to skim; to scan; to run down; to glance over
    – examine hastily 1
    • rake verb (rakes, raked, raking)
    • skim verb (skims, skimmed, skimming)
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
      • She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi1
    • run down verb (runs down, ran down, running down)
    • glance over verb (glances over, glanced over, glancing over)
  11. to run down
    – deplete 1
    to exhaust; to tire; tyre; to sap; to run down; to play out
    – deplete 1
    • exhaust verb (exhausts, exhausted, exhausting)
      • exhaust one's savings1
    • tire verb, American (tires, tired, tiring)
    • tyre verb, British
    • sap verb (saps, sapped, sapping)
    • run down verb (runs down, ran down, running down)
    • play out verb (plays out, played out, playing out)
  12. to run down
    – trace 1
    to check out; to run down
    – trace 1
    • check out verb (checks out, checked out, checking out)
    • run down verb (runs down, ran down, running down)

Conjugations for run down:

present
  1. run down
  2. run down
  3. runs down
  4. run down
  5. run down
  6. run down
simple past
  1. ran down
  2. ran down
  3. ran down
  4. ran down
  5. ran down
  6. ran down
present perfect
  1. have run down
  2. have run down
  3. has run down
  4. have run down
  5. have run down
  6. have run down
past continuous
  1. was running down
  2. were running down
  3. was running down
  4. were running down
  5. were running down
  6. were running down
future
  1. shall run down
  2. will run down
  3. will run down
  4. shall run down
  5. will run down
  6. will run down
continuous present
  1. am running down
  2. are running down
  3. is running down
  4. are running down
  5. are running down
  6. are running down
subjunctive
  1. be run down
  2. be run down
  3. be run down
  4. be run down
  5. be run down
  6. be run down
diverse
  1. run down!
  2. let's run down!
  3. run down
  4. running down
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "run down":


Related Definitions for "run down":

  1. use up all one's strength and energy and stop working1
  2. injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle1
  3. pursue until captured1
  4. move downward1
  5. examine hastily1
  6. deplete1
  7. trace1

Related Synonyms for run down