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present tense third-person singular of run on
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1
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
- we were just running on about how neither of us has aged a bit after all these years
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2
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
- allow the savings account to run on for now
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3
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point
- she's very sweet, but she does tend to run on
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“Runs on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runs%20on. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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