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Definitions of run to words

phrasal verb run to If you run to someone, you go to them for help or to tell them something. 0
phrasal verb run to If something runs to a particular amount or size, it is that amount or size. 0
phrasal verb run to If you cannot run to a particular item, you cannot afford to buy it or pay for it. 0
phrasal verb run to If your tastes or interests run to a particular type of thing, that is the type of thing you like. 0
verb run to to be sufficient for 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
come to — When someone who is unconscious comes to, they recover consciousness.
count noses — to count the number of people present, voting, etc.
count off — to separate into equal divisions by counting

disproportion — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.

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