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Princeton's WordNet

  1. run-onverb

    (verse) without a rhetorical pause between lines

  2. run onverb

    talk or narrate at length

  3. run on, keep goingverb

    continue uninterrupted

    "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M."

Wiktionary

  1. run onverb

    To continue without interruption

  2. run onverb

    To continue talking for a long time.

  3. run onverb

    To operate with a particular energy source.

Wikipedia

  1. Run On

    Run On is a song by American electronica musician Moby. It was released as the second single from his fifth studio album Play on April 26, 1999. The song incorporates prominent vocal samples from "Run On for a Long Time" by Bill Landford and the Landfordairs.

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  1. run on

    A run-on is a term used in writing, referring to a sentence in which two or more independent clauses are joined together without an appropriate punctuation or conjunction. It's an error in English grammar where two complete thoughts are written as one continuous sentence, making it confusing and difficult to understand.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of run on in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of run on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of run on in a Sentence

  1. Mike Krueger:

    We have had a strong run on both corn and soybeans (but) there is no fresh news to pop markets any more at the moment.

  2. Kim Kardashian:

    I would wear a sauna suit twice a day, run on the treadmill, completely cut out all sugar and all carbs, and just eat the cleanest veggies and protein, i didn't starve Kim Kardashian, but I was so strict.

  3. Eliud Kipchoge:

    It's a natural environment, i am feeling well. I have run on the course and it is a good course. It is flat and very fast and in the park where we can enjoy the environment. I am ready for Saturday.

  4. Richard Moore:

    I’m not convinced we're going to get there, it could be a bit academic having that discussion, because I don't think the supreme leader of Iran wants to cut a deal, so the Iranians won't want to end the talks either, so they could run on for a bit.

  5. Max Lerner:

    We all run on two clocks. One is the outside clock, which ticks away our decades and brings us ceaselessly to the dry season. The other is the inside clock, where you are your own timekeeper and determine your own chronology, your own internal weather and your own rate of living. Sometimes the inner clock runs itself out long before the outer one, and you see a dead man going through the motions of living.

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