Be given and Run

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Be given verb - Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.

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Run is a synonym for be given. In some cases you can use "Run" instead a verb phrase "Be given".

Run verb - Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.

Usage example: These dresses run small

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Be given is a synonym for run. Sometimes you can use "Be given" instead a verb "Run".

Nearby Word: running

Killer Game Master: Dexter is one, which is why his friends readily insist that Dee Dee be given a chance to run the game.

Source: Western Animation / Dexter's Laboratory
Capes, another Kirkman book, featured several deaths during its run — most of them minor background employees who are lucky to be given names afterwards.

Source: C-List Fodder
Fail even one wave in your run and you have to start all the way from wave 1 again or the medal won't be given to you.

Source: Video Game / Gears of War

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