run down

• فعل مركّب يعني انتقاد شخص أو شيء بقسوة، أو صدم شخص أو شيء وإسقاطه أرضًا، أو وصف حالة الإرهاق أو التدهور وسوء الحالة.

A phrasal verb used to indicate criticizing someone or something, or to describe the act of hitting and knocking someone or something down, or to become exhausted or in poor condition.

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1. Hit with a vehicleformal

   To strike someone or something with a moving vehicle.

   صدم بمركبة

   • The driver accidentally ran down a pedestrian.
   • A cyclist was run down by a truck at the intersection.
   • The car ran down a fence before stopping.

   المرادفاتhitknock downmow downrun overstrike

2. Criticize harshlyinformal

   To speak negatively about someone or something, often unfairly.

   ينتقد بشدة

   • He's always running down his colleagues behind their backs.
   • Stop running down the restaurant; the food is actually good.
   • She felt hurt when her boss ran down her work.

   المرادفاتabusebelittledenigratedeprecatedisparagemalignslandervilify

   الأضدادapplaudcommendcomplimentlaudpraise

3. Exhaust or deplete energyinformal

   To become very tired or to cause something to lose power or energy.

   استنزاف الطاقة

   • I feel completely run down after working all week.
   • The battery in my phone has run down again.
   • Taking care of the kids all day really runs me down.

   المرادفاتdepletedrainexhaustfatiguesaptirewear outweary

   الأضدادenergizeinvigoraterechargerefuelrevive

4. Find or locateinformal

   To search for and find someone or something.

   تتبّع

   • The detective managed to run down the suspect.
   • I need to run down that reference book from the library.
   • Can you run down the list of missing items?

   المرادفاتdiscoverferret outfindhunt downlocatetracetrack down

الفعل الأساسيrun