run over

• Phrasal verb, das bedeutet, dass ein Fahrzeug jemanden oder etwas überfährt und anfährt, oder dass man etwas schnell durchgeht oder wiederholt.

A phrasal verb used to indicate a vehicle hitting and passing over someone or something, or to review or rehearse something quickly.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Hit with a vehicleformal

   To strike and pass over someone or something with a vehicle.

   Überfahren

   • The car ran over a small animal on the road.
   • He was nearly run over by a speeding truck.
   • The driver accidentally ran over a pedestrian.

   Synonymehitknock downmow downrun downstrike

2. Exceed a limitinformal

   To go beyond a set limit, especially time.

   Ein Limit überschreiten

   • The meeting ran over by thirty minutes.
   • The movie ran over its scheduled time.
   • His speech ran over the allotted time.

   Synonymeexceedgo overoverrunovershootoverstepsurpass

   Antonymeshortfall

3. Review quicklyinformal

   To read or examine something quickly.

   Schnell durchsehen

   • Let me run over the notes one more time.
   • She ran over the contract before signing.
   • He ran over the main points of the presentation.

   Synonymebrowseglance overgo overlook-overrun throughscanskim

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