run on
/R AH1 N AA1 N/verb
- 1
To continue without interruption
โWe can't afford for the performance to run on for more than the specified time.โ
- 2
Using a certain time zone.
- 3
To continue talking for a long time.
โShe ran on and wouldn't let anyone get a word in edgeways.โ
- 4
To operate with a particular energy source.
โThis car runs on bio-alcohol.โ
- 5
To make numerous drafts or demands for payment, as upon a bank.
- 6
To carry on or continue (e.g. the type for a new sentence) without making a break or commencing a new paragraph.
- 7
To press with jokes or ridicule; to abuse with sarcasm; to bear hard on.
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