Definition of "run to" in англійська

Verb

1. To reach a particular maximum amount, size, value, etc.

   • The official report runs to several thousand pages in 12 volumes.
   • The repairs ran to 1,200 euros.

2. To be capable of reaching or achieving.

   • My musical tastes don't run to Wagner, I'm afraid.
   • I think my carpentry should run to making a window.

3. To go to a responsible person or authority figure for support; to require another to support oneself.

   • She's getting a little old to run to her mother every time she gets in a fight with her friends.