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How to pronounce “run-down”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of run-down with real speech in context.
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- My Life on the Run
- Definition summary
- (of a person) Tired and exhausted.
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How to pronounce run-down
My Life on the Run

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A Deep Dive Into “run-down”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (of a person) Tired and exhausted.
- (of a place) Decrepit.
- (of a clockwork mechanism) Having the spring unwound.
- [Noun]
- Alternative form of rundown.
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