run to verb3 •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. •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. •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. formsran to · running to · runs to