From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrun to somebody/something phrasal verb1 REACHto reach a particular amount The cost of repairing the damage could run to $1 million. The treaty ran to 248 pages.2 [usually in negatives] British EnglishENOUGH to be or have enough money to pay for something Our budget won’t run to replacing all the computers.3 to ask someone to help or protect you You can’t keep running to your parents every time you have a problem.4 somebody’s taste runs to something if someone’s taste runs to something, that is what they like His taste ran to action movies and thrillers. → run→ See Verb table
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run to • But sadly there was no longer an Aunt Millie to run to.• The interview transcripts run to some 121 pages and can only be superficially summarized here.• The measures will run to the end of 1990, the same period as wage controls imposed at the weekend.From Longman Business Dictionaryrun to something phrasal verb [transitive] to reach a particular amountThe damages awarded by the court could run to one billion pounds. → run→ See Verb table 