How to Pronounce "run to seed"
expression
RUN tuh SEED
run tuh SEED
Definition
To become untidy, neglected, or less healthy and attractive; also, for plants, when they stop producing and start forming seeds.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɹən/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈsid
British English
ɹˈʌn/ /tˈuː/ /sˈiːd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
RUN tuh SEED
UK
run tuh SEED
Listen in Context
The garden has run to seed without anyone to care for it.
Some of the plants have run to seed and stopped flowering.
The once-beautiful hotel has run to seed over the years.
He used to look sharp, but lately he’s really run to seed.