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- [ruhn]
- /rʌn/
- /rʌn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhn]
- /rʌn/
Definitions of run word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of RUN execution 3
- verb without object run to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. 1
- verb without object run to move with haste; act quickly: Run upstairs and get the iodine. 1
- verb without object run to depart quickly; take to flight; flee or escape: to run from danger. 1
- verb without object run to have recourse for aid, support, comfort, etc.: He shouldn't run to his parents with every little problem. 1
- verb without object run to make a quick trip or informal visit for a short stay at a place: to run up to New York; I will run over to see you after dinner. 1
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Origin of run
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English rinnen, rennen, partly < Old Norse rinna, renna, partly continuing Old English rinnan; cognate with German rinnen; form run orig. past participle, later extended to present tense; (noun and adj.) derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Run
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
run popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
run usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for run
verb run
- accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- administer — If someone administers something such as a country, the law, or a test, they take responsibility for organizing and supervising it.
- administrate — to manage or direct (the affairs of a business, institution, etc)
- agglutinate — to adhere or cause to adhere, as with glue
noun run
- aeon — An aeon is an extremely long period of time.
- assonance — the use of the same vowel sound with different consonants or the same consonant with different vowels in successive words or stressed syllables, as in a line of verse. Examples are time and light or mystery and mastery
- autocade — a procession or parade of automobiles; motorcade.
- availabilities — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
- availability — the quality or condition of being available
adj run
- managed — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
Antonyms for run
verb run
- aberrated — simple past tense and past participle of aberrate.
- amble — When you amble, you walk slowly and in a relaxed manner.
- ambulate — to wander about or move from one place to another
- boogie — When you boogie, you dance to fast pop music.
- boogieing — Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
noun run
- ambulation — to walk about or move from place to place.
- breath of fresh air — sth new
- constitutional — Constitutional means relating to the constitution of a particular country or organization.
- footfall — a footstep.
- footwork — the use of the feet, as in tennis, boxing, or dancing.
Top questions with run
- how to run faster?
- how to run fast?
- how far did i run?
- how fast does the average person run?
- how long should it take to run a mile?
- what time does the mail run?
- how fast can a cheetah run?
- who run the world?
- how fast can a human run?
- how to run away?
- how fast can a greyhound run?
- how to run?
- how fast do bears run?
- how fast can a bear run?
- how long after eating to run?