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run around

run a·round
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhn uh-round]
    • /rʌn əˈraʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhn uh-round]
    • /rʌn əˈraʊnd/

Definitions of run around words

  • verb without object run around 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 around to move with haste; act quickly: Run upstairs and get the iodine. 1
  • verb without object run around to depart quickly; take to flight; flee or escape: to run from danger. 1
  • verb without object run around to have recourse for aid, support, comfort, etc.: He shouldn't run to his parents with every little problem. 1
  • verb without object run around 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
  • verb without object run around to go around, rove, or ramble without restraint (often followed by about): to run about in the park. 1

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Origin of run around

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 around

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

run around 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 around usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for run around

verb run around

  • beat around the bush — to talk around a subject without getting to the point
  • beg the question — If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it makes people want to ask that question; some people consider that this use is incorrect.
  • blow off steam — water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
  • flip-flopping — Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
  • gad — to move restlessly or aimlessly from one place to another: to gad about.

noun run around

  • bunco — a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters
  • cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
  • cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
  • dirty trick — act: unfair, dishonest
  • fast one — a shrewd action, especially when unscrupulous or dishonest; an unfair trick, deceitful practice, dishonest dealing, etc.: He pulled a fast one on me by paying me with a worthless check.

Antonyms for run around

noun run around

  • facing — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
  • naivety — naiveté.

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