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- [ruhn on, awn]
- /rʌn ɒn, ɔn/
- /rʌn ɒn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhn on, awn]
- /rʌn ɒn, ɔn/
Definitions of run on words
- adjective run on melted or liquefied: run butter. 1
- adjective run on poured in a melted state; run into and cast in a mold: run bronze. 1
- noun run on an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast. 1
- noun run on a hurrying to or from some point, as on an errand: a run to reach the store before it closes. 1
- noun run on a fleeing, especially in great haste; flight: a run from the police who were hot on his trail. 1
- noun run on a running pace: The boys set out at a run. 1
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Origin of run on
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; adj., noun use of verb phrase run on
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Parts of speech for Run on
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
run on popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
run on usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for run on
verb run on
- babble — If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way.
- blab — If someone blabs about something secret, they tell people about it.
- blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
- blurt out — If someone blurts something out, they blurt it.
- carry forward — to transfer (a balance) to the next page, column, etc
general run on
- chatter — If you chatter, you talk quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important.
- clack — If things clack or if you clack them, they make a short loud noise, especially when they hit each other.
- confabulate — to talk together; converse; chat
- gab — to talk or chat idly; chatter.
- gossip — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.