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To move quickly by taking steps so fast that both feet leave the ground for a short time.
To move at a speed faster than walking by using steps in which both feet leave the ground for part of each stride.
To control or be responsible for a business, group, or activity.
To be in charge of or control the operation of a business, organization, or activity.
When a machine or program works or is being used.
For a machine, system, or program to operate or be in operation.
When liquid or gas moves from one place to another.
For a liquid, gas, or similar substance to flow in a particular direction.
To continue for a set amount of time.
To last, continue, or extend over a certain period of time.
- Base: entry
- 3rd Person Singular: entries
- Present Participle: entrying
- Past: entried
- Past Participle: entried
run through something
1Practice or review quickly
To go over something quickly from beginning to end, often as practice before doing it for real.
- Let’s run through the presentation one more time before the meeting.
- She ran through her lines before going on stage.
on the run
1Escaping from authorities or danger
Trying to avoid being caught by police or other authorities.
- The fugitive has been on the run for weeks.
- The suspect has been on the run for two days.
- The suspect has been on the run for three days.
- The suspect has been on the run for two weeks.
- They are on the run from the police.
- They lived on the run after escaping from prison.
- They lived on the run after escaping prison.
on the run
2Hiding while escaping capture
Escaping from someone who wants to catch you, usually police or enemies.
- The suspect has been on the run for two weeks.
- The suspect has been on the run for two days.
- The suspect is still on the run after escaping prison.
- They lived on the run after escaping prison.
- They were on the run after escaping prison.
- I’ve been on the run all morning, going from meeting to meeting.
- I've been on the run all day with errands.
run late
1Be delayed beyond expected time
To be behind schedule and later than planned.
- Sorry, I'm running late for our meeting.
- Sorry I'm running late; traffic is bad today.
- I'm running late for my meeting.
- Sorry, I'm running late because of traffic.
- Sorry I'm running late — traffic was bad.
- Sorry I'm running late for the meeting.
- Sorry I'm running late; there was traffic.
- I’m running late for my appointment.
- Sorry, I’m running late for our meeting.
- Sorry I'm running late for our meeting.
- The train is running late today.
- The meeting is running late because the speaker arrived late.
- The train is running late because of bad weather.
- The train is running late due to bad weather.
- We might run late if this meeting takes too long.
- The meeting is running late today.
- Trains are running late due to bad weather.
run late
2Be delayed beyond expected time
To be behind schedule and later than planned.
- Sorry I'm running late for our meeting.
- The train is running late due to bad weather.
run into trouble
1Have problems unexpectedly during something
To have problems that you did not expect while doing something.
- We ran into trouble when our car broke down on the way home.
- We ran into trouble when our car broke down.
- We ran into trouble when the car broke down.
- We ran into trouble when our car broke down on the trip.
- We ran into trouble when our car broke down halfway there.
- We ran into trouble when our car broke down on vacation.
- The project ran into trouble when we lost funding.
- The project ran into trouble due to lack of funding.
- The project ran into trouble due to budget cuts.
- She ran into trouble with her project at work.
- He ran into trouble with his taxes.
- The project ran into trouble after losing funding.
- He ran into trouble with his taxes last year.
- She ran into trouble with her taxes this year.
- He ran into trouble at work after missing several deadlines.
- The project ran into trouble because of budget cuts.
- He ran into trouble with the law last year.
run out of
1Use all of something up
To finish all of something and have no more left.
- We ran out of milk this morning.
- We've run out of milk, so I'll go buy some.
- We've run out of milk, so I'll buy more.
- We've run out of milk, so I'll go buy more.
- We've run out of milk, so I'll go buy some more.
- We’ve run out of milk, so I need to go to the store.
- We've run out of milk, so I need to go shopping.
- We ran out of water during the hike.
- They ran out of time before finishing the exam.
- He ran out of time before finishing the test.
- She ran out of time during the exam.
- She ran out of time before finishing the test.
- The printer ran out of paper during the meeting.
- I can't print because I've run out of paper.
- He ran out of money before the end of the month.
- She ran out of patience and left the meeting.
- She ran out of time before finishing the exam.
- Hurry up, we’re running out of time!
- The printer ran out of ink in the middle of the job.
- If we keep spending like this, we’ll run out of money by next month.
run out of
4use all of a supply
To have no more of something because it has all been used.
- We ran out of time before the last question.
- The car ran out of gas on the highway.
- Don't forget to order more cups; we're running out of cups.
- I ran out of money at the end of the trip.
- We are running out of ideas.