sense
move quickly on foot
To move fast by using your legs, so that both feet leave the ground for a short time.
to run [to/from a place]
- She runs every morning to stay fit.
- The children ran across the field to greet their parents.
- I had to run to catch the bus.
- He runs faster than anyone in his class.
- We ran down the street when it started to rain.
- I run to school every day.
- He runs very fast.
- We run in the park.
- They run to the shop.
- She runs with her dog.
operate or function
To work or make something work.
to run [a machine/business]
- The car runs on electricity.
- She runs her own bakery downtown.
- This computer runs faster after the upgrade.
- The machine is running smoothly now.
- My phone runs very slowly.
- He runs a small shop.
- The bus runs every hour.
- The engine runs well.
manage or be in charge of
To be the person who controls and organizes something like a business or event.
to run [a business/event]
- She runs a successful online store.
- He has been running the family business for years.
- They run several charity events each year.
- My father runs a small cafe.
- She runs the team well.
- They run a sports club.
flow like liquid
For water or other liquid to move in one direction without stopping.
to run [from/out of something]
- Water runs from the tap when you turn it on.
- Tears ran down her face.
- Blood was running from his wound.
- Water runs from the pipe.
- Tears run from her eyes.
- Milk runs onto the table.
extend in a direction/course
To go in one direction for some distance or time.
to run [along/through something]
- The road runs along the river.
- The train tracks run through the mountains.
- The border runs for hundreds of miles.
- The road runs to my house.
- The line runs through the city.
- The fence runs along the garden.
- Base: sense
- 3rd Person Singular: senses
- Present Participle: sensing
- Past: sensed
run errands
1Do several small outside tasks
To go to different places to do several small jobs, like shopping, posting letters, or paying bills.
- I spent the morning running errands around town.
- I spent the afternoon running errands around town.
- I spent the whole morning running errands around town.
- She ran errands for her elderly neighbor.
- She’s out running errands right now.
- Saturdays are usually busy because I run errands for the whole family.
- He took the car to run some errands before the game.
run for office
1Try to get elected to a position
To try to get an important job by being chosen in an election.
- He decided to run for office after years of community service.
- She decided to run for office after years of community service.
- He decided to run for office in the next election.
- She decided to run for office in the next election.
- She plans to run for office next year.
- Many young people are now running for office.
- He ran for office but lost in the final vote.
- She ran for office but lost by a small margin.
- He’s running for mayor this year.
- Many young people are encouraged to run for office.
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.