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Move quickly using legs
To move fast by using your legs so that both feet are off the ground for a short time.
to run [somewhere]
- He runs every morning before breakfast.
- The children ran across the playground.
- She ran to catch the bus.
- I saw a deer run into the forest.
- They ran together in the charity race.
- I run in the park.
- The boy runs to school.
- We run to the shop.
- She runs very fast.
- Dogs can run quickly.
Direct or control a business or system
To control or be responsible for something like a business or event.
to run [a business/event]
- She runs her own bakery in town.
- He has been running the family business for ten years.
- They run several community programs for young people.
- My uncle runs a small café near the station.
- Who runs this department?
- I run a shop.
- She runs the restaurant.
- He runs the school club.
- We run a small business.
- They run a sports team.
Work or function properly
When a machine or system works or is operating.
[machine] runs [smoothly/slowly]
- The car runs on diesel fuel.
- My laptop is running again after the update.
- This washing machine runs quietly.
- The program runs automatically when you start your computer.
- The car runs well.
- The clock runs fast.
- My phone runs slowly.
- The fan runs all night.
Stretch along a path or area
To go in one direction for some distance without stopping.
[road/river] runs [direction/location]
- The road runs through the village.
- A fence runs along the property line.
- The river runs from the mountains to the sea.
- The cable runs under the floor.
- The road runs to the city.
- The river runs to the lake.
- A wall runs along the street.
- The line runs from here to there.
Continue for a set duration
To continue being active or working for some time.
[agreement/ticket] runs until [date]
- The lease runs until next December.
- This special offer runs through the weekend.
- The play will run for three months at the theater.
- The show runs for two weeks.
- My visa runs until June.
- The sale runs all month.
- Base: title
- 3rd Person Singular: titles
- Present Participle: titling
- Past: titled
run through
1Practice or review quickly from start to end
To go over something quickly from beginning to end, often for practice.
- Let's run through the plan one more time before we start.
- They ran through their 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.