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verb (1)

ˈrən How to pronounce run (audio)
Definition of runnext
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as in to jog
to go at a pace faster than a walk we ran all the way to the bus stop, but still missed the bus

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as in to flee
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening rather than run from a black bear, it's better to hold your ground and make lots of noise

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as in to lead
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the road runs along the river for a while

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as in to vary
to occur within a continuous range of variation the electric bill runs between 30 and 50 dollars a month

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as in to flow
to move in a stream water running down the window

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as in to race
to proceed or move quickly run and get the nurse

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as in to tend
to show a liking or proneness (for something) unfortunately, members of his family run to fatness

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as in to drive
to urge, push, or force onward they ran the horses hard in order to get to the ranch quickly

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as in to operate
to control the mechanical operation of I know how to run that machine

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as in to become
to eventually have as a state or quality the poor woman ran herself ragged trying to care for all those children

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as in to melt
to go from a solid to a liquid state her makeup started to run when she got in the pool

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as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about learning to run the family business

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as in to activate
to cause to function in olden days mills were run by flowing water

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as in to cost
to have a price of that sort of computer runs at least several hundred dollars

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as in to travel
to come or be together as friends he's been running with a bad crowd lately

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as in to chase
to go after or on the track of if that dog continues to run cars, he's going to get seriously hurt

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run

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noun

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as in tendency
a prevailing or general movement or inclination the company's stock has remained consistent with the overall run of the market

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as in brook
chiefly Midland a natural body of running water smaller than a river a run full of catfish

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as in duration
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress the actor has been assigned the part for the run of the show

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as in authorization
the right to act or move freely gave the dogs the run of the place

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as in trots
runs plural abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools with weekend guests in the house, it was no time to get the runs

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run (over)

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verb (2)

as in to visit
to make a brief visit I could run over right now if that's good for you

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run over

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verb (3)

as in to practice
to do over and over so as to become skilled let's run over this dance number one more time

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ran

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verb (4)

variants also chiefly dialectal run
past tense of run
1
as in trotted
to go at a pace faster than a walk we ran all the way to the bus stop, but still missed the bus

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2
as in retreated
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening rather than run from a black bear, it's better to hold your ground and make lots of noise

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3
as in led
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the road runs along the river for a while

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4
as in ranged
to occur within a continuous range of variation the electric bill runs between 30 and 50 dollars a month

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5
as in flowed
to move in a stream water running down the window

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as in raced
to proceed or move quickly run and get the nurse

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7
as in leaned
to show a liking or proneness (for something) unfortunately, members of his family run to fatness

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as in drove
to urge, push, or force onward they ran the horses hard in order to get to the ranch quickly

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9
as in operated
to control the mechanical operation of I know how to run that machine

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10
as in became
to eventually have as a state or quality the poor woman ran herself ragged trying to care for all those children

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11
as in melted
to go from a solid to a liquid state her makeup started to run when she got in the pool

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as in managed
to look after and make decisions about learning to run the family business

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13
as in triggered
to cause to function in olden days mills were run by flowing water

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as in cost
to have a price of that sort of computer runs at least several hundred dollars

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as in traveled
to come or be together as friends he's been running with a bad crowd lately

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as in chased
to go after or on the track of if that dog continues to run cars, he's going to get seriously hurt

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of run
Verb
As of Friday, Moon had not filed paperwork to run for re-election, according to the Yolo County website. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026 The second a driving Kieran Tierney run that left Dani Carvajal for dead and again found McTominay crashing into the box. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Noun
Part of this was due to Arrowhead being reconfigured for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which just finished its KC run. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026 Idris Elba, Little Simz and Danai Gurira joined the producing team for the show’s New York run, slated through the end of August. — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
Verb
Cleveland starters limited Miami to four runs over 17 2/3 innings in the series, while relievers allowed two runs over the remaining 9 1/3 innings. — ABC News, 12 July 2026 Soriano gave up three runs over five innings in a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday, another in a two-month stretch of nondescript outings. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 12 July 2026
Verb
Fraser Millward is familiar with both venues, having left a 20-year career in London’s theater and live events industry in 2021 to join the organization that runs Aviva, Factory International, as a technician. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 James was also utilized as a facilitator and had his share of struggles running the offense smoothly. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for run
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run
  1. jog
  2. flee
  3. lead
  4. vary
  5. flow
  6. race
  7. tend
  8. drive
Verb
  • Against Senegal on matchday two, Odegaard casually jogs off the pitch at the near post to drag a player away from the box as Julian Ryerson delivers the corner.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Jason Melara ran out of the hospital and jogged through traffic on Culver Boulevard with two men, whom police later identified as Daymonee Johnson and Mahki Taylor.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of jog
Verb
  • By the time police arrived at the scene, the suspect had already fled.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • In 1940, Goudstikker fled the Netherlands during the country’s invasion by Nazi Germany, leaving behind his collection of some 1,400 paintings, mostly Old Master works.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of flee
Verb
  • And when Burnham — favored by many within Labour to lead the party and the country — won a special election for a seat in Parliament, Starmer gave in to the mounting pressure to quit.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • Heading into the final weekend of the tournament, Messi led the Golden Boot race over talented players far younger, tied with France’s Kylian Mbappe at eight goals, but holding the edge with four assists to three.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of lead
Verb
  • High tide varies up to 90 minutes earlier or later along the Pacific Coast and through the San Francisco Bay, respectively.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • Themes, schedules and programming will vary by city, reflecting the needs and preferences of each community.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
Definition of vary
Verb
  • Researchers in China have developed a flowing zinc slurry battery that operated continuously for 5,128 hours, offering a new approach to long-duration energy storage for renewable power systems.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
  • Just take Stella McCartney’s spring 2004 collection, which featured a flowing, organic dress practically made for a water nymph.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 July 2026
Definition of flow
Verb
  • Moments later the Tesla Model 3 raced down a residential street in Katy, Texas, at highway speeds, slammed into a brick home and killed a 76-year-old woman standing in the front room.
    — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Jordan Cvetanovski, chairman and chief investment officer at Pella Funds, said demand for AI infrastructure remains strong as companies race to build computing capacity, but signs of speculative excess are beginning to emerge.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of race
Verb
  • Other utilities have revealed fatalities differently Whether utilities choose to reveal details following the death or injury of a worker tends to depend on the circumstances and the utility.
    — Eric Adler July 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
  • Pack cooling bamboo pajamas Hotel rooms in the United States tend to be frigid.
    — Jamie Davis Smith, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026
Definition of tend
Verb
  • The latest in Houston Salgado Araujo, 52, was driving to work with three other construction crew members when unmarked vehicles carrying federal agents began following his van, his family said.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • When Fumi takes a job at Rin’s clinic planning to expose its darker side, their standoff drives the series, with the story more interested in what pushes people toward transformation than in the surgeries themselves.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 July 2026
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