Run
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹʌn/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Run is a verb meaning To move swiftly.
Meaning
To move swiftly.
More Meanings
- To flow.
- (nautical, of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
- (transitive) To control or manage; to be in charge of.
- (intransitive) To be a candidate in an election.
- To make participate in certain kinds of competitions.
- To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
- (intransitive) To be presented in the media.
Example Sentences
She runs the fundraising.
My parents think they run my life.
My uncle ran a corner store for forty years.
He is running the candidate's expensive campaign.
Word Forms
- runs
- running
- runnest
- runneth
Synonyms for run
Depending on context, synonyms include gallop, tread, ladder, execute, start, work.
Antonyms for run
Common opposites include rise, riser, malfunction, misfunction, idle.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scarper, run away, lean, move, lam, pass.
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