Run

/ɹʌn/ · verb

Meaning

To move swiftly..

Definitions by Sense

1. To move swiftly.
2. To flow.
3. (nautical, of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
4. (transitive) To control or manage; to be in charge of.
5. (intransitive) To be a candidate in an election.
6. To make participate in certain kinds of competitions.
7. To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
8. (intransitive) To be presented in the media.

Example Sentences

My uncle ran a corner store for forty years.

She runs the fundraising.

My parents think they run my life.

He is running the candidate's expensive campaign.

A friend of mine who runs an intellectual magazine was grousing about his movie critic, complaining that though the fellow had liked The Godfather (page 58), he had neglected to label it clearly as a masterpiece.

India is run by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs.

I have decided to run for governor of California.

We're trying to find somebody to run against him next year.

Synonyms for run

Antonyms for run

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Word Forms

• runs
• running
• ran
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• runnest
• ranst
• rannest
• runneth
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• rin
• ren

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