Showing 23 phrasal verbs and 41 definitions related to the verb 'Run'.
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Run across phrasal verb
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Meaning: Meet or find accidentally
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: I RAN ACROSS an old friend in the library.
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Meaning: Meet or find accidentally
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Run after phrasal verb
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Meaning: Chase, pursue
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: The police RAN AFTER the guy who'd stolen it, but he was too fast for them. -
Meaning: Try to become romantically involved with someone
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: He was RUNNING AFTER her for ages never managed to get a date.
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Meaning: Chase, pursue
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Run against phrasal verb
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Meaning: Oppose, make difficulties
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: Opinion is RUNNING AGAINST his policies and he has very little support.
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Meaning: Oppose, make difficulties
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Run along phrasal verb
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Meaning: Go away, leave (often as an imperative)
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: They kept disturbing him, so he told them to RUN ALONG and leave him in peace.
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Meaning: Go away, leave (often as an imperative)
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Run around phrasal verb
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Meaning: Be very busy doing many things
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: I'm exhausted- I've been RUNNING AROUND all day.
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Meaning: Be very busy doing many things
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Run away phrasal verb
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Meaning: Escape from people chasing you
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: He RAN AWAY from his attackers. -
Meaning: Leave home because of problems with other family members or to elope
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: She RAN AWAY to avoid a forced marriage.
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Meaning: Escape from people chasing you
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Run by phrasal verb
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Meaning: Tell someone your ideas so that they can comment
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: She RAN her ideas BY the committee to see what they felt.
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Meaning: Tell someone your ideas so that they can comment
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Run down phrasal verb
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Meaning: Hit a pedestrian with a vehicle
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The minicab RAN him DOWN on the zebra crossing. -
Meaning: Lose energy or power
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: You should only recharge the battery when it has fully RUN DOWN. -
Meaning: Criticise, disparage
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: They're always RUNNING me DOWN and I am sick and tired of it. -
Meaning: Find the source or origin of something
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The police RAN DOWN all the leads they had and caught them.
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Meaning: Hit a pedestrian with a vehicle
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Run for phrasal verb
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Meaning: Campaign for a position
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: She's thinking about RUNNING FOR the presidency.
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Meaning: Campaign for a position
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Run in phrasal verb
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Meaning: Arrest, take to police station for questioning
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: They RAN him IN last night. -
Meaning: Drive a new car carefully in order not to damage the engine
(Separable [optional] | British English)
» Example: She RAN the car IN for a thousand miles. -
Meaning: Pay a casual visit
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: We RAN IN and chatted for an hour. -
Meaning: Insert
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: He RAN a graph IN next to the text.
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Meaning: Arrest, take to police station for questioning
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Run into phrasal verb
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Meaning: Cost
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» Example: The project has RUN INTO millions of dollars without any prospect of a return on this investment. -
Meaning: Meet by accident
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: I RAN INTO James in a bar in the City on Friday.
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Meaning: Cost
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Run off phrasal verb
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Meaning: Make photocopies
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: Could you RUN OFF two hundred copies of this report, please.
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Meaning: Make photocopies
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Run off with phrasal verb
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Meaning: Take or steal something
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» Example: She RAN OFF WITH my umbrella. -
Meaning: Leave a place or a relationship to marry or have a relationship with someone
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: She RAN OFF WITH her accountant.
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Meaning: Take or steal something
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Run on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Be powered by
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: The van RUNS ON diesel.
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Meaning: Be powered by
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Run out of phrasal verb
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Meaning: Have none left
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: We've RUN OUT OF sugar; I'm going to the shops for some.
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Meaning: Have none left
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Run over phrasal verb
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Meaning: Explain quickly
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: Could you RUN OVER that point again; I'm afraid I didn't quite understand it. -
Meaning: Hit with a vehicle
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The driver couldn't stop in time and RAN the fox OVER when it ran in front of his car. -
Meaning: Exceed a time limit
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The meeting RAN OVER by twenty minutes.
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Meaning: Explain quickly
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Run past phrasal verb
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Meaning: Tell someone your ideas so that they can comment
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: They RAN it PAST the manager before they implemented it.
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Meaning: Tell someone your ideas so that they can comment
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Run through phrasal verb
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Meaning: Practise a dramatic work like a play quickly
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» Example: The cast RAN THROUGH the play the day before it opened to the public. -
Meaning: Stab or wound deeply with a knife, sword, etc.
(Separable [obligatory] | International English)
» Example: The musketeer RAN his enemy THROUGH with a sword and killed him.
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Meaning: Practise a dramatic work like a play quickly
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Run to phrasal verb
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Meaning: Go to someone for help
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» Example: Whenever he gets into debt, he RUNS TO his parents for help. -
Meaning: Include in things you like
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» Example: His musical tastes RUN TO the Residents, who are hated by most people. -
Meaning: Have enough money to buy something, often negative
(Inseparable | British English)
» Example: Things are a bit tight and won't RUN TO going abroad for a holiday.
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Meaning: Go to someone for help
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Run up phrasal verb
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Meaning: Move quickly to where someone is
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» Example: He RAN UP next to me and started shouting. -
Meaning: Hoist, raise a flag
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» Example: They RAN UP the Union Jack. -
Meaning: Do or make something very quickly
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» Example: He RAN UP a few examples for them to look at. -
Meaning: Spend a lot of money on credit
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: He RAN UP a lot of bills at the hotel.
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Meaning: Move quickly to where someone is
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Run up against phrasal verb
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Meaning: Encounter problems, often unexpected
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: They RAN UP AGAINST a lot of opposition to the construction.
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Meaning: Encounter problems, often unexpected
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Run up on phrasal verb
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Meaning: Approach someone without their knowing
(Inseparable | American English)
» Example: Robert was sitting in his car and a guy RAN UP ON him and shot through the car but missed.
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Meaning: Approach someone without their knowing
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Run with phrasal verb
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Meaning: Keep company, normally bad
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: She RUNS WITH some dodgy characters.
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Meaning: Keep company, normally bad