B2verb · transitive · common

marathon

mar·a·thon

marathon · marathons · marathoned · marathoning

To run a marathonTo run a marathon.

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UK/ˈmæɹəθən/US/ˈmæɹəˌθɑn/

» Nobody fell behind in the marathon race.

Ніхто не відстав у марафонському бігу. — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

(intransitive)To run a marathon.
(informal, transitive)To watch or read a large number of instalments of (a film, book, TV series, etc.) in one sitting.
We're going to marathon Star Trek next weekend.

Examples

127 sentences

Nobody fell behind in the marathon race.
Ніхто не відстав у марафонському бігу. — deniko
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Tom ran his first marathon last weekend.
На минулих вихідних Том пробіг свій перший марафон. — deniko
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One hundred and fifty people entered the marathon race.
Сто п'ятдесят чоловік взяли участь в марафонському бігу. — ChickenKiev
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She can run a full marathon.
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Tom ran a marathon last weekend.
deTom hat letztes Wochenende an einem Marathonlauf teilgenommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Origin

From French marathon, coined in 1894 by linguist Michel Bréal for the first modern time Ol

From French marathon, coined in 1894 by linguist Michel Bréal for the first modern time Olympic Games after Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn), a town northeast of Athens. Phidippides the Greek ran the distance from Marathon to Athens to deliver a message regarding the Battle of Marathon. The modern sport of marathon running is based on a run approximately the same distance. The toponym itself comes from μάραθον (márathon, “fennel”) and refers to the prevalence of the plant in the area.

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Forms

marathons, marathoning, marathoned, marathoned

Base form	marathon · to marathon
3rd person singular	marathons
Present participle	marathoning
Past simple	marathoned
Past participle	marathoned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	marathon
he, she, it	marathons

Past simpleLesson

all persons

marathoned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have marathoned
he, she, it	has marathoned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will marathon

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

3 patterns

in the marathon
run a marathon
marathon race