Meaning

2 senses
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, about.

  2. (idiomatic, intransitive)To be very busy doing many different things.

    I've been running about all week getting everything ready for the holidays.

Examples

22 sentences
  1. My younger brother can run about as fast as I can.

    ruМой младший брат может бегать почти так же быстро, как я. — marafon

  2. The bus is running about ten minutes late.

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  3. Please don't run about the room.

    ruПожалуйста, не бегайте по комнате. — las

  4. Jim, don't run about in the room.

    deJim, renne nicht im Zimmer rum! — Manfredo

  5. A dog ran about in the garden.

    ruПо саду бегала собака. — Wezel

    deIm Garten lief ein Hund umher. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Forms

runs about, running about, ran about, run about
Base formrun about · to run about
3rd person singularruns about
Present participlerunning about
Past simpleran about
Past participlerun about

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrun about
he, she, itruns about

Past simpleLesson

all personsran about

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave run about
he, she, ithas run about

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill run about

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Derivedrunabout

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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