run about
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, aboutUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, about.
» My younger brother can run about as fast as I can.
Мой младший брат может бегать почти так же быстро, как я.
Meaning
2 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, about.
(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 sentencesMy younger brother can run about as fast as I can.
ruМой младший брат может бегать почти так же быстро, как я. — marafon
The bus is running about ten minutes late.
Please don't run about the room.
ruПожалуйста, не бегайте по комнате. — las
Jim, don't run about in the room.
deJim, renne nicht im Zimmer rum! — Manfredo
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 form | run about · to run about |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | runs about |
| Present participle | running about |
| Past simple | ran about |
| Past participle | run about |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- run upшитиTo run (towards someone or something); to hasten to a destination.
- run offвідлякати, відлякуватиTo flee or depart quickly.
- run outзакінчитися, закінчуватисяTo use up or consume all
- run downпереїхати, переїжджатиTo hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.
- run overпереїхати, переїжджатиTo exceed the allotted time.
- run awayбігати, бігтиTo flee by running.
- run afterгнати, ганятиTo follow quickly, often in an effort to catch or catch up with (someone or something).
- run intoзрозуміти, розумітиTo enter by running.
More 8
- run aroundобшукати, обшукуватиTo be very busy doing many different things.
- run throughу /в мене, матиTo repeat something.
- run onTo continue without interruption
- run inTo arrest; (especially) to track down and arrest.
- run backTo take someone home by car; to give someone a lift to their house.
- run alongTo leave; to make one's way somewhere else.
- run withTo be streaming with a fluid.
- run aheadTo use sidings to pass a different train.
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb