run
To move swiftlyTo move swiftly.: To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot.
» A cat ran across the street.
Дорогу перебежал кот.
Дорогу перебежала кошка.
Дорогу перебіг кіт.
Meaning
64 sensesTo move swiftly.
(intransitive)To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot.
Run, and you might still catch the train!
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
(intransitive)To go at a fast pace; to move quickly.
I have been running all over the building looking for him.
Sorry, I've got to run; my house is on fire!
cause an animal to move fast
(transitive)To cover (a course or a distance) by running.
I can run a mile, but I can't run the cross-country course.
cover by running; run a certain distance
(transitive)To complete a running course or event in (a given time).
I was hoping to make the team, but I didn't run the qualifying time.
(intransitive)To move briskly or smoothly with a motion of sliding, rolling, sweeping etc.
The shuttle runs back and forth on these rollers.
As its name suggests, the monorail runs on a single rail.
(transitive)To cause to move quickly or lightly.
Every day I run my dog across the field and back.
I'll just run the vacuum cleaner over the carpet.
laufen lassen
гнатьgnatʹ, гоня́тьgonjátʹ, погоня́тьpogonjátʹ
cause to perform
(intransitive, transitive)To compete in a race.
The horse will run in the Preakness next year.
I'm not ready to run a marathon.
antreten (inceptive), laufen
compete in a race
(transitive)To transport (someone or something), notionally at a brisk pace.
Could you run me over to the store?
Please run this report upstairs to director's office.
schaffen
вози́тьvozítʹ, везти́veztí
(intransitive, transitive)Of a means of transportation: to travel (a route).
The bus (train, plane, ferry boat, etc) runs between Newport and Riverside.
travel a route regularly
(transitive)To cause (a vehicle) to travel a route.
(transitive)To transit (a length of a river), as in whitewater rafting.
(intransitive)Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
wandern
Examples
9170 sentencesA cat ran across the street.
Дорогу перебіг кіт.
ruДорогу перебежал кот.
Let's run to the bus stop.
Побігли до автобусної зупинки.
ruДавайте побежим к автобусной остановке.
deRennen wir zur Bushaltestelle.
The river runs through the valley.
Річка тече через долину.
ruРека течет по долине.
deDer Fluss fließt durch das Tal.
The dog came running to her.
Собака підбіг до неї.
ruСобака подбежала к ней.
How fast does this train run?
А цей потяг швидко їде?
ruКак быстро едет этот поезд?
deWie schnell fährt dieser Zug?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 12
By meaning 12
Origin
From Middle English runnen, rennen (“to run”), alteration (due to the past participle runnFrom Middle English runnen, rennen (“to run”), alteration (due to the past participle runne, runnen,
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Forms
runs, running, ran, runPhrasal 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
5 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
119 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- running running
- ran out of
- is running running
- ran away
- running running out
- ran as fast
- ran away from
- run over by
- run faster than
- run faster
- running running a
- can run faster