running
The action of the verb to runThe action of the verb to run.
» The dog came running to her.
Собака подбежала к ней. — Hellerick
Собака підбіг до неї. — uaspeaker
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The action of the verb to run.
His running of the business leaves something to be desired.
Rennen, Laufen
бегbeg, беготня́begotnjá, бе́ганиеbéganije
бігbih, бі́ганняbíhannja
(countable, uncountable)The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.
Running is good exercise.
Laufsport, Laufen
бегbeg
бігbih
(countable, uncountable)That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.
the first running of a still
(countable, uncountable)The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)The act of running errands.
I'm gonna go out and do my running.
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
(countable, uncountable)The dependence of measured value, typically a coupling constant, on the energy scale at which it is probed due to higher-order interaction terms and associated renormalization issues becoming relevant; metaphorically, the "running" of the measurement from its limiting macroscopic value.
Examples
1856 sentencesThe dog came running to her.
Собака підбіг до неї. — uaspeaker
ruСобака подбежала к ней. — Hellerick
I am running short of money.
У мене закінчуються гроші. — Squaw
I saw a little boy running.
Я бачив, як біг маленький хлопчик. — aandrusiak
deIch sah einen rennenden kleinen Jungen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you go running every day?
Ти бігаєш щоденно? — deniko
ruТы бегаешь ежедневно? — Farol
deLäufst du jeden Tag? — Wolf
Tom is running a little late.
Том трохи запізнюється. — deniko
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
By surface analysis, run + -ing.By surface analysis, run + -ing.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: runningsSynonyms
4 synonyms- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace:run
- the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track:track
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team:runrunning playrunning game
Word family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Hobbies and sport — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- running running
- is running running
- running running out
- running out of
- running running a
- water running running
- came running running
- running running away
- started running running
- running running water
- running running short
- running running late
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.