running
Approaching; about; roughlyApproaching; about; roughly.
/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/
» The dog came running to her.
Собака подбежала к ней.
Собака підбіг до неї.
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial)Approaching; about; roughly.
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
Origin
By surface analysis, run + -ing.By surface analysis, run + -ing.
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Word family
57 related wordsDerivedbull-runningbungee runningcome runningdrug runningfell runningfree runningfront runninghand runningretro runningrunning backrunning battlerunning blockrunning boardrunning commentaryrunning dayrunning dictationrunning fightrunning firerunning flushrunning gagrunning gearrunning handrunning headlinerunning in
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Hobbies and sport — Because the lesson uses it
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