Run

Pronunciation: /ˈrən/

Run (verb)

  1. To move fast on foot, usually faster than walking.
  2. To make a machine or system work.
  3. To be in charge of a business or organization.

Examples

  • The children run across the field.
  • She can run faster than anyone else.

Common collocations: run fast, run quickly, run away, run a program, run smoothly

Run (noun)

  1. A short race or journey done by running.
  2. A series of events or performances happening one after another.
  3. An unbroken stretch or period of something happening.

Examples

  • He won the 100-meter run.
  • They trained hard for the run.

Synonyms of Run

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Run

  • — describing slower movement
  • — ceasing movement