run (/rʌn/)
verb · Beginner · Common Verbs
🔊 /rʌn/
Meaning
Meaning: move fast; operate
To move quickly on foot, or to operate or manage something. It has both physical and figurative meanings.
Examples
🗣 She likes to run by the river every morning before work begins.
Etymology
From Old English ‘rinnan’ / ‘iernan’ (to run, flow), from a Germanic root.
How & Where It’s Used
A highly versatile everyday verb.
Tags: movement, speed