/rʌn/
Translation
To move on your feet faster than walking.
Word origin
From Old English rinnan and iernan, meaning to move quickly or to flow.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- rinnan
Grammar
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
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"Run" means to move fast on your feet.
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"Runs" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Ran" is the past form of "run".
Used in
Stories
(16)A Day Together
2 min read · Core 1000
A Day at the Farm
3 min read · Core 1000
Lost in Town
3 min read · Core 1000
Market Morning
3 min read · Core 1000
Sports Day
3 min read · Core 1000
The Journey
3 min read · Core 1000
The Late Bus
3 min read · Core 1000
The New Neighbour
3 min read · Core 1000
The Rescue
3 min read · Core 1000
One Sheep Short
4 min read · Core 5000
The Broken Window
4 min read · Core 5000
The Clock in the Hall
4 min read · Core 5000
The Long Way Home
4 min read · Core 1000
The Night Route
5 min read · Core 5000
The Photograph
5 min read · Core 5000
The Suggestion Box
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(13)Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
As vs like in English: swims like a fish, works as a waiter, and the truth about like I said
Compound nouns in English: car park, coffee cup, and why GREENhouse is not green HOUSE
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
Emphasis in English: I do like it, my own, the very, and how to push back
Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Nominalisation in English: arrive becomes arrival, decide becomes decision, and why written English turns actions into things
Prepositions in English: place, time and movement explained
Present continuous tense: form, spelling and uses
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
Present simple tense: rules, examples and when to use it
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
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