run

verb
/ɹʌn/

To move swiftly.

Other meanings

To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot.
To go at a fast pace; to move quickly.

Related words

assrun
atren
atrin
autorun
also-ran
hit-and-run
overrun
re-run
runaround
runaway
run-down
run-in

Example sentences

“I saw him run after the dog.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Did the market run out of supplies again?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“They run one behind the other.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "runnen".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “run” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.