to run
- verb
- /rʌn/
- US
- When the Liberty Party urged Longfellow to run for Congress, he declined.
- run for office
- run as a candidate
- run for president
Donald Trump is running to stay out of prison.
- Donald Trump is running to stay out of prison.
- But if Kamala runs, she could be here.
- I, I would consider running as well.
- So I decided not to run instead of Hillary ran.
- A couple of years before he decided to run for president.
- Why did you decide to run for Congress?
- What about if General G run for Prime Minister in the UK?
Examples
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Indeed, there are many factors that influence whether women run for office and whether they succeed.
Academic text (2013) -
He should run for President, or something.
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Politics is more than running for elections.
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What if he decided to run?
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-Maybe I'll run for Congress.
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Increasing numbers of female candidates are running for Congress in American national elections.
Academic text (2013) -
That's why I want to run for President.
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If you are interested in running for office in 2009, contact Genny Pfeufer at gpfeufer@neha.org.
Academic text (2008) -
Katherine Switzer would go on to advocate women's right to run in this marathon.
Academic text (2013) -
I decided to run for student council to help improve our school community.
Synonyms
To be a candidate in an election
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To feel very excited about something and then lose interest often
- Archaic
Act in a confused or uncontrolled way because of strong emotion
To support two opposite sides at the same time to please both
- Informal
Move quickly from place to place trying to solve many urgent problems
To support two opposite sides at the same time
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To damage something by using it too much or managing it badly
Compounds
A vehicle crash caused by a driver who leaves without helping or saying who they are
- Specialized
A run charged to the pitcher when the other team makes no fielding error or passed ball
- Specialized
The part of a plane's mission when it approaches a target and drops weapons on it
Many customers try to take out their money from a bank because they fear it will fail
- Specialized
Average number of runs a pitcher allows in nine innings, not counting runs after fielding mistakes
A sentence that joins more than one full idea without proper punctuation or connecting words
- Literature
The number of copies made for one edition of a magazine, book or newspaper
- Specialized
A score given to a batter when their hit lets another player reach home
An early Civil War battle in Virginia where Confederate forces defeat Union troops
- Jargon
A run scored because a defensive player made a mistake, not from the batter's play
- Jargon
The normal action during a game not counting set pieces like free kicks or penalties
- Jargon
An attempt to move the ball by running around the end of the line in American football
A major early Civil War battle fought in July 1861 near Manassas, Virginia that the Confederate army won
- Specialized
A problem that happens while a program is running because of wrong data or bad instructions
- Specialized
A loose mix of small stones and sand taken from a gravel pit and used as is
- Jargon
A set of newspaper or magazine copies with some pages changed for different areas
How Active
Surface Forms
Etymology
Run meaning to be a candidate comes from the idea of moving toward a position, so when someone runs for office they try to move into that job.