to run
- verb
- /rʌn/
- The food we bought ran out, and we didn't have money to get more.
- run the risk
- run up debts
- run high
But, you know, no, no society can keep going, running up debt like this.
- But, you know, no, no society can keep going, running up debt like this.
Examples
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But, you know, no, no society can keep going, running up debt like this.
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Yes, I'm running out of time.
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Without the specific, your goal runs the risk of being too vague.
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The insurance ran out on the 15th.
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If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.
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Without proof, this impeachment thing is running on borrowed time.
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A nurse who speaks too slowly will run the risk of sounding patronizing.
Academic text (2011) -
I'm running on fumes.
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If we don't take precautions, we might run the risk of facing significant losses.
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Investing in the stock market can run the risk of losing your money if you're not careful.
Synonyms
Experience a problem or difficulty unexpectedly
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 Affected
Surface Forms
Etymology
Run meaning to be affected by something comes from the idea of going into a situation, so to run a risk or to run a fever is to be in that condition.