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to go for a run

to go for a run

19 1.0
To run for exercise often as a regular activity to get fit and feel relaxed
  • phrasal verb
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  • Every weekend, I make it a habit to go for a run in the park.
  • go for a run in the park
  • Let's go for a run
  • want to go for a run

So after all the toasts, she and I went for a run together.

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Examples

Synonyms

to run
vsto go for a run
∞ 1.0

To move a boat fast in the same direction as the wind

is used mainly for fitness or pleasure and often as a regular habit
to exercise
vsto go for a run
114 1.0

Do physical activity to make your body stronger and healthier

is a specific activity done on foot for fitness and pleasure
to jog
vsto go for a run
29 1.0

To run at a steady slow speed for exercise

is usually done at any pace and often for fitness or pleasure
to run (for exercise)
vsto go for a run
1.0

Move faster than a walk for exercise

is done often for fitness or pleasure rather than only for training

How Fast

sprint
55 2.1
to go for a run
19 1.0
to walk
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

go for a run infinitive
went for a run past
gone for a run past participle
going for a run present participle
goes for a run third person singular

Morphology

go + for + a + run

The meaning 'to run for exercise or pleasure' is directly derivable from 'go' (move) + 'for' (with the purpose of) + 'run' (a running activity), following the common English pattern 'go for a X' (e.g. 'go for a walk'). This compositional and cross-linguistically common structure makes the phrase immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words, aside from a minor shift where 'run' is interpreted as a noun denoting an instance of running.

Etymology

Go for a run gives a simple picture: you go out for a run, leaving home to run for 'exercise' or 'pleasure'. So it means 'to run for exercise or pleasure'.