run
US /rʌn/
・UK /rʌn/
A1
verb
- To depart or travel according to a schedule
- To cause an animal to move in a certain direction
- (Of an engine) to be operating
- To start or use a computer program
- To flow in a certain direction, like a liquid
- To manage or operate a business
- To operate or drive something
- (Of a road) to go from one place to another
- To move your legs faster than walking
noun
- Journey between two places made by ship or car
- Series of similar things or successes and failures
- Act of running; exercise of running
Examples
She was very different from the general run of American movie stars. In the normal run of things the only exercise he gets is climbing in and out of taxis.
He took a run at the wall and just managed to clear it.