You can use my computer.

Just please make sure it doesn't run too long.

That will drain the battery.

Hey, listen, I've gotta run by.

This is everyday grammar.

I'm Alice Bryant.

The verb run has more uses in English than any other word.

The good news is that its meanings are often guess a ble On a recent program I told you about two uses of run as a verb today, I'll tell you about two more.

Listen again to something I said a moment ago and see if you can guess what I meant.

Just please make sure it doesn't run too long.

This use of run relates to mechanical or electrical objects and equipment and means to function or operate.

When the power for a piece of equipment is on, it is running.

And here's the other thing I said, Hey, listen, I've gotta run by here.

I used run to tell someone I had to leave or go quickly.

We can use this meaning by phone or in person, but we often use it with people we know.

Look and listen for the verb run wherever English is being used.

Then ask yourself if you can guess the meaning by the way it is used, and that's everyday grammar.