run-down (B1)
adjective
Definition
run-down means (of a person) Tired and exhausted. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as run-down.
A run-down tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became run-down after the announcement.
How to Use run-down
- run-down + noun (collocation)
- Use run-down before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a run-down reaction."
- become run-down (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became run-down near the end."
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