running (A2)
verb
Pronunciation: /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
Definition
Moving quickly on foot, faster than walking.
Examples
The children were running in the park.
She enjoys running every morning.
How to Use running
- running late (collocation)
- Being behind schedule. — "I'm running late for the meeting."
- running for (prepositional phrase)
- Competing in an election for a political position. — "He is running for mayor."
- running out of (phrasal verb)
- Using all of something so there is none left. — "We are running out of milk."
- running a risk (collocation)
- Doing something that might be dangerous or have bad consequences. — "They are running a risk by investing all their money."
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