I.
noun
1 on foot
ADJECTIVE
▪ five-mile , etc.
▪ fun , sponsored ( esp. BrE )
▪
The school has organized a two-mile fun ~ for charity.
▪ training
▪ record , record-breaking
▪
The Ethiopian is aiming to produce his second record-breaking ~ of the week.
VERB + RUN
▪ go for , have
▪
Let's go for a ~ before dinner.
▪ go on
▪
I'm going on a fun ~ tomorrow.
▪ break into
▪
When he saw me he broke into a ~.
▪ take
▪
He took a ~ at the wall and just managed to clear it.
PREPOSITION
▪ at a ~
▪
She took the stairs at a ~.
▪ on the ~
▪
The prisoners have now been on the ~ ( = escaping by running ) for three days.
▪
I usually eat breakfast on the ~ ( = while going somewhere ).
PHRASES
▪ make a ~ for it (= escape by running)
2 of success/failure
ADJECTIVE
▪ bad , disappointing , disastrous , dismal , poor
▪ excellent , fine , good , remarkable , successful
▪ unbeaten , winning
▪ record-breaking
VERB + RUN
▪ enjoy , have
▪
Spurs have had a winning ~ of ten games.
▪ begin
▪ end
▪
Manchester United have finally ended their ~ of victories.
RUN + VERB
▪ begin
▪ end
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of good/bad luck
3 of a play, film/movie, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ theatrical ( AmE )
▪ long
▪ short
▪ eight-week , six-month , etc.
▪ successful
▪ sell-out
VERB + RUN
▪ have
▪
The play had a long ~ in the West End.
▪ begin , end
▪
They play began its ~ last June.
▪ extend
▪
The show has had its ~ extended till March.
RUN + VERB
▪ begin
▪ end
4 way things are/happen
ADJECTIVE
▪ common , general , ordinary , usual
▪
She was very different from the general ~ of American movie stars.
▪
In the normal ~ of things the only exercise he gets is climbing in and out of taxis.
PHRASES
▪ against the ~ of play ( BrE )
▪
Villa scored in the 15th minute against the ~ of play (= although the other team had seemed more likely to score) .
5 of product
ADJECTIVE
▪ print , production
▪
a print ~ of 20 000
6 in sports
ADJECTIVE
▪ home
▪ play-off , stretch (both AmE )
VERB + RUN
▪ get , hit , make , play ( AmE ), score
▪
They've scored another ~!
▪
He's only made four home ~s all season.
▪ be on , have
▪
Our team is on 90 ~s.
▪ allow
RUN + NOUN
▪ defense , game , support (all AmE )
7 attempt/practice
ADJECTIVE
▪ dry , dummy , practice , trial
8 attempt to win political office
ADJECTIVE
▪ presidential
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
Senator Blake's ~ for the presidency
II.
verb
1 move quickly on foot
ADVERB
▪ fast , quickly
▪
John can ~ very fast.
▪
She ran quickly downstairs.
▪ blindly , headlong
▪ frantically
▪ away , off , out
▪ home
▪ downstairs , upstairs
VERB + RUN
▪ begin to , start to
▪ get up and , jump up and , turn and , turn to
▪ want to
▪
He just wanted to ~ away and hide.
PREPOSITION
▪ down
▪
She turned and ran blindly down the street.
▪ into
▪
He ran headlong into an enemy patrol.
▪ out of
▪
He ran out of the house.
▪ to , towards/toward , up , etc.
2 manage sth
ADVERB
▪ efficiently , properly , well
▪ badly
▪
a badly ~ company
▪ professionally
▪ privately
▪ jointly
▪
The school is jointly ~ with the local parish.
▪ independently
▪
The group is ~ independently of college authorities.
VERB + RUN
▪ try to
▪
Stop trying to ~ my life for me.
▪ manage to
▪ help (to) , help sb (to)
3 work
ADVERB
▪ efficiently , smoothly
▪
The engine was running very smoothly.
▪ continuously
PREPOSITION
▪ on
▪
Our car only ~s on unleaded.
PHRASES
▪ be up and running
▪
We soon had the sound system up and running.
4 happen
ADVERB
▪ smoothly
▪
Things ran very smoothly for a while.
▪ concurrently , consecutively , simultaneously
▪
He was given two twelve-month sentences to ~ concurrently.
▪ in parallel , in tandem
▪
The two experiments ~ in parallel.
5 buses/trains
ADVERB
▪ regularly
▪
Local buses ~ regularly to and from the school.
▪ late
▪
The train was running late, as usual.
PREPOSITION
▪ between , from , to
6 ( esp. AmE ) be a candidate in an election
ADVERB
▪ successfully , unsuccessfully
▪
He ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in New York.
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
He hopes to ~ for president in 2016.
Run is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ application , ↑ argument , ↑ blood , ↑ bus , ↑ cable , ↑ chip , ↑ college , ↑ colour , ↑ computer , ↑ course , ↑ crack , ↑ ditch , ↑ dog , ↑ electricity , ↑ engine , ↑ exhibit , ↑ exhibition , ↑ eye , ↑ ferry , ↑ footpath , ↑ footstep , ↑ generator , ↑ horse , ↑ hound , ↑ lane , ↑ lease , ↑ ledge , ↑ line , ↑ machine , ↑ magazine , ↑ make-up , ↑ mascara , ↑ meter , ↑ motor , ↑ mouse , ↑ murmur , ↑ nerve , ↑ nose , ↑ path , ↑ pipe , ↑ power , ↑ program , ↑ railway , ↑ reactor , ↑ river , ↑ road , ↑ route , ↑ scar , ↑ sentiment , ↑ servant , ↑ shiver , ↑ shower , ↑ software , ↑ spider , ↑ stream , ↑ street , ↑ stripe , ↑ system , ↑ tap , ↑ taste , ↑ term , ↑ tide , ↑ trail , ↑ train , ↑ tram , ↑ tremor , ↑ trust , ↑ tunnel , ↑ volunteer , ↑ water , ↑ wire , ↑ worker , ↑ year
Run is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ad , ↑ advert , ↑ advertisement , ↑ affair , ↑ airline , ↑ appliance , ↑ application , ↑ article , ↑ ball , ↑ bar , ↑ bath , ↑ blockade , ↑ blog , ↑ boutique , ↑ brothel , ↑ brush , ↑ business , ↑ cable , ↑ cafe , ↑ campaign , ↑ candidate , ↑ car , ↑ charity , ↑ check , ↑ class , ↑ clinic , ↑ club , ↑ column , ↑ comb , ↑ command , ↑ commercial , ↑ company , ↑ computer , ↑ contest , ↑ country , ↑ course , ↑ crèche , ↑ danger , ↑ deficit , ↑ department , ↑ desk , ↑ dishwasher , ↑ division , ↑ economy , ↑ editorial , ↑ election , ↑ empire , ↑ engine , ↑ enterprise , ↑ errand , ↑ estate , ↑ excerpt , ↑ excursion , ↑ experiment , ↑ factory , ↑ farm , ↑ feature , ↑ festival , ↑ fever , ↑ finance , ↑ finger , ↑ fingernail , ↑ firm , ↑ franchise , ↑ fund , ↑ gamut , ↑ garage , ↑ government , ↑ group , ↑ hand , ↑ headline , health service, ↑ home , ↑ hotel , ↑ hotline , ↑ household , ↑ inn , ↑ lap , ↑ length , ↑ lottery , ↑ machine , ↑ marathon , ↑ meeting , ↑ mile , ↑ mill , ↑ mine , ↑ ministry , ↑ mission , ↑ museum , ↑ network , ↑ newspaper , ↑ office , ↑ operation , ↑ palm , ↑ pipe , ↑ plant , ↑ play , ↑ playgroup , ↑ poll , ↑ practice , ↑ prison , ↑ program , ↑ programme , ↑ project , ↑ racket , ↑ raffle , ↑ railway , ↑ reactor , ↑ relay , ↑ restaurant , ↑ risk , ↑ scan , ↑ scheme , ↑ school , ↑ search , ↑ seminar , ↑ service , ↑ session , ↑ shop , ↑ simulation , ↑ site , ↑ software , ↑ stall , ↑ station , ↑ store , ↑ story , ↑ surplus , ↑ syndicate , ↑ system , ↑ tap , ↑ team , ↑ temperature , ↑ test , ↑ thing , ↑ tongue , ↑ train , ↑ trust , ↑ washing machine , ↑ website , ↑ wire , ↑ workshop