Base verb
Phrasal verbs with run
The verb run combines with 17 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
17 phrasal verbs · 25 meanings
run about
1 sense- Move busily in many directions
run across
1 sense- Encounter someone or something unexpectedly
run after
1 sense- Chase someone by running
run along
1 sense- Used to tell a child or someone to leave (often dismissively)
run around
1 sense- Go to many places quickly to do tasks
run away
2 senses- Escape by running
- Avoid dealing with a problem or responsibility
run back
1 sense- Return quickly on foot
run behind
1 sense- Be later than scheduled
run by
1 sense- Move past on foot at speed
run down
1 sense- Criticise someone or something
run off
1 sense- Leave running, often abruptly
run on
1 sense- Continue without stopping, often longer than expected
run out
4 senses- Use up the supply of something
- (of a contract, lease or document) reach the end of its valid period
- Run out of a building or room
run over
3 senses- Hit and drive over a person or animal with a vehicle
- Quickly review something
- Continue beyond the planned end time
run through
3 senses- Quickly review or rehearse something
- Pierce a person with a sword or sharp weapon
- Be a constant theme or feature in something
run under
1 sense- Spend less than the planned amount
run up
1 sense- Accumulate a debt, bill or score quickly
Practice the run family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of run with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.