Learn the many uses of the word ‘Run’ and its phrasal verbs.
Run after … Use 1 ..The sadhu asked the government employees not to run after money and wealth through immoral means.
Use 2 .. The young man ran after the woman colleague till she gave in and agreed to marry him.
Use 3 .. Mr. Zohar Mamdani, the mayoral aspirant of New York city is now running after the black voters to sway them to vote for him in the next election.
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Run up .. Use 1… Due to poor governance, Pakistan has run up huge debts from different international agencies and banks. Now, it finds it hard to service the debt.
Use 2 .. The mother ran up three pairs of dresses overnight for her daughter leaving for the hostel next morning.
Use 3 .. President Trump had planned to evict the Palestinians from Gaza and run up huge luxury resorts there for wealthy tourists
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Run-up as noun .. In the run-up to the general elections, Prime Minister Modi made a slew of promises to the Dalit communities of the constituency.
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Run out of.. In the period between 2022-2024, Sri Lanka ran out of foreign currency as a result of which its imports slowly ground to a halt. It faced serious shortage of many basic items like wheat, edible oil, medicines etc, that it used to import to meet its domestic needs.
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The housewife had to abort her cooking dinner for the family when she ran out of cooking gas. She ordered a fresh cylinder asking for urgent delivery.
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If you don’t practice doing mathematics sums on a daily basis, you will run out of time in the examination and will be forced to leave out some sums.
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Run out ..
Use 1 .. I am unable to access internet now as my subscription has run out a minute ago.
Use 2 .. The young lady stole some money from her mother’s account and fled to Mumbai to make a career in Bollywood as an actor. She was under the illusion that she would soon make a breakthrough. The realities on ground were ruthless and hard. Soon her cash holding ran out.
Use 3 .. President Trump has adopted very coercive methods to run the illegal immigrants out of the United States.
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Run across.. The girl who had fled to Mumbai with some money stolen from her mother ran across a girl who, too, had come to Mumbai with similar dreams. She had bitter experience in Bollywood. Both decided to return to their families at the earliest opportunity.
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Run over . The pedestrians screamed seeing a calf run over by a loaded truck just a few feet away from them.
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When President Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine two years ago, President Zelensky successfully resisted the attack and prevented his country from being run over by Russian troops.
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Run down …..
Use 1 .. A mentally ill driver hit the schools compound wall with deadly force and ran down two little girls playing in the school ground. The fatal attack tore the heart of most Americans.
Use 2 … After being reprimanded by the home minister, the police chief vowed that he would run down the absconding Maoist militants in a matter of days.
Use 3 .. The eyes of the auditor ran down the company’s bank statement and quickly discovered some unusual cash withdrawals.
Use 4 .. The North Koreans have run down the loud propaganda they used to propagate through loud speakers stationed very close to their border with South Korea.
Use 5.. The pro-government TV channels in India incessantly run down the opposition leaders often using obnoxious language.
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Run along.. The Aam Aadmi Party has decided to run along, severing its arrangements with the Opposition Alliance.
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When the child entered the room of his mother doing her ‘work-from-home’ duty, he heard her shouting, “Run along — Can’t you see I am busy?”
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Run in ..
Use 1 .. A Tamil author lives in our colony. He often runs in for a few minutes to discuss Tamil Nadu’s politics with me.
Use 2 .. My colleague asked me to run in his findings in my report for the top management.
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Run off …
Use1 .. In the presidential election in Turkey, neither of the two contestants could score more than 50% votes. As per the country’s constitution, they had to contest a run off voting round to decide the winner for the presidency.
Use 2 .. The civil dispute had remained hanging in the court for two decades. One claimant of the disputed property engaged a few muscle men of the area to run the rival claimant off the property.
Use 3 .. Seeing the office wall clock, the clerk ran off to the bus stand leaving his umbrella behind.
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Run away with ..
In the Women’s World Cup 2025, the Indian team ran away with victory over Pakistan for the 12th time in a row.
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At the start of Russia’s current invasion against Ukraine, Putin had vainly hoped that his army would run away with a quick victory dislodging Zelensky from power.
Run amok ..
When angry crowds run amok destroying public property, the law permits the police to use its rifles to control the situation.
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When public anger against the government boils over, young people descend on the streets and run amok to vent their frustration and anger.
Run after someone ..
The BJP is possibly not doing the right thing by running after Mamata Banarjee who is deeply entrenched in the minds of Bengalis in West Bengal.
Run into ..
Netanyahu has run into a Catch 22 situation by needlessly prolonging Israeli military campaign in Gaza.
Run aground /ashore..
The luxury liner ran aground when its radar malfunctioned giving very wrong data about its location.
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In the last twelve months, more than one cargo ships carrying poisonous materials have run aground close to Kerala’s coast.
To give someone a run for their money ..
In the coming Bihar elections, the new entrant Prashant Kishore might give both the RJD and the BJP aun for their money.
Dry run .
It’s clear that terrorists behind the Pahalgam attack conducted several dry runs before staging the deadly attack.
Run afoul of ..
Prime Minister Modi is a strong-willed politician who never compromises with the prestige of his country. He has presently run afoul of President Trump for denying American hand in the ceasefire with Pakistan.
In the short run ..
Fomenting caste cand religious conflicts gives some electoral advantage to politicians in the short run, but such tactics sullies their image permanently.