running

US /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ UK /ˈɹʌniŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #555

Meanings

1

noun
The activity or sport of moving quickly on foot.

Running every morning has improved her fitness.
2

noun
The job of managing or being in charge of something.

They share the running of the family business.
3

adj
Continuing without stopping; ongoing.

He gave a running commentary on the match.

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Forms runnings

Derived forms baserunningbookrunningbyrunningfellrunningfree-runningfreerunninggunrunninginrunninglong-runningnon-runningnonrunningrumrunning

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running water
water supplied continuously through pipes to a building

Adjective + noun
go running
to run outdoors as a form of regular exercise

Verb + noun
cross-country running
running over natural terrain such as fields, hills, and mud

Adjective + noun
long-distance running
the practice of running over distances of several kilometres or more

Adjective + noun
smooth running
the efficient and uninterrupted operation of a system or process

Adjective + noun
running mate
a candidate seeking a related, lower office alongside another candidate

Adjective + noun

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Buy when blood is running in the streets

Etymology

By surface analysis, run + -ing.

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# running

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɹʌniŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 555

## Meanings
1. The activity or sport of moving quickly on foot.
2. The job of managing or being in charge of something.
3. Continuing without stopping; ongoing.

## Examples
- Running every morning has improved her fitness.
- They share the running of the family business.
- He gave a running commentary on the match.

## Derived Forms
- baserunning
- bookrunning
- byrunning
- fellrunning
- free-running
- freerunning
- gunrunning
- inrunning
- long-running
- non-running
- nonrunning
- rumrunning

## Etymology
By surface analysis, run + -ing.

## AI Etymology
By surface analysis, running is run + -ing. Modern senses include the activity or sport of moving quickly on foot. and the job of managing or being in charge of something.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as baserunning, bookrunning, byrunning, fellrunning, free-running, and freerunning.

## Topics
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