running A2 Topic:Work & Careers US /ˈɹʊnɪŋ/ 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. Thesaurus Word family Forms runnings Derived forms baserunningbookrunningbyrunningfellrunningfree-runningfreerunninggunrunninginrunninglong-runningnon-runningnonrunningrumrunning Common collocations running water Adjective + noun go running Verb + noun cross-country running Adjective + noun long-distance running Adjective + noun smooth running Adjective + noun running mate Adjective + noun Etymology AI details By surface analysis, run + -ing. Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # running **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɹʊnɪŋ/ **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 - Work & Careers markdown