How to Use the Word “Run” In English: A Comprehensive Guide to the Word “Run‪”‬

This Book Covers The Following Topics:

01. English Verb -- ‘Run’
02. Meanings of the Main Verb ‘Run’
03. Idioms With the Word ‘Run’
04. Phrasal Verbs With the Word ‘Run’
05. Proverbs/Sayings With the Word ‘Run’
06. Useful Expressions With the Word ‘Run’
07. English Word: ‘Run’ -- Useful Notes
08. Conjugation of the Verb ‘Run’

Sample This:

Run is an irregular verb. Its three forms are as follows:

First Form (Base Form) -- RUN
Second Form (Past Form) -- RAN
Third Form (Past Participle) -- RUN

Present Perfect of ‘Run’ – Have/Has Run
Past Perfect of ‘Run’ -- Had Run

-ING Form of ‘Run’ – Running
Infinitive of ‘Run’ -- To Run

MOST COMMON Meanings OF “TURN” AS The MAIN VERB ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Meaning 01:
to move fast with your legs

Example Sentences:
He ran to the shop.
She ran to help him
They ran when the earthquake occurred.
Can cameramen run as fast as the sprinters?
Run as fast as you can.
A horse came running.
A child came running into my farmhouse.
He came running to me.

Meaning 02:
to travel a particular distance by running

Example Sentence:
He was able to run a mile in 5 minutes.

Meaning 03:
to manage and be in charge of a business, etc

Example Sentences:
What skills are needed to successfully run a hotel?
Can somebody run a business out of an apartment or other rented property?
How many solar panels are needed to run a house?
It takes a team to run a restaurant.
Actually, I am running a play school individually and wish to set up a higher secondary school.
It's hard to run a company professionally, while simultaneously taking care of the family.
It is far more expensive to run a news channel than an entertainment channel.
I just let her run my life basically.
Every owner has the authority to make decisions about how the business is run.

Meaning 04:
(ran sth) + (adv./prep.) to move sth in a particular direction

Example Sentences:
She ran her fingers through her loosened hair for a while.
I ran my eyes over the page.
He quickly ran her eyes all over his house.
She ran her eyes hurriedly over the clothes rack.
She ran her eyes over every inch of his face.
He quickly ran his eyes through the whole document.
He ran his hand through his bushy beard as he stared at the wall.

Meaning 05:
to unstoppably continue for a specified period of time

Example Sentences:
(run for sth)
The festival ran for two weeks in June.
His campaign ran for three months and reached hundreds of thousands of viewers across the country.
He started his own business which he ran for five years.
My factory runs for five days followed by two days of closure.

(run and run)
The civil war may run and run despite the unity pledge.