run
verb [L only + adj] (BECOME) /rʌn/ (present participle running, past tense ran, past participle run)Definition
› to be or become: Differences between the two sides run deep (= are serious). The river/reservoir/well ran dry (= its supply of water finished). Supplies are running low (= there's not much left). We're beginning to run short of money/Money is beginning to run short (= there's not much left).Existing and being
(Definition of run verb (BECOME) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- account for sth phrasal verb
- alive adjective
- am verb
- are verb
- be verb (DESCRIPTION)
- come verb (EXIST)
- estate noun (STATE)
- exist verb (BE)
- exist verb (LIVE)
- existence noun
- existent adjective
- extant adjective
- go back phrasal verb (ORIGIN)
- lie verb (POSITION)
- live verb (HAVE A HOME)
- living adjective (CONTINUING)
- pre-exist verb
- reign verb
- viability noun
- was verb
Topic:
Existing and being
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