The next word in our vocabulary boost series is RUN. RUN is a high frequency verb that can be used as a synonym of move, flee, manage or direct. There are numerous collocations and phrasal verbs that are formed using RUN.
As recommended in our START method (HERE), you should always learn vocabulary as a short phrase and relate new words to synonyms and use them. Click (HERE) and (HERE) for advice on how to learn more vocabulary and HERE for an example of a great strategy to learn new words.
Collocations:
To learn new collocations and word patterns you should create phrases using them and also do exercises (HERE)
Run a business
Run a race
Run out of time
Run over time
Have a good run at something
Have the runs
Run on – work with = my car runs on diesel
Go for a run
Go running
Run track (USA)
Be on the run
Run along the beach
Run up a hill/mountain
Run for the hills
Run at someone
Understand the running of a business
Make a run for it
Have a run of good/bad luck
Phrasal verbs:
The learning of phrasal verbs is best done using this method (HERE)
Run out of – have none left/remaining
We have run out of milk
Run over – hit with a vehicle
I was run over by a BMW
Run over – go for too long
The meeting ran over by 20 minutes
Run into – meet by coincidence
I ran into your dad in the city center
Run away – flee by running
The thief ran away with the loot
Run off – flee by running
I can’t believe your brother just ran off like that
Run up – accumulate
My wife has run up a huge phone bill
Run down – exhaust
I get run down by the end of term
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To learn how to use RUN you need to practice and put these words and collocations into your own words to be able to remember them.
