running
part of speech
verb (-ing form of run: run, runs, ran, run, running); noun (running — the sport); adjective (running — flowing, continuing)
meaning for a pupil
1) Moving fast on your feet: "He is running." tree →
2) The sport or activity of running: "Running keeps you fit." tree →
3) Flowing: "running water". tree →
4) Working or operating: "The engine is running." tree →
5) In a row, one after another: "three days running". tree →
6) Managing: "running a shop". tree →
sense in the lessons
In PE, running builds a strong heart and lungs. In safety: no running near pools or on wet floors; don't run into the road. In science: running water carries soil and shapes rivers. Phrases: running water, running nose, running late, in the running, running total, three times running.
examples
- She is running in the race. tree →
- No running by the pool! tree →
- Running is good for your heart. tree →
- Wash your hands under running water. tree →
- I have a running nose. tree →
- We won three games running. tree →
- Keep a running total of the points. tree →
- Is the engine still running? tree →
- Then a fox came running up. tree →
note
Double the n: run → running. In maths, a "running total" means you keep adding as you go. "Running water" means water from a tap or stream that flows.
In the corpora
- Running and other exercise release chemicals in the brain that lift mood, and free weekly parkruns are open to all ages.
- Breakfast-show presenters are paid professionals working from a running order and an earpiece; the friendly chat is planned.
- Running chatbots in data centres uses a lot of electricity, and cooling the computers often uses water.
- Tests, examples and the people running the experiment check your work, and that is good: being checked keeps you honest.
- Tests, examples and the people running the experiment check your work, and being checked keeps you honest.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «running» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.