Hey, it's Annemarie was
Speak Confident English. This is exactly where you want to be
every week to get the confidence you want for your life and work in English. One area that my students want
confidence in the most is in vocabulary, using precise language
and knowing that it's accurate, that it's correct. So today we're going
to do that with one specific word, the word run, that word might seem simple, but the truth is it has multiple
meanings in English as a verb and as a noun, plus, we use it in
multiple phrasal verbs as well. For example, did you know that if you
look up the verb, run in the dictionary, there are over 90 different
uses or possible meanings of that word? Isn't
that crazy? Thankfully, many of them are similar and there
are just a few that are common. That's what we're going to focus on in
today's lesson. You're going to learn, understand, and know how to use the
word run as a verb with six different possible meanings. We're also going to look at seven
phrasal verbs that use the verb run. And we're going to look at two ways
that we use the word run as a noun as always. I'll include examples
throughout today's lesson. So you know exactly how to use
this word correctly every time. And I'll give you opportunities
to practice as well. Let's start by using the word
run as a verb. And of course, when you think about running, you probably
think of moving your legs quickly, much faster than walking
and as a form of exercise, that is definitely the first or
most commonly used meaning when someone uses the verb run. So obvious example sentences
would be: To stay fit, I run three days a week. Or this morning I ran
to catch the bus. Now, when your legs move quickly, of
course your whole body moves quickly. And that's the second meaning of
the verb run to move or act quickly. If someone spills something at
dinner, you might tell them, run to the kitchen and get a towel. What you're really telling them
to do is to move or act quickly. Similarly, you'll often hear
English speakers use the verb, run as a way to finish a
conversation and say goodbye. Here's what that sounds like. It's
been really fun talking to you, but I'm sorry, I have to run.
I've got a meeting in 10 minutes. A third common meaning for
using the verb run is to make a quick trip or a casual informal visit. I might ask my husband, could you run to
the grocery store on your way to work? In that example, I'm not asking him to
run with his legs to the grocery store, but instead to make a quick trip
or a quick stop on his way to work. If you work in a large office
building, you might say to a coworker, let's run to John's office
and wish him happy birthday. Now that we have those first
three definitions of the verb run, that all deal with moving quickly, let's move on to three
more possible definitions. Number four is to campaign or be
in a campaign for an election. For example, have you ever
thought of running for president? Or can you believe there are 12
people running in this election? That's just way too many. I've been thinking about running for
president of the neighborhood association. What do you think? I'm curious,
have you ever run in an election, whether it was an elected position
in an association or club, maybe local government, city,
government, or even a national position? If you have, I'd love to hear about it. And this is the perfect opportunity
to try using the verb run with that context or meaning in mind. Number five is to flow as liquid. The river current is running strong
right now due to all the rain. And finally our sixth meaning
using run as a verb is to creep, climb or grow
the way that vines do. For example, I've always loved houses that
have Ivy running up the side of the house. In my garden in the summer, there are many vines
that run along my fence. Now that we have our six
meanings of the verb run, let's move on to seven phrasal
verbs that use that word. The first phrasal verb is to run around
and this has two possible meanings. The first is to move quickly around
an area or it could mean to run, move your legs quickly around an
area. You might tell your kids, they can go run around the backyard
before dinner> or whenever I travel to a new city, I always spend the first
day running around to get familiar with the area. In that example, I'm not necessarily running in a
way that's faster than walking, but I'm moving around that area quickly. The second meaning of run around is
to be busy, doing multiple things. For example, in preparation
for the holidays, I have a lot of running
around to do. In other words, I have multiple places where I need
to go and multiple things to do. The second phrasal verb is to
run after which is a synonym or alternative to the verbs
to chase or pursue this morning. I tried to run after the
bus to catch it, but I missed it. Phrasal verb number three is a
great one to know, to run into. To run into someone or run into something. To run into someone is to meet
them unexpectedly. For example, when you run into your
neighbor at the grocery store. But if you run into something, it means to encounter or hit
some kind of an obstacle. For example, have you ever
run into a glass door? Definitely not a pleasant
experience. With this phrasal verb, you'll often hear the collocation
to run into a problem. At work, you might run
into a technical problem. Perhaps your team ran into
a problem with a deadline. I want to put it pause here for a moment
and challenge you to try using run into in a couple of different sentences.
Remember, you could run into someone, meet them unexpectedly
or run into something encounter or hit something
like a problem or a glass door phrasal verb. Number four is to run on and this
is used when we want to say that something is powered by something else. For example, this light runs on batteries. An electric car runs on electricity. Number five on our list is to run out of. It is a crisis in my house
when we run out of coffee. When you run out of something, it
means that it's gone. It's empty. There's nothing left. Is there anything in your life that you
really hate to run out of or you feel frustrated when you've
run out of it? If so, tell me about it in the comments and
use this phrasal verb to run out of. All right. We've got two
phrasal verbs left on our list, and then we're going to look at how
we use the word run as a noun in two different ways. Phrasal verb
number six is to run through, to run through something. I'd like to run through my
presentation one more time. Let's run through the meeting agenda to
make sure we haven't missed anything. What do you think? Can you identify the meaning of the
phrasal verb to run through based on those two sentences? If you thought that to run through means
to review or practice something you are absolutely right. Can you think of other situations where
you might want to run through something again, either practice it or review it? Share your example with
me in the comments below. Our last phrasal verb for
this list today is to run by, to run something by someone. We typically use this with
the word idea to run an idea by someone. What that means is you want to tell
someone your idea to get their feedback or input. If you're thinking about
sharing an idea at a meeting, you might run your idea by a coworker in advance to get some feedback and make
sure that you've explained it clearly. In brainstorming conversations,
you'll often hear someone say, I want to run something by you,
or let me run this idea by you. Do you have something that you've been
thinking about an idea or a solution that you're considering that you'd
like to run by someone? If so, try using it. In an example sentence, you can share with me
in the comments below. And now let's finish our lesson
on the word run and it's multiple uses and meanings by focusing on
two different ways that we use this word as a noun. The first one is closely related
to the first example that we had of the word run as a verb. Remember we said it is to move your
legs quickly, faster than walking. A run is the act, the length or the distance of running. For example, over the
weekend, I completed a 5k run. This morning, she went on a long run. The second way of using the word
run as a noun is our last meaning on the list today. And it's an odd one. A run is a line or a place where stitches in fabric have come undone. If you're wearing stockings or
nylons with a dress or a skirt, have you ever accidentally
snagged your nylons and as a result, you had a run? Discovering a run in your
stockings is definitely an infuriating moment when you're on your
way somewhere important like a job interview. And with that, you have six meanings of
the word run as a verb, seven phrasal verbs, and two
meanings of the word run. As a noun throughout this lesson, there are multiple opportunities for
you to practice what you've learned and use the word precisely what
that means is using it with the exact meaning that you
want. But before we finish, I have one more question for you. I want you to choose a phrasal verb
that was new to you from today's list and use it in your own example, sentence. Doing that regularly will help
you keep that new phrasal verb in your mind so that you can remember
it and use it in conversations easily. As always, you can share your examples with me
and any questions that you have in the comments below. If you found
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