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running

The correct spelling is running.

How to pronounce running

/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/
verb

IPA: /ˈɹʌnɪŋ/

Say it like: Run-nin-g

The correct spelling is running. To move swiftly. For example: "He is running the candidate's expensive campaign."

Usage Examples

He is running the candidate's expensive campaign.

I have decided to run for governor of California.

He ran his best horse in the Derby.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To move swiftly.
  2. 2.(fluids) To flow.
  3. 3.(of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
  4. 4.To control or manage, be in charge of.
  5. 5.To be a candidate in an election.

noun

  1. 1.The action of the verb to run.
  2. 2.The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason
  3. 3.That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.
  4. 4.The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.

adjective

  1. 1.Moving or advancing at a run.
  2. 2.Present, current.
  3. 3.Flowing; easy; cursive.
  4. 4.Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step.
  5. 5.Having a continuous design or pattern.

adverb

  1. 1.Consecutively; in a row

preposition

  1. 1.Approaching; about; roughly.

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