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# running

«running» in Mova's school dictionary: **running."** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/running/#m1)

2) The sport or activity of running: "Running keeps you fit." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/running/#m2)

3) Flowing: "running water". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/running/#m3)

4) Working or operating: "The engine is running." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/running/#m4)

5) In a row, one after another: "three days running". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/running/#m5)

6) Managing: "running a shop". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/running/#m6)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/running/#x1)
- No running by the pool! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/running/#x2)
- Running is good for your heart. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/running/#x3)
- Wash your hands under running water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/running/#x4)
- I have a running nose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/running/#x5)
- We won three games running. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/running/#x6)
- Keep a running total of the points. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/running/#x7)
- Is the engine still running? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/running/#x8)
- Then a fox came running up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/running/#x9)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights/12/)
- [Breakfast-show presenters are paid professionals working from a running order and an earpiece; the friendly chat is planned.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/9/)
- [Running chatbots in data centres uses a lot of electricity, and cooling the computers often uses water.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/3-sounding-right-and-being-right/13/)
- [Tests, examples and the people running the experiment check your work, and that is good: being checked keeps you honest.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/30-who-you-are-what-you-will-do/9/)
- [Tests, examples and the people running the experiment check your work, and being checked keeps you honest.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/30-who-you-are-what-you-will-do/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «running» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/running/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.