Meaning of running | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The action of the verb to run.
   countable, uncountable
2. A surname
3. present participle and gerund of run
4. A surname.
5. The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.
   countable, uncountable
6. Moving or advancing at a run. Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer
7. That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.
   countable, uncountable
8. Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer
9. The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
   countable, uncountable
10. Present, current
11. The act of running errands.
    colloquial, countable, uncountable
12. Flowing; easy; cursive
13. The dependence of measured value, typically a coupling constant, on the energy scale at which it is probed due to higher-order interaction terms and associated renormalization issues becoming relevant; metaphorically, the "running" of the measurement from its limiting macroscopic value.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“His running of the business leaves something to be desired.”

“The train operating company owning group warned in early December that it was unable to publish its results for the year to July 3 2021, following an investigation into the running of Southeastern, which was stripped of its franchise in October [...].”

“Running is good exercise.”

“the first running of a still”

“I'm gonna go out and do my running.”

CEFR level