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I have family in Tanzania. I can't even explain the joy of riding through the Tanzania national park and seeing giraffes run across the road and elephants over in a pond and baboons running.
Emanuel Cleaver

Meaning of "run across" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RUN ACROSS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUN ACROSS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Run across is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES RUN ACROSS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of run across in the English dictionary

The definition of run across in the dictionary is to meet unexpectedly; encounter by chance.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUN ACROSS

run a bath
run after
run along
run amok
run around
run away
run away with
run close
run counter to
run down
run for it
run in
run into
run its course
run of the mill
run off
run off at the mouth
run off with
run on
run out

WORDS THAT END LIKE RUN ACROSS

across
autocross
backcross
Celtic cross
come across
crisscross
cross
cut across
cyclo-cross
double cross
double-cross
get across
gross
Latin cross
market cross
motocross
on the cross
put across
rallycross
sign of the cross
single-cross

Synonyms and antonyms of run across in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «run across» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RUN ACROSS

Find out the translation of run across to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of run across from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «run across» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在整个运行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

correr a través de
570 millions of speakers

English

run across
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पार चला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشغيل عبر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перебежать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

deparar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হঠাৎ সম্মুখীন হত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tomber sur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

berlari merentasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

laufen über
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

全体の実行
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에서 실행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbukak tengen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chạy trên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முழுவதும் ரன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

च्या पार धावणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Karşıdan karşıya geçmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

imbattersi in
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

natknąć się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перебігти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

străbat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διασχίζουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

loop oor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

springa över
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjøre over
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of run across

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUN ACROSS»

The term «run across» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.175 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RUN ACROSS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «run across» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «run across» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about run across

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5 QUOTES WITH «RUN ACROSS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word run across.
1
Ralph Bakshi
As an artist, I want to interpret my feelings - not run across the street and ask what my mother thinks.
2
Emanuel Cleaver
I have family in Tanzania. I can't even explain the joy of riding through the Tanzania national park and seeing giraffes run across the road and elephants over in a pond and baboons running.
3
Will Cuppy
Just when you're beginning to think pretty well of people, you run across somebody who puts sugar on sliced tomatoes.
4
Charlie Ergen
There are only two kinds of employees that I've run across in 30 years. There are ones that get results, and ones that make excuses. If you're in that second camp, you're not going to like Dish.
5
Edward Norton
You never make all things for all people and can't always pander to the broadest denominator. I keep an eye toward doing the themes that interest me. Do they move me? Interest me? Make me think? When I run across something that is provocative in an unsettling way, it appeals to me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUN ACROSS»

Discover the use of run across in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to run across and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Running on Empty: An Ultramarathoner's Story of Love, Loss, ...
In Running on Empty he shares the gritty backstory of his run and the excruciating punishments he endured on the road. Ulrich also reaches back nearly thirty years to when the death of his first wife drove him to run from his pain.
Marshall Ulrich, 2011
2
Freedom Run: A 100-Day, 3,452-Mile Journey Across America to ...
Freedom Run not only tells the story of Summerlin’s amazing journey across the country, but it reveals the heartfelt stories of many heroes he met along the way.
Jamie Summerlin, 2013
3
Running Water: A Thirst Quenching 2,960 Mile Solo Run Across ...
I would recommend this book to anyone, readers and non-readers alike.
Abraham Louis Clark, 2012
4
To Run Across the Sea: Selected Pieces
An engrossing collection of travel essays from esteemed writer Norman Lewis Auberon Waugh called Norman Lewis “the best travel writer of our age, if not the best since Marco Polo,” and here, Lewis’s trademark elegant prose is on ...
Norman Lewis, 2013
5
Dream Big Act Big (Run Across America Edition): Breakthrough ...
Author and adventurist Croix Sather ran 3,000 miles across America in 100 days and stopped each day to talk with young adults about the strategies in this book.
Croix Sather, 2011
6
Bumps in the Road: Things I Have Run Across
The book is geared to the "princess" who is challenged in the kitchen, as well as the busy mom who wants to impress her guests.
Larry Van Deventer, 2000
7
Running with God Across Americ
The story of the transcontinental journey takes you through a wide variety of challenges on the road, in his mind, and in his heart.
Jeff Grabosky, 2012
8
The Ultimate Phrasal Verb Book
How did you make out on the test yesterday? run across run across & runs across running across ran across run across 1 . run across p.v. When people or things run across a place, room, or building, they move from one side to the other very ...
Carl W. Hart, 1999
9
Run!: 26.2 Stories of Blisters and Bliss
How do you run across America? Simple, one step at a time. The Run Across America taught me that there are no shortcuts or paths of least resistance on the road to reaching something worthwhile. In times of struggle you inevitably turn ...
Dean Karnazes, 2012
10
ChiRunning: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, ...
Have the image in mind that you don't want to disturb the sand as you run across it. 6. Continue to run across the sand as many times as you need in order to leave footprints that are clean and undisturbed. This exercise forces you to relax all ...
Danny Dreyer, Katherine Dreyer, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUN ACROSS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term run across is used in the context of the following news items.
1
WWII vet shows no quit in run across America
Three days a week, 91-year-old Ernie Andrus puts on his support stockings and tennis shoes, gently lowers himself out of the RV he's been living in, and slowly ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
2
Zoological body's centenary run across India on July 1
Kolkata: The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) is organising a run on July 1 throughout India to kick-start its centenary celebrations, its director said here on ... «Zee News, Jun 15»
3
Delaware officers run across state for Special Olympics
More than 500 Delaware law enforcement officers kept the "Flame of Hope" torch lit while running through the state this week as part of the annual Torch Run. «The News Journal, Jun 15»
4
Real-life Forrest Gump: Birmingham native is running
"I was at the University of Michigan and I was on a run there one day, bored, and I tried to come up with something big to do and decided to run across the ... «Detroit Free Press, May 15»
5
Fallen soldiers honored with run across Indiana
13 runners from across the state of Indiana began their 144 mile journey Friday ... The goal of the Run for the Fallen is to show respect and gratitude to military ... «21Alive, May 15»
6
Sebastien Sasseville concludes cross-country trek to raise …
VANCOUVER — Sebastien Sasseville's journey to run across Canada began on a snowy day in St. John's in early February. After 9 1/2 months and over 7,500 ... «Yahoo Canada Sports, Nov 14»
7
20000 expected for run across Md.'s Bay Bridge
20,000 expected for run across Md.'s Bay Bridge. Associated Press 5:25 p.m. EST November 8, 2014. 635510642252360283-1015558. Rescue units from ... «W*USA 9, Nov 14»
8
City broker who refused 'to run across trading floor while people …
A London trader who refused to take part in his company initiation ceremony of running across the office while colleagues doused him in water is suing his ... «Daily Mail, May 14»
9
Beyonce and Jay Z announce joint summer tour On The Run across
On June 25, the beautiful couple will kick off the On The Run tour as they play 16 stadiums and outdoor venues across the US. The husband-and-wife stars ... «Mirror.co.uk, Apr 14»
10
Real life hero completes run across Canada
Jamie McDonald, 27, became the first person to run across Canada without a support team when he crossed the finishing line in Vancouver - nearly 12 months ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 14»

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