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My rackets are run on strictly American lines and they're going to stay that way.
Al Capone

Meaning of "run on" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RUN ON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUN ON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Run on is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES RUN ON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Run On

Run On or run-on may refer to: ▪ Run-on, in hydrology, the process or measure of surface water infiltration ▪ Run-on sentence, a grammatical construction ▪ Nuclear run-on, a test to identify genes ▪ Run On ▪ "God's Gonna Cut You Down", a folk song covered by many artists...

Definition of run on in the English dictionary

The first definition of run on in the dictionary is to continue without interruption. Other definition of run on is to write with linked-up characters. Run on is also to compose text matter without indentation or paragraphing.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUN ON

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 out
run out on
run over
run rings around
run riot
run something up the flagpole
run the gauntlet
run the show
run through
run time

WORDS THAT END LIKE RUN ON

bargain on
be borne in on
cotton on
go down on
happen on
have a down on
in on
keep a tight rein on
lean on
let in on
sign on
turn on

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

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RUN ON»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «run on» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of run on

Translation of «run on» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RUN ON

Find out the translation of run on to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of run on 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 on» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

运行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ejecutarse en
570 millions of speakers

English

run on
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर चलने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعمل على
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

работать на
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

executado em
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চালানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fonctionner sur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

berjalan pada
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

laufen auf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

上で動作
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에 실행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbukak ing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chạy trên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓடிக்கொண்டே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चालवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

A doğru koş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eseguito su
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

działać na
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

працювати на
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rula pe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρέχει σε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

loop op
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

köras på
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjøre på
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of run on

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUN ON»

The term «run on» is very widely used and occupies the 17.982 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RUN ON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «run on» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «run on» 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 on

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10 QUOTES WITH «RUN ON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word run on.
1
Donna Air
I really feel it when I can't get to the gym for a few weeks. I like to run on a treadmill in the gym so I can keep track of what I'm doing.
2
Monica Ali
You know how if you're born in a certain situation you always expect your life to run on a steady trajectory? I've never really had a sense of that. I assume that life is going to go up and down.
3
Craig Armstrong
Well, I decided earlier this year that I would run for president, and obviously I needed something to run on.
4
Nickolas Ashford
I would just sweat so much. I'd be dry when I run on the stage. By the time I got in front of the microphone, it just, just like a river pouring out. I don't know what made that happen. It took five years for that to stop happening to me.
5
Rochelle Aytes
I would love to be on Broadway. I would love to do a three-month run, similar to how celebrities do a three-month run on 'Chicago.' Something like that would be awesome. So, I'm putting it out there.
6
Robby Benson
All things take time. A lot of my films still run on cable and are in video stores, and there's a whole generation that doesn't know who I am. So, it's a dichotomy. In some people's minds I may never grow up.
7
Charlie Bewley
I like to run on the beach. It's a different exercise as well when you're in sand, a different kind of training.
8
Bruce Boxleitner
I had a great run on Babylon 5. It was a lot of fun.
9
Al Capone
My rackets are run on strictly American lines and they're going to stay that way.
10
John Cornyn
Justices are not politicians. They don't run on a political platform, and senators should not ask them to do so.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUN ON»

Discover the use of run on in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to run on and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City
Alice Goffman brings us right into the streets of Philadelphia and into the homes of the small-time hustlers, their girlfriends, and families.
Alice Goffman, 2014
2
The Fiddler on Pantico Run: An African Warrior, His White ...
In this gorgeously written and “vividly fascinating” (Elle) account, a prize-winning journalist digs deep into his ancestry looking for the origins of his unusual last name and discovers that he comes from one of America’s earliest ...
Joe Mozingo, 2012
3
The run on the Rock: fifth report of session 2007-08, Vol. ...
In this chapter we explore developments relating to Northern Rock since the run on its retail deposits in September. We examine the extent of State sector support for the company and the public and parliamentary accountability for that support ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Treasury Committee, 2008
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Journal
1, of 320 acres, Murgah Run . On right bank of Edward River, portion of Murgah Run On right bank of Edward River, Murgah Run On right bank of Edward River, Murgah Run On left bank of Billabong Creek, Murgah Run On a branch of ...
New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, 1870
5
Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness
His accomplishments are nothing short of extraordinary. In Eat and Run, Jurek opens up about his life and career as an elite athlete, and about the vegan diet that is key to his success.
Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman, 2012
6
Land Degradation: Creation and Destruction
Run-on. Farming. in. the. Negev. The Negev is an arid region occupying the southern half of Israel (figure 2.1). It is a small segment of a much larger dry zone that stretches from the Sahara to Central Asia. Of the region's 12,500 km2 (4,826 sq ...
Douglas L. Johnson, Laurence A. Lewis, 2007
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Cytochrome
[27] Quantitation of Related Gene Products by Nuclear Run-on and Northern Blot Analysis By Robert H. Tukey and Steven T. Okino Introduction Using animal tissues, the molecular technique of hybridization of pulse- labeled nuclear RNA to ...
Michael R. Waterman, Eric F. Johnson, 1991
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My Life on the Run: The Wit, Wisdom, and Insights of a Road ...
I upped my weekly mileage from 60 to 90, with a 20-mile run on Saturdays. I also started to lift weights. In the fall of 1981, I ran the marathon in Philadelphia, home to the fictional Rocky Balboa, who by this time had become an American icon.
Bart Yasso, 2009
9
Alex Cross, Run: (Alex Cross 20)
Detective Alex Cross is hunting three killers.
James Patterson, 2013
10
Shot Down and on the Run: The RCAF and Commonwealth Aircrews ...
... RUN The RCAF and Commonwealth aircrews who got home from behind enemy lines 1940–1945 Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges SHOT DOWN AND ON THE RUN On the run, shot- down.
Graham Pitchfork, 2003

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