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But you know, it's not easy when your husband runs for president. I mean, it's not easy for me. I'm sure it's not easy for her. There's a lot of scrutiny on families that isn't always wanted.
Laura Bush

Meaning of "runs" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RUNS

runs  [rʌnz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUNS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Runs is 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.

WHAT DOES RUNS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of runs in the English dictionary

The definition of runs in the dictionary is the runs diarrhoea.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RUNS


buns
bʌnz
guns
ɡʌnz
morgellons
mɔːˈɡɛlʌnz
one´s
wʌnz
tons
tʌnz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUNS

running tally
running time
running title
running total
running track
runningly
runnion
runny
Runnymede
runout
runover
runproof
runrig
runt
runted
runtiness
runtish
runtishly
runty
runway

WORDS THAT END LIKE RUNS

ack-ack guns
buttons
by no means
commons
communications
conditions
connections
directions
gardens
go great guns
instructions
jeans
lens
means
millions
ns
sons of guns
spike someone´s guns
stick to one´s guns
the runs

Synonyms and antonyms of runs in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RUNS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «runs» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of runs
abscond · administer · awayday · bear · beat a retreat · beat it · bleed · bolt · bootleg · boss · career · carry · carry on · carry out · cascade · category · chain · challenge · chase · circuit · circulate · class · clear out · compete · conduct · contend · continue · control · convey · coop · coordinate · course · creep · current · cut and run · cycle · dart · dash · decamp · depart · direct · direction · discharge · display · dissolve · do · do a runner · drift · drive · enclosure · enter · escape · excursion · execute · extend · feature · flee · flow · fly the coop · function · gallop · glide · go · go round · gush · handle · hare · hasten · head · hie · hotfoot · hound · hunt · hurry · issue · jaunt · jog · journey · keep · kind · ladder · last · lead · leak · leg it · lie · lift · liquefy · look after · lope · maintain · make off · manage · manoeuvre · mastermind · melt · mix · motion · move · movement · operate · order · outing · oversee · own · participate · pass · passage · path · pen · perform · period · piste · possess · pour · print · proceed · progress · propel · publish · race · range · re-offer · reach · regulate · ride · rip · roll · round · route · rush · scamper · scarper · scramble · scud · scurry · season · sequence · series · ship · show a clean pair of heels · shuttle · skedaddle · skim · slide · slope · smuggle · snag · sneak · sort · speed · spell · spill · spin · spout · spread · sprint · spurt · stampede · stand · streak · stream · stretch · string · superintend · supervise · take a powder · take care of · take flight · take off · tear · tendency · tenor · tick over · tide · track · transport · travel · trend · trip · trot · type · unravel · variety · way · work

Translation of «runs» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RUNS

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

Translator English - Chinese

运行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

carreras
570 millions of speakers

English

runs
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يعمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

работает
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

runs
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pistes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berjalan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Läufe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lumaku
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chạy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரன்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धावा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

koşar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piste
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

działa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

працює
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ruleaza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρεξίματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lopies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

körningar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

runs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of runs

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUNS»

The term «runs» is very widely used and occupies the 4.265 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of runs
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «runs».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RUNS» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «RUNS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word runs.
1
Hank Aaron
I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling for him.
2
Edward Abbey
Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second.
3
Kamal Ahmed
Of, course it always cheers a news editor when a story has what we describe as 'legs' therefore it, erm, runs.
4
Gracie Allen
Smartness runs in my family. When I went to school I was so smart my teacher was in my class for five years.
5
Kathy Baker
I heard Tony Bennett say that when you're a big deal early on, you have to maintain that level forever, and it's very scary. You have to keep hitting those home runs, turning out hits.
6
Honore de Balzac
A lover always thinks of his mistress first and himself second; with a husband it runs the other way.
7
David Bohm
But you don't decide what to do with the info. Thought runs you. Thought, however, gives false info that you are running it, that you are the one who controls thought. Whereas actually thought is the one which controls each one of us.
8
Roberto Bolano
But every single damn thing matters! Only we don't realize. We just tell ourselves that art runs on one track and life, our lives, on another, and we don't realize that's a lie.
9
Julie Burchill
It has been said that a pretty face is a passport. But it's not, it's a visa, and it runs out fast.
10
Laura Bush
But you know, it's not easy when your husband runs for president. I mean, it's not easy for me. I'm sure it's not easy for her. There's a lot of scrutiny on families that isn't always wanted.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUNS»

Discover the use of runs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to runs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A River Runs Through It
The narrator and his brother become fascinated with fly fishing and the Big Blackfoot River
Norman Maclean, 1989
2
Rusty Runs Away
In The Five Years Of His Life That This Book Traces, Rusty S World Is Turned Topsy-Turvy As Change After Change Besiege Him.
Ruskin Bond, 2003
3
Who Runs Your House: The Kids Or You?
This book was written for all the parents who arehaving difficulty with their young child.
Karen Phillip, 2012
4
Sometimes the Spoon Runs Away with Another Spoon
Celebrating sensitive boys, tough girls and others who might not fit into disempowering gender categories, this is a fun, humorous activity book for the whole family!
Jacinta Bunnell, 2010
5
The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge to China's ...
This second edition of The River Runs Black is updated with information about events between 2005 and 2009, covering China's tumultuous transformation of its economy and its landscape as it deals with the political implications of this ...
Elizabeth C. Economy, 2011
6
Best Runs
Gives runners advice on training techniques and schedules, and suggests ways to improve one's results
‎1999
7
Keyboard runs for the pop & jazz stylist
Dozens upon dozens of "runs" and "fills" professional pianists use to add style to their performances.
‎1999
8
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, Twenty-fifth ...
By turns raunchy, poignant, caustic, and elegiac, these are superb tales which express, in Maclean's own words, "a little of the love I have for the earth as it goes by.
Norman Maclean, 2009
9
Little Chimp Runs Away
Little Chimp is becoming more adventurous. He makes the big mistake of running away from Mother Chimp, despite her anxious calls.
Jenny Giles, 2000
10
Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country
Reveals how the Federal Reserve under Paul Volcker engineered changes in America's economy
William Greider, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUNS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term runs is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Mariners, home runs, and those hard to come by RBIs
But as of July 20, the Mariners were tied with the Rangers for ninth in MLB in home runs as a team with 97. And it is a good thing they hit a bunch of home runs ... «Lookout Landing, Jul 15»
2
Sia's Cover Of Bleachers' 'Like A River Runs' Will Squeeze Your …
The perpetually face-obscured singer/songwriter recorded a cover of Bleachers' “Like a River Runs” for the act's new four-piece LP, which is available today, ... «PopCrush, Jun 15»
3
Gage: Home runs will come for Kinsler, they always have
Through the first 50 games of the Tigers' season, Ian Kinsler has not hit a home run. Among major-league hitters, only Dee Gordon of the Miami Marlins has ... «FOXSports.com, May 15»
4
How Money Runs Our Politics
Today a presidential candidate has to have two things and maybe three before making a serious run: at least one billionaire willing to spend limitless amounts ... «The New York Review of Books, May 15»
5
Smoker since 13, woman kicks habit, runs River Bank Run
“I gave up running completely, just said, 'I can't run. I'm not a runner, I'm not meant to be a runner,'” she said. But Finkbeiner is a Fifth Third River Bank Road ... «WOODTV.com, May 15»
6
Recap: Great City Games and Junior Great Manchester Runs
Ella Chadwick, 7, will run the Mini Run for the first time, almost a year to the day since receiving a life-saving kidney from her Gran. She will also be honorary ... «Manchester Evening News, May 15»
7
#BTNStandout: Erika Leonard hits two grand slams, plates 10 runs
Leonard hit a pair of grand slams and drove in an Ohio State record 10 runs to fuel the Buckeyes to a 24-1 victory over Indiana in the first round of the 2015 Big ... «Big Ten Network, May 15»
8
College Teams Score 61 Runs In Only Exciting Minnesota Baseball …
The Bemidji State Beavers scored 20 runs against in-state rival Minnesota State on Saturday night, and they still got mercy-ruled in the eighth inning. «Deadspin, Apr 15»
9
Terra Lightfoot 'Every Time My Mind Runs Wild' (album stream)
Dinner Belles member Terra Lightfoot has a new solo album on the way, and with Every Time My Mind Runs Wild due out on April 14 through Sonic Unyon, the ... «Exclaim!, Apr 15»
10
Salisbury scores 59 runs in doubleheader wins vs. St. Mary's (Md.)
The offense kept going in the bottom of the third, with six more runs coming across for SU in the inning, including a two-RBI single from LaBriola that helped the ... «NCAA.com, Apr 15»

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