"run about" meaning in All languages combined

See run about on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-run about.ogg Forms: runs about [present, singular, third-person], running about [participle, present], ran about [past], run about [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|run<,,ran,run> about}} run about (third-person singular simple present runs about, present participle running about, simple past ran about, past participle run about)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, about. Synonyms: run around Derived forms: runabout
    Sense id: en-run_about-en-verb-EIlMOHCO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "about", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "about": 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 49 51
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be very busy doing many different things. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Translations (to be very busy doing many things): touhuta (Finnish), touhuilla (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-run_about-en-verb-UDOFhx~X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "about", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "about": 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'to be very busy doing many things': 2 98

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "runs about",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "running about",
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ran about",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "run about",
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        "participle",
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "_dis": "54 46",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
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        },
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          "_dis": "49 51",
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        }
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      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "runabout"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, about."
      ],
      "id": "en-run_about-en-verb-EIlMOHCO",
      "links": [
        [
          "run",
          "run#English"
        ],
        [
          "about",
          "about#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "word": "run around"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
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          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"about\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
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        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
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          "_dis": "49 51",
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          "_dis": "49 51",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I've been running about all week getting everything ready for the holidays.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be very busy doing many different things."
      ],
      "id": "en-run_about-en-verb-UDOFhx~X",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, intransitive) To be very busy doing many different things."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "intransitive"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to be very busy doing many things",
          "word": "touhuta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to be very busy doing many things",
          "word": "touhuilla"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "audio": "En-au-run about.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/En-au-run_about.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "run about"
}
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    "English verbs",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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    {
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      "form": "runs about",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "running about",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ran about",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "run about",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, about."
      ],
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        [
          "run",
          "run#English"
        ],
        [
          "about",
          "about#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be very busy doing many different things."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, intransitive) To be very busy doing many different things."
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/En-au-run_about.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "run around"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be very busy doing many things",
      "word": "touhuta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be very busy doing many things",
      "word": "touhuilla"
    }
  ],
  "word": "run about"
}

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