30+ Phrasal Verbs with RUN: Meanings and Examples

The staff were running about the restaurant, taking orders and serving meals.

I ran across an old friend at the grocery store yesterday.

He ran across the street to catch the bus.

The kids ran after the ice cream truck down the street.

She isn’t interested, but he keeps running after her anyway.

She decided to run against the current mayor in the next election.

We ran against strong resistance when we tried to change the policy.

I should run along now—I’ve got a meeting in ten minutes.

I’ve been running around all day trying to finish everything.

I’m tired of running around after him—he can do it himself.

When the dog started chasing me, I ran away as fast as I could.

He ran away from home after a big argument with his parents.

They shocked everyone by running away with each other.

The thief ran away with her bag in seconds.

Our team ran away with the match in the second half.

Don’t let your imagination run away with you—wait for the facts.

I forgot my phone—let me run back and grab it.

Can you run me back home after the event?

Run back that part—I didn’t catch what he said.

Can I run this idea by you before the meeting?

I’ll run by the office to pick up a document.

The driver almost ran down a cyclist at the corner.

Don’t run down your coworkers in front of the team.

I finally ran down the supplier after three calls.

My phone battery is running down fast.

Let me run down the key points before we decide.

It started pouring, so we ran for it back to the car.

The police ran him in for questioning.

You should run in the new engine before driving long distances.

I ran into my old manager on the train.

Be careful—you might run into the table in the dark.

The repairs could run into thousands of dollars.

The paint ran into the next color because the paper was wet.

We’re running low on printer ink—can you order more?

I can’t talk now—I have to run off.

Could you run off ten copies for the meeting?

She ran off a quick email and hit send.

Most rainwater runs off the roof into the street.

The guard ran off the trespassers.

This device runs off batteries.

He ran off with his partner and left no note.

Someone ran off with my wallet at the station.

The meeting ran on for another hour.

He can run on about that topic for ages.

These buses run on electric power.

We ran out of milk, so I went to buy more.

My subscription runs out next week.

He ran out before anyone could stop him.

He ran out on his family when things got difficult.

We’re running late—the meeting might run over.

Be careful on this road—animals sometimes get run over.

Let’s run over the plan one more time.

The pot boiled and ran over onto the stove.

Let’s run through the main points before we present.

He ran through his savings in a few months.

In the story, the soldier was run through with a sword.

A sense of urgency ran through the entire office.

I’ll run the proposal past my manager before I send it.

The final bill could run to several thousand dollars.

My tastes don’t run to very spicy food.

I ran up to the counter to ask a question.

She ran up a quick report before the deadline.

The soldier ran up the flag at sunrise.

He ran up huge credit card bills during the holiday season.

We ran up against a major problem during testing.

I didn’t mean to run up on you—I just didn’t want to interrupt.

That’s a great suggestion—let’s run with it.