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run Verb

— To function (said of a machine). The car runs well. — To flee. He ran from the cops. — If you run a place, you manage it. He ran the hotel together with his beloved wife. — . He had run all the way from Dallas.

run Noun

— A trip made by a runner; compare to walk. I’m going for a run. — A run in baseball is when a batter safely touches home plate. — A run in cricket is scored when the batsmen run between the two wickets. — An unbroken course of performances or showings. The musical had a long run on Broadway.

in Preposition

— Used to show that something is inside something else. The cat is in the box. — Used to show that someone is at home, or is available. Is John in? The Doctor is now in. — Used to show movement towards the inside. The rain came in through the window.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

family Noun

— A family is a group of people with a blood or marriage relation. My parents and my two brothers are my family. — A language family is a group of languages that is believed to have came from the same language. The Indo-European language family is a family of languages that is spoken by 3 billion people.