English Dictionary

run around

動詞

慣用表現 自動詞 機関車関連 俗語 テニス用語

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, around. / (idiomatic, intransitive) To be very busy doing many different things. / (idiomatic, intransitive) To go from place to place.

日本語の意味

（直訳）「run」と「around」を参照する意味合いの用法。 / （慣用的表現）忙しすぎてあちこちで色々なことを行う。 / （慣用的表現）場所から場所へ移動する、あちこちを行き来する。

The children run around the fountain until their shoes are soaked.

子どもたちは噴水の周りを走り回って、靴がびしょ濡れになるまで遊んだ。

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, around.

The children ran around in the playground.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, intransitive) To be very busy doing many different things.

I don't want to run around all week getting everything ready for the holidays.

意味（3）

(idiomatic, intransitive) To go from place to place.

“A very welcome, kind, useful present, that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived. Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing.[…]”

意味（4）

(rail transport, of a locomotive) To move from one end of the consist to the other, so as to pull the train in the opposite direction.

意味（5）

(slang) To cheat; to be unfaithful to a romantic partner.

意味（6）

(tennis, of a forehand or a backhand) To change one's position on the court to hit a forehand rather than a backhand, or vice versa.

He'd gotten into tremendous shape so that he could run around his backhand and avoid hitting it altogether. He even tried a left-handed forehand. That was how desperate he was.

runs around （ present singular third-person ）

running around （ participle present ）

ran around （ past ）

run around （ participle past ）