Don’t forget to takean extra pair of shoes ( move something or someone from one place to another).He is on the run from the law ( trying to escape or hide from the police).He gave Tom a good run for his money( competing so well with someone that they cannot defeat you).

Her withdrawal meant that her opponent was given a clear run for the nomination ( you can progress without anyone stopping you).

I do the school runevery morning and my husband does it in the afternoon ( a journey that a train, ship, car and so on does regularly).

The play has had a successful run in the West End.

I always go for a 10k runin the mornings.

Don’t leave your car engine running/ try running the computer programme and see if it works ( machine: working).

The bus company runsa regular weekend service ( offer a service).

She runs a very successful business ( manages).

My dog loves to run about in the park ( move quickly with legs).

I’ve shown some examples of the different verb and noun meanings and verb phrases for each word. As this list is very long, I’ve decided to break this list in two parts. Kaplan has taken each word and categorised them according to the different parts of speech, for example, verb, noun, adverb, adjective and so on as well as verb phrases and idioms. You can view this infographic here on the Kaplan website. It has 179 meanings according to whilst the word “take”has 127 definitions! The following infographic that was compiled by Kaplan International together with highlights the 10 English words with the most meanings in the English Language.

I have to confess that he has got a point. José is in his third and final week with me on a home stay full immersion course and has come to the conclusion that the English Language is extremely confusing and frustrating! Especially when it comes to all those words that have multiple meanings.

Another word for running adjective