Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

run about

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.44 in modern English

Syllables
run about
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

verb

To be very busy doing many different things.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

runs about (present, singular) running about (participle, present) ran about (past)

Derived Forms

runabout

Synonyms

run around

Questions

What does run about mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, about.

How to pronounce run about

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