Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make the running

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English

Syllables: make the run-ning
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have a leading or influential position in a field or activity; to be more active than others.

British usage

Example Sentences

"He added: "In this period if you looked at the western world and asked who is making the running, from the point of view of modern society and particularly in terms of liberty, it would be Britain and we forget that. Britain is absolutely the model of the future.""

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

makes the running (present, singular) making the running (participle, present) made the running (participle, past) made the running (past) make all the running (alternative)

Synonyms

set the pace

Questions

What does make the running mean?: To have a leading or influential position in a field or activity; to be more active than others.

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