run about

See also: runabout

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

run about (third-person singular simple present runs about, present participle running about, simple past ran about, past participle run about)

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

   I've been running about all week getting everything ready for the holidays.

Synonyms

• run around

Derived terms

• runabout

Translations

to be very busy doing many things

• Finnish: touhuta (fi), touhuilla (fi)
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