run with
Britishverb
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to associate with habitually
run with the pack
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to proceed with or put into action
possible for us to run with this proposal
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Also, run around with . Socialize with; see run around , def. 2.
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Take as one's own, adopt; also, carry out enthusiastically. For example, He wanted to run with the idea and go public immediately .
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run with the hare, hunt with the hounds . Support two opposing sides at the same time, as in He wants to increase the magazine's circulation along with its price—that's trying to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds . This expression, alluding to being both hunter and hunted at the same time, dates from the 1400s and was already a proverb in John Heywood's 1546 collection.
Example Sentences
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Before that, Pelinka hit another home run with Austin Reaves; a four-bagger so deep that Doncic’s undrafted backcourt-mate has now procured the proverbial bag.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026
French Open runner-up Maja Chwalinska has been rewarded for her Roland Garros run with a wildcard for the women's singles.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
That one also ended in brilliant fashion, with the stylish French team capping their glorious run with a 4-2 victory over Croatia’s gritty, gutty band of outsiders.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Superior algorithms are held privately, run with institutional capital and protected like trade secrets.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
If I act the wrong way, they won’t let me run with them.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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