run with

To move quickly on foot while accompanied by someone or carrying something.

• I run with my sister.
• He ran with a heavy bag on his back.
• Can you run with the ball in your hands?

How to use it: run with someone/something (I run with my dog every morning.)

Common phrases: run with someone, run with something

To take a plan or idea and work on it until it becomes real.

• That is a good idea; run with it.
• She ran with our proposal and opened a community garden.
• Can you run with this project while I am away?

How to use it: run with an idea/plan (The team liked my plan and ran with it.)

Similar words: carry through, take forward, pursue

Opposites: abandon

Common phrases: run with something, run with it

To develop or spread an idea or story from limited information, often without checking it carefully.

• The press ran with an unconfirmed rumour.
• He took one sentence from my speech and ran with it.
• Do not run with that theory before checking the evidence.

How to use it: run with a story/idea (The newspaper ran with the story before checking the facts.)

Similar words: build on, expand on

Common phrases: run with something, run with a rumour, run with a story

If a surface does this, liquid flows over it.

• His face ran with sweat.
• Her cheeks were running with tears.
• After the storm, the windows ran with water.

How to use it: run with a liquid (Her face was running with sweat.)

Similar words: stream with

Common phrases: run with sweat, run with tears, run with blood

To spend time with a person or group, especially people involved in crime or trouble.

• He runs with a local gang.
• She ran with some rough kids at school.
• Who did your brother run with before he moved away?

How to use it: run with someone/a group (He used to run with a dangerous crowd.)

Similar words: hang out with, associate with

Opposites: avoid

Common phrases: run with someone, run with a gang