Phrasal Verbs with Run: List, Examples & Exercises

Study Phrasal Verbs with Run by level using the links below. You can also find a comprehensive list and the exercises at the bottom of the page.

Phrasal Verbs with Run – A2 Elementary
- Exercise – A2 Elementary
Phrasal Verbs with Run – B1 Intermediate
- Exercise – B1 Intermediate
Phrasal Verbs with Run – B2 Upper Intermediate
- Exercise – B2 Upper Intermediate
List of all Phrasal Verbs with Run
Phrasal Verbs with Run Exercises

Phrasal Verbs with Run – A2 Elementary

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Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example Sentence
run after	chase	The dog ran after the ball.
run away (from)	escape or leave suddenly	He ran away from home at 15.
run into	meet unexpectedly	I ran into my neighbour at the shop.
run on (continue)	continue for longer than expected	The class ran on for 20 extra minutes.
run out (of)	use all of something	We ran out of milk this morning.
run across	find something by chance meet unexpectedly	I ran across a great recipe online.

Exercise – A2 Elementary

Phrasal Verbs with Run – B1 Intermediate

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Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example Sentence
run against	oppose someone, especially in an election	He ran against two other candidates.
run off with	steal or take something and leave	Someone ran off with my bag.
run on (operate using)	function using a type of fuel or power	This car runs on diesel.
run to	reach a certain amount	The total cost ran to €800.
run up against	face difficulties or problems	We ran up against some delays.
run by / past	ask for approval or feedback	Let me run this idea by you.
run off (escape)	escape quickly	The thief ran off before police arrived.
run over (2 meanings)	hit with a vehicle / review quickly	She was nearly run over by a bike. / Let’s run over the plan again.

Exercise – B1 Intermediate

Phrasal Verbs with Run – B2 Upper Intermediate

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Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example Sentence
run for	campaign for political office	She’s running for mayor next year.
run in 🇬🇧	drive a new car gently to avoid damage	You should run in your new car during the first 1,000 km.
run up	accumulate bills or debt	He ran up a big phone bill.
run down	criticize / lose power	She ran him down in front of everyone. / My battery has run down.
run off (copies)	make copies of something	Could you run off these worksheets?
run with	develop or continue with an idea	Let’s run with this concept.
run around (2 meanings)	be very busy / act aimlessly	I’ve been running around all day. / He spent the afternoon running around doing nothing useful.
run through	rehearse / use something quickly	Let’s run through the presentation. / He ran through all his savings.

Exercise – B2 Upper Intermediate

List of all Phrasal Verbs with Run

Here’s a comprehensive list of phrasal verbs with run, their meaning, if they can be split by an object, and an example.

Phrasal Verb	Split	Meaning	Example Sentence
run across	Never	meet or find by chance	I ran across an old friend at the supermarket.
run after	Never	chase	The dog ran after the ball.
run against	Never	oppose, especially in an election	He ran against her in the mayoral race.
run around	Never	be very busy	I ran around all day yesterday.
run away (from)	Never	escape or leave suddenly	He ran away from home at 15.
run (something) by (someone) also: run past	Always	get approval or comments from someone	Let me run the idea by my manager first.
run down	Possible	criticize *** lose power	She ran him down in the meeting *** My headset has run down.
run for	Never	campaign for political office	She’s running for president.
run in 🇬🇧	Possible	to carefully drive your car so as to avoid damage	What’s the point of running your new car in if you lend it to other people?
run into	Never	meet unexpectedly	I ran into an old teacher at the cafe.
run off	Possible	escape quickly *** make copies (informal)	The thief ran off before we could catch him. * Could you run this report off**, please?
run off with	Never	steal or elope with something or someone	She ran off with his wallet.
run on	Never	continue *** operate using	The meeting ran on too long. * This car runs on** diesel.
run out (of)	Never	use all of something	We ran out of coffee.
run over	Possible	hit with a vehicle	She was run over by a truck.
run over	Never	review quickly	Let’s run over the plan again.
run through	Never	rehearse *** consume quickly	Let’s run through the presentation. * He ran through** his inheritance.
run to	Never	reach a certain amount	The cost runs to €10,000.
run up (something)	Possible	accumulate (usually debt or bills) *** raise a flag 🇬🇧	She ran up a huge phone bill. * They ran up** the state flag yesterday.
run up against	Never	encounter difficulties or opposition	We ran up against some unexpected problems.
run with	Never	proceed or develop an idea *** support something	Let’s run with this concept. * He ran with** the team plan.

Please note that Phrasal verbs more common in United States are followed by 🇺🇸, and Phrasal Verbs more common in United Kingdom are followed by 🇬🇧.

In the split column you’ll find information about separating them, if it show “always” it means we always split the phrasal verb to add an object. “Possible” means that you can separate it or not. Finally, “never” means we should never separate that phrasal verb.