to run a temperature
/ɹˈʌn ɐ tˈɛmpɹɪtʃɚ ɔːɹ fˈiːvɚ/
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to have an elevated body temperature, often as a symptom of an illness or infection
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She couldn't go to school because she was running a fever and needed rest.
The child was running a temperature, so the parents gave them fever-reducing medication.
to run amok
/ɹˈʌn ɐmˈɑːk/
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to behave in a wild, uncontrolled, and often violent manner
to run dry
/ɹˈʌn dɹˈaɪ/
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(of rivers, streams, wells, or other sources of water) to become empty of water
to run an errand
/ɹˈʌn ɐn ˈɛɹənd/
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to complete a short and often minor task
to run late
/ɹˈʌn lˈeɪt/
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to be behind schedule or not arrive at a destination or appointment at the expected or planned time
to run wild
/ɹˈʌn wˈaɪld/
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to behave in a disorderly and uncontrolled manner
to run one's eye over something
/ɹˈʌn kˈæst wˈʌnz ˈaɪ ˌoʊvɚ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
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to take a brief look at something
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