Which sense of the verb “run” is used in each sentence?
- She runs a small pottery business.
- The play ran for three years.
- The dye ran in the wash.
- He was running a high temperature.
- A) to manage or operate
- B) to have a fever
- C) to spread, as colour does when wet
- D) to move quickly on foot
- E) to continue to be performed
- F) to stand as a candidate
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Жауабы: She runs a small pottery business. — to manage or operate; The play ran for three years. — to continue to be performed; The dye ran in the wash. — to spread, as colour does when wet; He was running a high temperature. — to have a fever
Run = басқару; (қойылым) көрсетіле беру; (бояу) жайылу; (қызу) көтерілу.
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