phrasal verb · informal
run along
UK/rʌn əˈlɒŋ/US/rʌn əˈlɔːŋ/run a·LONG
speaking
1) (informal, often to children) go away or go and play; 2) to move forward or continue along a route
Examples
“The teacher told the kids to run along and play.”
“We ran along the riverside path until we reached the bridge.”
“Right, you can run along now; I need to get on with this work.”
Band 8 sentence
“After a quick word from the coach, the players ran along the touchline to warm up.”
Collocations
- run along the path / run along and play
Word family
run along / ran along / running along verb
Common mistakes
He ran long the river.→He ran along the river.
Run long and play!→Run along and play!
Say it for a higher band
5go away→6walk away→7+run along
Synonyms
go away
run along (move forward)
Easily confused
go away
“Please go away and leave me alone for a while.”
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