phrasal verb · neutral
run at
/rʌn æt/RUN·at
speakingtask2
move toward someone aggressively; or be at a particular speed/level
Examples
“The dog suddenly ran at the cyclist.”
“The train was running at full speed when it passed the station.”
“Her face ran at him with anger — (note: this is rare; use 'ran towards' or 'ran at' for movement).”
Band 8 sentence
“Startled, the stranger ran at him, but the guard intervened quickly.”
Collocations
- run at someone
- running at full speed
Word family
run at phrasal verbran at pastrunning at gerund
Common mistakes
run to→run at
attack→run at
Say it for a higher band
5attack→6charge→7+run at
Synonyms
charge
Easily confused
charge
“The bull charged across the field.”
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