phrasal verb · informal
run back
/rʌn ˈbæk/run BACK
speakingtask2
to go back to a place, usually quickly or briefly
Examples
“I ran back to the store because I'd left my wallet there.”
“Can you run back home and get my umbrella?”
“She ran back into the room to grab her phone.”
Band 8 sentence
“I ran back to the flat to fetch my notes before the meeting started.”
Collocations
- run back home / run back to the shop
Word family
run back / ran back / running back verb
Common mistakes
I ran to the shop because I forgot my wallet.→I ran back to the shop because I forgot my wallet.
I run back yesterday.→I ran back yesterday.
Say it for a higher band
5go back→6return→7+run back
Synonyms
go back
return
Easily confused
go back
“I had to go back to the office to pick up my badge.”
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