run

Naija

Alternative forms

ron

Etymology

From: English run

Pronunciation

• rən

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 45
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 261
• Frequency in raw corpus: 1670
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 228

The word is used more in written texts than orally.

Noun

run: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. amod-case-det (frequency:4)

   at di long run, my papa con my mama first die, my, my mama con follow.  — (NST_cleaned__33275, __no translation__)

   And eh... at di long run, my papa con my mama first die, my, my mama con follow.  — (ABJ_NOU_02_Gimba-Lifestory_MG__9, And uh... in the long run, my father... my mother was the first to die, then my, my mother followed suit.)

Synonyms

• pursue 0.62 426, waka 0.59 1982, pack 0.59 339, move 0.55 825, drive 0.54 431, escape 0.54 239, chase 0.54 72, travel 0.53 914, disappear 0.50 135

Antonyms

• pursue 0.62 426, waka 0.59 1982, pack 0.59 339, move 0.55 825, drive 0.54 431, escape 0.54 239, chase 0.54 72, travel 0.53 914, disappear 0.50 135

Translations

• English: no definition

Verb

run: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:81)

   Run!  — (deuber__3589, __no translation__)

   Run.  — (jw__31434, __no translation__)

2. obl:arg (frequency:50)

   Wetin go help us run from sex wey no clean for God eye?  — (jw__42134, __no translation__)

   Tori be say some of di officers fire shots and pipo run for dia life.  — (bbc__95319, __no translation__)

3. obj (frequency:46)

   Who run di world?  — (bbc__100238, __no translation__)

   You fit, you fit run eight years.  — (JOS_32_School-And-Party-Politics_DG__221, You can... youcan run for eight years.)

4. mark-obj (frequency:22)

   I have package to run.  — (JOS_40_Travelling-On-Nigerian-Roads_DG__82, I have a package to run.)

   E wan use e experience for FIFA and CAF for run football.  — (bbc__87612, __no translation__)

5. mark (frequency:18)

   I have package to run.  — (NST_cleaned__26484, __no translation__)

   Na im you start to run;  — (jw__34159, __no translation__)

6. aux-obj (frequency:14)

   For Nigeria sports, na di men dem dey run things.  — (bbc__50513, __no translation__)

   Say yes, dis na my padi and na we dey run dis place.  — (bbc__22584, __no translation__)

7. aux-mark (frequency:10)

   Sisera leave im horse and start to dey run.  — (jw__17970, __no translation__)

   This kain behaviour don show say she be person wen fit run.  — (bbc__6311, __no translation__)

8. nsubj (frequency:8)

   As e enter, na so all of us run.  — (ABJ_INF_09b_Old-Time-School_M__57, As soon as she entered, we all ran away.)

   Na so I run, I leave di man go sleep.  — (NST_cleaned__16862, __no translation__)

9. obl:mod (frequency:5)

   Na for round 7 na im Bastie Samir beat am to stop im unbroken run.  — (bbc__71063, __no translation__)

   Joseph and Mary carry their pikin run go Egypt that night, dem no waste time.  — (jw__21516, __no translation__)

10. aux (frequency:4)

    di way dem dey take dey run  — (deuber__3877, __no translation__)

    Na so di lineage suppose dey run.  — (BEN_27_Boy-And-Girl_DG__120, That's how it's supposed to be.)

11. cc-obj (frequency:4)

    Car Free Day na to encourage people to make dem no drive dia car instead make dem waka, run and run bike.  — (bbc__24777, __no translation__)

    Di kontri Ministry of Health na im launch di Nationwide CarFreeDay to encourage people to make dem no drive dia car instead make dem waka, run and run bike.  — (bbc__35487, __no translation__)

12. dep (frequency:3)

    Where una wan us run to?  — (KAD_15_Money-Wahala_MG__103, Where do you want us to run to?)

    Cos some people now go run go outside.  — (WAZL_06_Na-Your-Health_DG__147, Because some people will run go outside.)

13. det (frequency:2)

    Tori from Zoa area na say all man di run go for bush afta de attack and villagers di claim don burn de village.  — (bbc__95446, __no translation__)

    According to eyewitnesses, as di police dey shoot, na so di Zakzaky protest di run enta di Banex plaza wey be di popular business area.  — (bbc__12034, __no translation__)

14. ccomp (frequency:2)

    But wen tori pipo ask her if she go take medicine to allow her run for she answer say Hell no.  — (bbc__23687, __no translation__)

    But before den e bi visit Northwest and Southwest regions, where some fight-fight don make thousands run from Cameroon enter Nigeria.  — (bbc__45084, __no translation__)

15. advcl (frequency:2)

    Di referees bin show Okagbare-Ighotegunor red card afta she begin run before dem blow whistle.  — (bbc__37808, __no translation__)

    Plateau killings: 'Dem kill my pikin wey dey give me food' Wen one Imam see many pipo run dey enta im village for Nghar Yelwa for Plateau State on Sunday, im no think am two times before im open im door to receive dem.  — (bbc__81862, __no translation__)

16. aux-dep (frequency:2)

    You still dey make your mouth dey run like sey…  — (NST_cleaned__14891, __no translation__)

    She follow BBC News Pidgin talk about di business and how she don turn wetin most pipo dey run from, into her daily bread.  — (bbc__88649, __no translation__)

Derived forms

• Anglophone run

1. But dis no bi de only decision as SDF also ask ELECAM for tok solution weh deh get for make sure say kontri pipo weh Anglophone crisis make dem run go oda parts for kontri and Nigeria, go vote.  — (bbc__22472, __no translation__)

   De crisis for Anglophone regions di cause plenty harm for population as about 437,000 don run go oda parts for kontri, 30,000 register for Nigeria and civilians, army and fighters di so-so die for dis crisis weh e start laik peaceful request of di Anglophone regionpipo wey wan separate for 2016.  — (bbc__27438, __no translation__)

• run way

1. Two of dem even waka di run way togeda.  — (bbc__96460, __no translation__)

   Oda Nigerians wey follow walk di run way na Nigerian British rapper Tinie Temah and model Davidson Obennebo.  — (bbc__76075, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• pursue 0.62 426, waka 0.59 1982, pack 0.59 339, move 0.55 825, drive 0.54 431, escape 0.54 239, chase 0.54 72, travel 0.53 914, disappear 0.50 135

Antonyms

• pursue 0.62 426, waka 0.59 1982, pack 0.59 339, move 0.55 825, drive 0.54 431, escape 0.54 239, chase 0.54 72, travel 0.53 914, disappear 0.50 135

Translations

• English: no definition