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单词 run on
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run on

An establishment like this has to be run on very rigid lines, otherwise we'd have chaos.Trying to get the thing to run on linear, causal lines -- he had been slow to latch on to this -- was part of the trouble.Then, gesturing in abrupt dismissal: `Anyway, sorry to run on about me.Right up there with that rubber that never wears out, cars that run on seawater."His voice suddenly accelerated into one long run-on sentence, a stuttering river of syllables.

Synonyms of 'run on'

stretch, reach, cover, spread
witter on, go on, talk a lot, ramble on
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All related terms of 'run on'

(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to continue without interruption
The sands ran on for five miles before the next town.
Synonyms
stretch
an artificial reef stretching the length of the coast
reach
Luckily, the phone was in easy reach.
cover
She was soaking wet and covered with mud.
spread
He spread his coat over the bed.
extend
The territory extends over one fifth of Canada's land mass.
unfold
(phrasal verb) 
Synonyms
witter on
go on
They're always going on about choice and market forces.
talk a lot
ramble on
rattle on
I listened in silence as Sam rattled on.
talk incessantly
gabble on
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of cover
Definition
to extend over or lie thickly on the surface of
She was soaking wet and covered with mud.
Synonyms
coat,
cake,
plaster,
smear,
envelop,
spread,
encase,
daub,
overspread
in the sense of extend
Definition
to reach to a certain distance or in a certain direction
The territory extends over one fifth of Canada's land mass.
Synonyms
spread out,
reach,
stretch,
continue,
carry on
in the sense of go on
Definition
to talk at length and annoyingly
They're always going on about choice and market forces.
Synonyms
ramble on,
carry on,
chatter,
waffle (informal, British),
witter (on) (informal),
rabbit on (British, informal),
prattle,
blether,
earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang)

Nearby words of
run on

  • run off
  • run off with someone
  • run off with something
  • run on
  • run on something or someone
  • run out
  • run out of something

Related terms of
run on

  • on the run
  • run out on someone
  • run on something or someone

Synonyms of 'run on'

run on

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of rattle on
Definition
to talk quickly and at length about something unimportant
I listened in silence as Sam rattled on.
Synonyms
prattle,
rabbit (on) (British, informal),
chatter,
witter (informal),
cackle,
yak (away) (slang),
gibber,
jabber,
gabble,
blether,
prate,
run on,
earbash (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
in the sense of reach
Definition
the extent or distance of reaching
Luckily, the phone was in easy reach.
Synonyms
grasp,
range,
distance,
stretch,
sweep,
capacity,
extent,
extension,
scope
in the sense of spread
Definition
to open out or unfold to the fullest width
He spread his coat over the bed.
Synonyms
open (out),
extend,
stretch,
unfold,
sprawl,
unfurl,
fan out,
unroll
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