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verb | noun dartdart1 /dɑrt/ ●○○ verb VERB TABLEdart |
Present | I, you, we, they | dart | | he, she, it | darts | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | darted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have darted | | he, she, it | has darted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had darted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dart | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have darted |
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Present | I | am darting | | he, she, it | is darting | | you, we, they | are darting | Past | I, he, she, it | was darting | | you, we, they | were darting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been darting | | he, she, it | has been darting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been darting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be darting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been darting |
THESAURUSmove quickly on foot► runa) to move very quickly, by moving your legs more quickly than when you walk: If we run, we can still catch the bus. He ran for his life as bullets flew around him (=to avoid being killed).b) to move in this way as a sport or for exercise: I run every morning. ► jog to run at a slow steady speed for exercise: It takes a half an hour to jog around the lake. ► sprint to run as fast as you can for a short distance: I sprinted toward the end zone and got the touchdown. ► dash to run somewhere, usually a short distance, because you are in a hurry: She dashed across the street to catch the bus. ► tear to run somewhere very fast, especially in a dangerous or careless way: The dog came tearing across the backyard at me, and I screamed. ► dart to run suddenly in a particular direction: A rabbit darted across the trail in front of us. ► race to run somewhere very quickly, especially because it is important that you get somewhere: She raced up the stairs when she heard the scream. ► bolt to suddenly run somewhere very fast, especially in order to escape or because you are frightened: At the sound of the siren, the men bolted for the door. ► scurry to run quickly with small steps, especially because you are nervous or afraid: Occasionally a cockroach would scurry across the floor. ► scamper to run quickly with quick short steps. Used about children or small animals: Squirrels were scampering around the park. ► trot to run fairly slowly, taking short steps. Used especially about horses and dogs: A little dog was trotting behind her. ► gallop to run very fast. Used about horses: The horse started galloping down the hill. 1[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction: dart across/into/out etc. The mouse was darting in and out of its hole. A child darted across the street.► see thesaurus at run12literary to look at someone or something very quickly and suddenly: His little black eyes darted around my office. verb | noun dartdart2 ●○○ noun ETYMOLOGYdart2Origin: 1300-1400 Old French ► made a dart for The cat made a dart for (=ran towards) the door. 1 [countable] a small pointed object that is thrown or shot as a weapon or thrown in the game of darts: Some South American Indians use poison darts for hunting.2darts [uncountable] a game in which darts are thrown at a circular board with numbers on it3[singular] a sudden quick movement in a particular direction: The cat made a dart for (=ran towards) the door.4[countable] a small fold sewn into a piece of clothing to make it fit better |