The Verb “Run” Has The Most Definitions
Interesting Facts in Easy English
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- sense: meaning in context
- run a temperature: to have a high body temperature
- run the water: to allow water to pour out of a tap continuously
- run something by someone: to ask someone’s opinion about something
- a vocal run: the singing of one vowel sound with many notes
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The Word “Run” Has The Most Definitions
Comprehension Questions
- What is this report mainly about?
- Why would someone “run a temperature”?
- Why are the verbs “put” and “set” mentioned?
Discussion Questions: As a learner of English, how does it make you feel to know that there are over 600 ways to use a single English word? What does this say about the English language?
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9 comments
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takwa says:
i think that every language is unique and has Something that distinguishes it from the other , in the English language there are over 600 ways to use a single English word that is what distingushes it . this makes me more excited to learn it.
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Ben Banneni Rebah says:
It makes me feel that english is an interesting language.
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Fetha Bennani says:
i think english language is the only one that has diffrent meanings in same word. And i think it’s very easy to learn and practise it as well without complication.
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Lahouil Tarek says:
1) The report mainly focuses on the various meanings of the word run at language.
2) Someone would run a temprature, when he got sick
3) the verbs put and set was mentioned to give an other exemple of rich of meanings like verb run at language.
4) English is very rich language. -
CHEDIA TURKI says:
1- the report means that English is a very rich and interesting language
2- someone “run a temperature” : he is ill so he has high temperature
3- I think verbs “put” and “set” are mentioned because they also have different meanings and senses and they are composed of 3 letters as the verb run -
zeineb madhi says:
1) the report is about word”run ” how has many meaning
2)someone how run temperature is a sick person and his temperature exceeds 37 degrees
3)because they have many meanings -
seif eddine says:
It makes me feel that it is one of the very important and interesting languages
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R SUNTHARALINGAM says:
It is very, very interesting, indeed. The language fascinates me, everytime I come across a new dimension to the language and its components.English is to be admired, appreciated and savoured.
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Donia BEN MANSOUR says:
It make me feel confused to know that just one word has many meaning and the most difficult is to memorized it.