run about with

C1 informal inseparable transitive

In simple words

to be with someone a lot and go places with them

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic informal

rare

to spend a lot of time in the company of someone, often moving around together socially

"Her parents didn't like her running about with that older crowd."

Grammar: inseparable

Usage notes

Often slightly disapproving, especially when talking about children or bad company. More British than American.

friends gang boys crowd wrong people schoolmates

Base

run about with

I/you/we/they

3rd person

runs about with

he/she/it

Past simple

ran about with

yesterday

Past participle

run about with

have + pp

-ing form

running about with

continuous

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associate with hang around with mix with spend time with run around with

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