run along
B1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
to go now or keep going
Meanings
1 B1
idiomatic
informal
used to tell someone, especially a child, to go away or leave now
"Run along now, and don't forget your lunch box."
"Run along now."
— Common film/dialogue phrase; exact source not reliably recalled
Grammar: inseparable
2 B2 neutral
to move or continue along a path or route
"A narrow footpath runs along the river behind the village."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Often used to children, sometimes kindly and sometimes dismissively. Can also mean moving along physically.
Commonly used with
home now children dear path road
Forms
Base
run along
I/you/we/they
3rd person
runs along
he/she/it
Past simple
ran along
yesterday
Past participle
run along
have + pp
-ing form
running along
continuous
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