run around with

B2 informal inseparable transitive

In simple words

to be with someone a lot and go places together

Meanings

1 B2 idiomatic informal

common

to spend a lot of time going out or socializing with someone

"He's been running around with the same group since high school."

Grammar: inseparable

Usage notes

Often used by parents or older speakers about friends, groups, or bad influences. Can sound slightly critical.

friends gang crowd older boys wrong crowd classmates

Base

run around with

I/you/we/they

3rd person

runs around with

he/she/it

Past simple

ran around with

yesterday

Past participle

run around with

have + pp

-ing form

running around with

continuous

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hang around with associate with mix with spend time with keep company with

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