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running around after

running around after is the present participle and gerund of run around after.

Meaning of run around after

Verb

run around after (third-person singular simple present runs around after, present participle running around after, simple past ran around after, past participle run around after)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves.
    • I have spent all morning running around after the kids.

Questions about running around after

What is running around after the present participle and gerund of?
Running around after is the present participle and gerund of run around after.

Words near running around after in the dictionary

  1. running an errand
  2. running and gunning
  3. running and racing
  4. running and repeating
  5. running around
  6. running around after
  7. running around like a chicken with its head cut off
  8. running around with
  9. running around with one's hair on fire
  10. running at
  11. running at the mouth

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