英语词汇“to run upon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

†1. intransitive. Of an (esp. unfortunate) event, circumstance, etc.: to come or fall upon (a person); to befall, beset. Cf. sense 8a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (intransitive)] > happen to

tocomeeOE

limpc888

i-timeOE

alimpOE

comeOE

on-becomeOE

tidec1000

befallc1175

betidec1175

betimea1225

fallc1225

time?c1225

yfallc1275

timea1325

happena1393

to run upon ——a1393

behapa1450

bechance1530

succeeda1533

attaina1535

behappen1596

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. l. 4869 (MED) Arrons was so wo besein With thoghtes whiche upon him runne.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 3556 (MED) Sir ysaac..Vnfere and eld a-pon him ran.

1423–4 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1423 §55. m. 31 The grete disavauntage that shulde renne upon hym.

1487 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VII (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1487 §28. m. 11 The same forfeiture to renne upon the seller or lener therof.

a1500 (a1450) tr. Secreta Secret. (Ashm. 396) (1977) 84 (MED) In makyng of grete expenses..shall corrupcion rynne vpon the.

?1563 M. Parker Let. in J. Strype Life (1711) App. 200 To avoyde any Suspicion that might run upon hym amongst his owne.

a1586 W. Dunbar in W. A. Craigie Maitland Folio MS (1919) I. 11 Quhar Is ane tretour or ane theiff wpone him selff rynnes the mischeiff.

2. intransitive.

a. To talk about, have reference to, relate to; = to run on —— 1a at Phrasal verbs 2.

ΚΠ

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 11 (MED) Þis book renneþ þorouȝ and vpon þe vij maters vþon [read vpon] whiche is maad al maner of contemplacioun.

1587 R. Holinshed et al. Hist. Eng. (new ed.) v. xxii. 104/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I A late chronographer running upon this matter..saith that [etc.].

1659 J. Davies tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Hymen's Præludia: 9th & 10th Pts. ix. i. 17 His discourse ran upon his misfortune, and his entertainment was of the strange posture of his spirit.

1736 Authentick Mem. Vanella 20 He..tarried with her till it was late, and their Discourse ran upon various Subjects.

1768 P. Thicknesse Useful Hints Tour of France x. 115 A priest, in a mixed company where the conversation ran upon the subject of confession, said, that [etc.].

1817 G. Colman Hist. Elsmere & Rosa II. ii. 48 Which thing nobody took any notice of,..and much talk ran upon Dr. and Mrs. Grove's visit at Spade-oak.

1873 Times 16 Aug. 5/5 Conversation ran upon the sad loss sustained by the death of the Emperor in January last.

1920 B. W. Sinclair Poor Man's Rock 174 These people seldom spoke of money, or of work, or politics... Their talk ran upon dances, clothes, motoring, [etc.].

1996 M. D. Harding Air-bird in Water xv. 267 At a country house party..the conversation runs upon Brigit and Orange and the latter's Roman Catholic ‘practical idealism’.

b. To be occupied with (a subject) in thought; to dwell on; = to run on —— 1b at Phrasal verbs 2. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > fix the attention, concentrate [verb (transitive)]

intend1429

to run upon ——c1443

to run on ——?1499

to run of ——?1504

to stick to ——?1530

affix1553

medite1606

fix1664

meditate1700

linger1835

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > be occupied with a topic [verb (intransitive)]

to be abouta1400

to run on ——a1400

to run upon ——c1443

to speak unto ——1639

to roll upon ——1702

to roll on ——1763

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 11 Bi stable contemplacioun, renning longe tyme vpon trouþis of þe same kynde.

1578 A. Golding tr. Seneca Conc. Benefyting iv. xx. 56 [He] hath his mynd ronning vppon the Heritage or Legacies that shall bee bequeathed him.

c1610 J. Speed Let. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) 108 My thoughts runnyng upon the well performance of this worke.

1667 T. Tomkins Inconveniences Toleration 34 Each Congregation will have some one little Proposition, which all its Proselytes must be known by, which all their thoughts must be always running upon.

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 61 His Mind run upon Men fighting, and killing of one another.

1775 S. Johnson Let. 17 June (1992) II. 226 Write to me something every post, for on the stated day my head runs upon a letter.

1862 C. J. Vaughan Lect. St Paul’s Epist. Philippians xix. 305 It does us harm to let our thoughts run upon it [sc. evil].

1899 W. D. Howells Ragged Lady vi. 49 They knew enough..to value a young fellow whose thoughts were not running upon girls all the time.

1919 C. P. Bement Spinner of Webs xviii. 192 All the way home his mind ran upon the debt.

1973 Forest Park (Illinois) Rev. 25 July 8/2 Then my mind ran upon the present involvement with the many foreign countries that the people of this country do business with.

c. To have a preference for or tendency towards; = to run on —— 1c at Phrasal verbs 2. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > be disposed or inclined to [verb (transitive)] > be favourably inclined to

reckOE

keep1297

to list ofa1300

to have, take a fancy for, to1465

lean1530

fantasy1548

to run upon ——1550

mind1648

to run to ——1809

whim1842

1550 R. Crowley in Langland's Vision of Pierce Plowman (new ed.) To Rdr. sig. *ii The firste two verses of the book renne vpon .S... The next [line] runneth vpon .H.

1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel 110 This sense generally Interpreters run upon, and it is most congruous and coherent.

1705 Philos. Trans. 1704–05 (Royal Soc.) 24 2003 Why might not..the Painter's Complexion be known by his Pictures..as supposing that the Sanguine do naturally run upon Pourtraits, Poetical Histories, Nudities, &c. The Cholerick upon Battel-pieces.

1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. v. 104 Mankind run upon Horses with great Appetites.

1762 J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry I. 39 A great deal of the marle in the north country runs much upon the loam; but that in Sussex is more like fuller's earth.

1837 Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. III. 98/2 The absurd taste of the age..ran strongly upon the implicit copying of ancient authorities.

1859 E. Wilson Rambles at Antipodes 51 The South Australian land-system runs greatly upon eighty-acre sections.

1878 Graphic 28 Sept. 315/3 The Agricultural Gazette..thinks that the Oxfords are run upon too much.

1905 Connoisseur Apr. 246/2 The so-called ‘Death Mask Stamps’ have been run upon to an enormous extent by stamp collectors and others.

1958 E. M. Sigsworth Black Dyke Mills iii. 74 In the 1860's, the popular fashion amongst women..ran upon cloths suitable for wear with crinolines.

†3. intransitive. To engage in, enter upon (an action, undertaking, etc.). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)]

beginc1000

onginOE

aginOE

ginc1175

to go tillc1175

to take onc1175

comsea1225

fanga1225

to go toc1275

i-ginc1275

commencec1320

to get (also get down, go, go adown, set, set down) to workc1400

to lay to one's hand(sc1405

to put to one's hand (also hands)c1410

to set toc1425

standa1450

to make to1563

to fall to it1570

to start out1574

to fall to1577

to run upon ——1581

to break off1591

start1607

to set in1608

to set to one's hands1611

to put toa1616

to fall ona1625

in1633

to fall aboard1642

auspicatea1670

to set out1693

to enter (into) the fray1698

open1708

to start in1737

inchoate1767

to set off1774

go1780

start1785

to on with1843

to kick off1857

to start in on1859

to steam up1860

to push off1909

to cut loose1923

to get (also put) the show on the road1941

to get one's arse in gear1948

1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. i. f. 29^v For..we naturally run vpon things which are forbidden vs.

1676 G. Towerson Explic. Decalogue 525 They may tempt unwary Men to..run upon any Falsity.

1690 T. Bainbrigg Seasonable Refl. Late Pamphlet 53 [They] had their Heads full of Fancies, and particular Notions, and for the sake of them, they could run upon the most desperate Enterprizes.

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 247 That I might not be said to run rashly upon any Thing, I stay'd here above nine Months.

4. intransitive. To bring upon oneself, incur, fall into.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > [verb (transitive)] > bring something upon > oneself

underliec960

catch?c1225

to run in ——1403

to run into ——?a1425

incurc1460

to run upon ——1583

contract1598

1583 G. Babington Briefe Conf. Frailtie & Faith iii. 46 Otherwise we run vpon our ruine both in heauen & earth.

1587 G. Whetstone Censure Loyall Subj. sig. D4 Those whose hearts are hardned, haue their iudgements blinde, and their affections swift to run vpon destruction.

1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts ii. 298 They..have runne very deep upon the displeasure of God.

1656 in E. Nicholas Nicholas Papers (1897) III. 258 To make there peace, least otherwise they should runne vppon there owne future ruine.

1754 Earl of Chatham Lett. to Nephew (1804) vi. 40 The inconveniences, dangers, and evils, which they themselves have run upon.

1777 J. Gray Dr. Price's Notions Nature Civil Liberty 102 If they will..give a willing ear to false and pernicious doctrines, it is not to be wondered that they run upon destruction.

1844 Monthly Relig. Mag. July 262 There is an impatience of restraint that is mere wantonness and wilfulness, breeding disorder and running upon destruction.

1894 W. Wilson in Rep. 17th Ann. Meeting Amer. Bar Assoc. 440 We shall run upon irreparable disaster unless we ponder very seriously the proper means and practicable measures of reform.

1928 J. Agate in Sunday Times 22 Jan. 6/1 We do not believe in them, and can have none of the Aristotelian fear that by our own folly we should run upon similar disaster.

1948 L. Constantine Cricketers' Carnival xx. 177 We have the bowlers; we shall see what Rhodes does to those who run upon destruction.

2001 S. Blackburn Being Good (2002) 35 Joseph Butler..gives the example of a man who runs upon certain ruin in order to avenge himself for an insult.

†5. intransitive. To depend upon (a particular source of finance); esp. to draw upon (credit). Obsolete (U.S. in later use).

ΚΠ

1601 J. Wheeler Treat. Commerce 49 Hee was forced to runne vpon the Exchaunge, or Interest, till his provision came in.

1690 W. Mountfort Successfull Straingers v. 57 If I run upon tick Cuckold me.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1734) II. 359 The Pay of the Army, with the Charge of the Government, was to run upon Credit.

a1744 S. Tempest Religio Laici (?1764) 69 Those who run upon Tick, have nothing but what is both bad of the Kind, and at a high Price.

1816 P. M. Freneau Dialogue News-Printer & Cash-Collector in New-York Weekly Museum 9 Nov. 28/2 Six months, for my board, I have run upon tick.

1863 W. R. Cochrane in E. C. Cogswell Hist. New Boston (1864) 84 He..runs upon credit when he can't upon cash!

†6. intransitive. To make a sudden demand upon (a bank) for funds; to take part in a run (run n.² 39a(a)) on. Cf. sense 12. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > bank [verb (transitive)] > make sudden demand on bank

to run upon ——1719

run1825

1719 D. Defoe Anat. Exchange-Alley 28 Will they tell us that running upon the Bank, and lowering the Stocks, was no Treason?

1828 Examiner 842/1 The house was..very severely run upon.

1892 Daily News 14 Sept. 5/2 These persons..were infected by panic... They ‘ran’ upon the bank.

1897 Westm. Rev. July 68 There could be no more monetary panics or upsetting of our markets by foreigners running upon the Bank of England for gold.

†7. intransitive. U.S. colloquial. To tease, ridicule; = to run on —— 3 at Phrasal verbs 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > deride, ridicule, or mock [verb (intransitive)]

scorp1535

frump1566

flout1575

to game at1623

to run upon ——1833

1833 S. Smith Life & Writings Major Jack Downing 137 When I see any body run upon too hard I cant help taking their part.

1872 Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours 13 302/1 You have always been kind to old Kanaka, when he was run upon by every other man in the ship.

8. intransitive. To encounter, esp. suddenly or unexpectedly; to come across. Cf. to run into —— 9b at Phrasal verbs 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > meeting or encounter > meet or encounter [verb (transitive)] > unexpectedly or by chance

stumble1555

to come upon ——1622

to come across ——1738

to come on ——1801

to run upon ——1849

1849 Water Cure Jrnl. Aug. 229 Neither did we hear any more of her until we again casually ran upon our medical friend of the West end.

1892 Trans. & Rep. Nebraska State Hist. Soc. 4 150 He was momentarily expecting to run upon the robbers and of course expected a fight.

1920 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Daily Gaz. 16 Sept. 1/4 The raiding officers a short time later unexpectedly ran upon the second distillery.

a1956 E. S. Kelley Devil's Hand (1974) v. 62 Later they ran upon Ruby in the grocery store.

2005 J. L. McCullough My Journey on Mississippi iii. 32 While I was down in Gulf Port I ran upon one of those carpenters.

单词	to run upon
释义	> as lemmas to run upon —— to run upon —— †1. intransitive. Of an (esp. unfortunate) event, circumstance, etc.: to come or fall upon (a person); to befall, beset. Cf. sense 8a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (intransitive)] > happen to tocomeeOE limpc888 i-timeOE alimpOE comeOE on-becomeOE tidec1000 befallc1175 betidec1175 betimea1225 fallc1225 time?c1225 yfallc1275 timea1325 happena1393 to run upon ——a1393 behapa1450 bechance1530 succeeda1533 attaina1535 behappen1596 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vii. l. 4869 (MED) Arrons was so wo besein With thoghtes whiche upon him runne. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 3556 (MED) Sir ysaac..Vnfere and eld a-pon him ran. 1423–4 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1423 §55. m. 31 The grete disavauntage that shulde renne upon hym. 1487 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VII (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1487 §28. m. 11 The same forfeiture to renne upon the seller or lener therof. a1500 (a1450) tr. Secreta Secret. (Ashm. 396) (1977) 84 (MED) In makyng of grete expenses..shall corrupcion rynne vpon the. ?1563 M. Parker Let. in J. Strype Life (1711) App. 200 To avoyde any Suspicion that might run upon hym amongst his owne. a1586 W. Dunbar in W. A. Craigie Maitland Folio MS (1919) I. 11 Quhar Is ane tretour or ane theiff wpone him selff rynnes the mischeiff. 2. intransitive. a. To talk about, have reference to, relate to; = to run on —— 1a at Phrasal verbs 2. ΚΠ c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 11 (MED) Þis book renneþ þorouȝ and vpon þe vij maters vþon [read vpon] whiche is maad al maner of contemplacioun. 1587 R. Holinshed et al. Hist. Eng. (new ed.) v. xxii. 104/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I A late chronographer running upon this matter..saith that [etc.]. 1659 J. Davies tr. G. de Costes de La Calprenède Hymen's Præludia: 9th & 10th Pts. ix. i. 17 His discourse ran upon his misfortune, and his entertainment was of the strange posture of his spirit. 1736 Authentick Mem. Vanella 20 He..tarried with her till it was late, and their Discourse ran upon various Subjects. 1768 P. Thicknesse Useful Hints Tour of France x. 115 A priest, in a mixed company where the conversation ran upon the subject of confession, said, that [etc.]. 1817 G. Colman Hist. Elsmere & Rosa II. ii. 48 Which thing nobody took any notice of,..and much talk ran upon Dr. and Mrs. Grove's visit at Spade-oak. 1873 Times 16 Aug. 5/5 Conversation ran upon the sad loss sustained by the death of the Emperor in January last. 1920 B. W. Sinclair Poor Man's Rock 174 These people seldom spoke of money, or of work, or politics... Their talk ran upon dances, clothes, motoring, [etc.]. 1996 M. D. Harding Air-bird in Water xv. 267 At a country house party..the conversation runs upon Brigit and Orange and the latter's Roman Catholic ‘practical idealism’. b. To be occupied with (a subject) in thought; to dwell on; = to run on —— 1b at Phrasal verbs 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > fix the attention, concentrate [verb (transitive)] intend1429 to run upon ——c1443 to run on ——?1499 to run of ——?1504 to stick to ——?1530 affix1553 medite1606 fix1664 meditate1700 linger1835 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > be occupied with a topic [verb (intransitive)] to be abouta1400 to run on ——a1400 to run upon ——c1443 to speak unto ——1639 to roll upon ——1702 to roll on ——1763 c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 11 Bi stable contemplacioun, renning longe tyme vpon trouþis of þe same kynde. 1578 A. Golding tr. Seneca Conc. Benefyting iv. xx. 56 [He] hath his mynd ronning vppon the Heritage or Legacies that shall bee bequeathed him. c1610 J. Speed Let. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) 108 My thoughts runnyng upon the well performance of this worke. 1667 T. Tomkins Inconveniences Toleration 34 Each Congregation will have some one little Proposition, which all its Proselytes must be known by, which all their thoughts must be always running upon. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 61 His Mind run upon Men fighting, and killing of one another. 1775 S. Johnson Let. 17 June (1992) II. 226 Write to me something every post, for on the stated day my head runs upon a letter. 1862 C. J. Vaughan Lect. St Paul’s Epist. Philippians xix. 305 It does us harm to let our thoughts run upon it [sc. evil]. 1899 W. D. Howells Ragged Lady vi. 49 They knew enough..to value a young fellow whose thoughts were not running upon girls all the time. 1919 C. P. Bement Spinner of Webs xviii. 192 All the way home his mind ran upon the debt. 1973 Forest Park (Illinois) Rev. 25 July 8/2 Then my mind ran upon the present involvement with the many foreign countries that the people of this country do business with. c. To have a preference for or tendency towards; = to run on —— 1c at Phrasal verbs 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > be disposed or inclined to [verb (transitive)] > be favourably inclined to reckOE keep1297 to list ofa1300 to have, take a fancy for, to1465 lean1530 fantasy1548 to run upon ——1550 mind1648 to run to ——1809 whim1842 1550 R. Crowley in Langland's Vision of Pierce Plowman (new ed.) To Rdr. sig. ii The firste two verses of the book renne vpon .S... The next [line] runneth vpon .H. 1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel* 110 This sense generally Interpreters run upon, and it is most congruous and coherent. 1705 Philos. Trans. 1704–05 (Royal Soc.) 24 2003 Why might not..the Painter's Complexion be known by his Pictures..as supposing that the Sanguine do naturally run upon Pourtraits, Poetical Histories, Nudities, &c. The Cholerick upon Battel-pieces. 1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. v. 104 Mankind run upon Horses with great Appetites. 1762 J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry I. 39 A great deal of the marle in the north country runs much upon the loam; but that in Sussex is more like fuller's earth. 1837 Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. III. 98/2 The absurd taste of the age..ran strongly upon the implicit copying of ancient authorities. 1859 E. Wilson Rambles at Antipodes 51 The South Australian land-system runs greatly upon eighty-acre sections. 1878 Graphic 28 Sept. 315/3 The Agricultural Gazette..thinks that the Oxfords are run upon too much. 1905 Connoisseur Apr. 246/2 The so-called ‘Death Mask Stamps’ have been run upon to an enormous extent by stamp collectors and others. 1958 E. M. Sigsworth Black Dyke Mills iii. 74 In the 1860's, the popular fashion amongst women..ran upon cloths suitable for wear with crinolines. †3. intransitive. To engage in, enter upon (an action, undertaking, etc.). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] beginc1000 onginOE aginOE ginc1175 to go tillc1175 to take onc1175 comsea1225 fanga1225 to go toc1275 i-ginc1275 commencec1320 to get (also get down, go, go adown, set, set down) to workc1400 to lay to one's hand(sc1405 to put to one's hand (also hands)c1410 to set toc1425 standa1450 to make to1563 to fall to it1570 to start out1574 to fall to1577 to run upon ——1581 to break off1591 start1607 to set in1608 to set to one's hands1611 to put toa1616 to fall ona1625 in1633 to fall aboard1642 auspicatea1670 to set out1693 to enter (into) the fray1698 open1708 to start in1737 inchoate1767 to set off1774 go1780 start1785 to on with1843 to kick off1857 to start in on1859 to steam up1860 to push off1909 to cut loose1923 to get (also put) the show on the road1941 to get one's arse in gear1948 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. i. f. 29^v For..we naturally run vpon things which are forbidden vs. 1676 G. Towerson Explic. Decalogue 525 They may tempt unwary Men to..run upon any Falsity. 1690 T. Bainbrigg Seasonable Refl. Late Pamphlet 53 [They] had their Heads full of Fancies, and particular Notions, and for the sake of them, they could run upon the most desperate Enterprizes. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 247 That I might not be said to run rashly upon any Thing, I stay'd here above nine Months. 4. intransitive. To bring upon oneself, incur, fall into. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [verb (transitive)] > bring something upon > oneself underliec960 catch?c1225 to run in ——1403 to run into ——?a1425 incurc1460 to run upon ——1583 contract1598 1583 G. Babington Briefe Conf. Frailtie & Faith iii. 46 Otherwise we run vpon our ruine both in heauen & earth. 1587 G. Whetstone Censure Loyall Subj. sig. D4 Those whose hearts are hardned, haue their iudgements blinde, and their affections swift to run vpon destruction. 1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts ii. 298 They..have runne very deep upon the displeasure of God. 1656 in E. Nicholas Nicholas Papers (1897) III. 258 To make there peace, least otherwise they should runne vppon there owne future ruine. 1754 Earl of Chatham Lett. to Nephew (1804) vi. 40 The inconveniences, dangers, and evils, which they themselves have run upon. 1777 J. Gray Dr. Price's Notions Nature Civil Liberty 102 If they will..give a willing ear to false and pernicious doctrines, it is not to be wondered that they run upon destruction. 1844 Monthly Relig. Mag. July 262 There is an impatience of restraint that is mere wantonness and wilfulness, breeding disorder and running upon destruction. 1894 W. Wilson in Rep. 17th Ann. Meeting Amer. Bar Assoc. 440 We shall run upon irreparable disaster unless we ponder very seriously the proper means and practicable measures of reform. 1928 J. Agate in Sunday Times 22 Jan. 6/1 We do not believe in them, and can have none of the Aristotelian fear that by our own folly we should run upon similar disaster. 1948 L. Constantine Cricketers' Carnival xx. 177 We have the bowlers; we shall see what Rhodes does to those who run upon destruction. 2001 S. Blackburn Being Good (2002) 35 Joseph Butler..gives the example of a man who runs upon certain ruin in order to avenge himself for an insult. †5. intransitive. To depend upon (a particular source of finance); esp. to draw upon (credit). Obsolete (U.S. in later use). ΚΠ 1601 J. Wheeler Treat. Commerce 49 Hee was forced to runne vpon the Exchaunge, or Interest, till his provision came in. 1690 W. Mountfort Successfull Straingers v. 57 If I run upon tick Cuckold me. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1734) II. 359 The Pay of the Army, with the Charge of the Government, was to run upon Credit. a1744 S. Tempest Religio Laici (?1764) 69 Those who run upon Tick, have nothing but what is both bad of the Kind, and at a high Price. 1816 P. M. Freneau Dialogue News-Printer & Cash-Collector in New-York Weekly Museum 9 Nov. 28/2 Six months, for my board, I have run upon tick. 1863 W. R. Cochrane in E. C. Cogswell Hist. New Boston (1864) 84 He..runs upon credit when he can't upon cash! †6. intransitive. To make a sudden demand upon (a bank) for funds; to take part in a run (run n.² 39a(a)) on. Cf. sense 12. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > bank [verb (transitive)] > make sudden demand on bank to run upon ——1719 run1825 1719 D. Defoe Anat. Exchange-Alley 28 Will they tell us that running upon the Bank, and lowering the Stocks, was no Treason? 1828 Examiner 842/1 The house was..very severely run upon. 1892 Daily News 14 Sept. 5/2 These persons..were infected by panic... They ‘ran’ upon the bank. 1897 Westm. Rev. July 68 There could be no more monetary panics or upsetting of our markets by foreigners running upon the Bank of England for gold. †7. intransitive. U.S. colloquial. To tease, ridicule; = to run on —— 3 at Phrasal verbs 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > deride, ridicule, or mock [verb (intransitive)] scorp1535 frump1566 flout1575 to game at1623 to run upon ——1833 1833 S. Smith Life & Writings Major Jack Downing 137 When I see any body run upon too hard I cant help taking their part. 1872 Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours 13 302/1 You have always been kind to old Kanaka, when he was run upon by every other man in the ship. 8. intransitive. To encounter, esp. suddenly or unexpectedly; to come across. Cf. to run into —— 9b at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > meeting or encounter > meet or encounter [verb (transitive)] > unexpectedly or by chance stumble1555 to come upon ——1622 to come across ——1738 to come on ——1801 to run upon ——1849 1849 Water Cure Jrnl. Aug. 229 Neither did we hear any more of her until we again casually ran upon our medical friend of the West end. 1892 Trans. & Rep. Nebraska State Hist. Soc. 4 150 He was momentarily expecting to run upon the robbers and of course expected a fight. 1920 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Daily Gaz. 16 Sept. 1/4 The raiding officers a short time later unexpectedly ran upon the second distillery. a1956 E. S. Kelley Devil's Hand (1974) v. 62 Later they ran upon Ruby in the grocery store. 2005 J. L. McCullough My Journey on Mississippi iii. 32 While I was down in Gulf Port I ran upon one of those carpenters. extracted from runv. < as lemmas
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