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scamperscamper /ˈskæmpɚ/ verb [intransitive always + adv./prep.] ETYMOLOGYscamperOrigin: 1600-1700 Probably from early Dutch schampen to run away, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin excampare to leave camp, from Latin campus; ➔ CAMP1 VERB TABLEscamper |
| Present | I, you, we, they | scamper | | he, she, it | scampers | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | scampered | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have scampered | | he, she, it | has scampered | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had scampered | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will scamper | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have scampered |
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| Present | I | am scampering | | he, she, it | is scampering | | you, we, they | are scampering | | Past | I, he, she, it | was scampering | | you, we, they | were scampering | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been scampering | | he, she, it | has been scampering | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been scampering | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be scampering | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been scampering |
THESAURUSmove quickly on foot► runa) to move very quickly, by moving your legs more quickly than when you walk: If we run, we can still catch the bus. He ran for his life as bullets flew around him (=to avoid being killed).b) to move in this way as a sport or for exercise: I run every morning. ► jog to run at a slow steady speed for exercise: It takes a half an hour to jog around the lake. ► sprint to run as fast as you can for a short distance: I sprinted toward the end zone and got the touchdown. ► dash to run somewhere, usually a short distance, because you are in a hurry: She dashed across the street to catch the bus. ► tear to run somewhere very fast, especially in a dangerous or careless way: The dog came tearing across the backyard at me, and I screamed. ► dart to run suddenly in a particular direction: A rabbit darted across the trail in front of us. ► race to run somewhere very quickly, especially because it is important that you get somewhere: She raced up the stairs when she heard the scream. ► bolt to suddenly run somewhere very fast, especially in order to escape or because you are frightened: At the sound of the siren, the men bolted for the door. ► scurry to run quickly with small steps, especially because you are nervous or afraid: Occasionally a cockroach would scurry across the floor. ► scamper to run quickly with quick short steps. Used about children or small animals: Squirrels were scampering around the park. ► trot to run fairly slowly, taking short steps. Used especially about horses and dogs: A little dog was trotting behind her. ► gallop to run very fast. Used about horses: The horse started galloping down the hill. to run with quick short steps, like a child or small animal: scamper across/out/off etc. A mouse scampered across the floor.► see thesaurus at run1 |