correre

Definitions of correre
  1. verb
    move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
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    types:
    trotterellare
    run at a moderately swift pace
    precipitare
    run with the ball, in football
    type of:
    correre via, scappare
    move very fast
  2. verb
    cover by running; run a certain distance
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    type of:
    scavalcare
    go across or through
  3. verb
    compete in a race
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    competere, concorrere, gareggiare, misurarsi, rivaleggiare
    compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
  4. verb
    act or move at high speed
    synonyms: accelerare, accorrere, affrettare, affrettarsi
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    agire, attivarsi, compiere, effettuare, eseguire, esercitare, fare, muoversi, operare, realizzare
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  5. verb
    direct one's interest or attention towards; go into
  6. verb
    return in thought or speech to something
    synonyms: riandare, ricorrere, riparlare, ripensare, riportarsi, ritornare, rivolgersi, tornare
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    type of:
    rimandare
    go back to something earlier
  7. verb
    pass by
    synonyms: eclissarsi, fluire, intercedere, intercorrere, passare, scavalcare, scorrere, trascorrere
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    andare avanti, avanzare, continuare, marciare, procedere, proseguire
    move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
  8. verb
    cause an animal to move fast
    synonyms: intercorrere
    braccare, cacciare, rintracciare
    pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
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    guarnire, muovere, spostare
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  9. verb
    extend or continue for a certain period of time
    synonyms: intercorrere
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    dilungarsi, durare, prolungarsi
    persist for a specified period of time
  10. verb
    stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
    synonyms: capeggiare, guidare, intercorrere
    intercorrere
    change or be different within limits
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    irradiare
    extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
    type of:
    essere, stare, trovarsi
    occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
  11. verb
    have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
    synonyms: avere propensione, inclinare, intercorrere, tendere, tirare
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    type of:
    essere
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  12. verb
    have a particular form
    synonyms: intercorrere
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    type of:
    essere
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  13. verb
    change or be different within limits
    synonyms: intercorrere
    capeggiare, guidare, intercorrere
    stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
    filare
    cause something to pass or lead somewhere
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    type of:
    essere
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  14. verb
    attack suddenly
    synonyms: intercorrere
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    types:
    caricare
    to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
  15. verb
    become distributed or widespread
    synonyms: circolare, comunicarsi, diffondersi, dilagare, estendersi, girare, propagarsi, serpeggiare, spargersi, trasmettersi
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    type of:
    andare, gire, ire, muovere, muoversi
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  16. verb
    become widely known and passed on
    synonyms: circolare, comunicarsi, diffondere, diffondersi, dilagare, estendersi, girare, propagarsi, propalare, serpeggiare, spargersi, trasmettersi
    diffondere, disperdere, dissipare, dissolvere, distribuire, divulgare, erogare, propagare, radiotrasmettere
    cause to become widely known
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    type of:
    andare, gire, ire, muovere, portarsi, recarsi, trasferirsi
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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