Pronunciation: /rʌn əˈɡɛnst/
verb to compete against in a race or election
A1 The children decided to run against each other in a friendly race.
A2 She ran against her best friend in the school election.
B1 The athlete will run against competitors from around the world in the upcoming marathon.
B2 The politician will run against the incumbent in the upcoming election.
C1 The company decided to run against industry giants by launching a new marketing campaign.
C2 The chess grandmaster will run against the reigning champion in the upcoming tournament.
preposition in opposition to
A1 The new candidate will run against the incumbent in the upcoming election.
A2 She decided to run against her best friend in the school's student council election.
B1 The company's new marketing campaign will run against their competitors' ads.
B2 The athlete will run against the world record holder in the next track meet.
C1 The author's latest novel will run against other bestsellers in the literary market.
C2 The film director's new project will run against Oscar-winning movies for the top award.
formal The candidate decided to run against the incumbent in the upcoming election.
informal I heard that Sarah is going to run against Tom for class president.
slang Are you seriously going to run against him? Good luck with that!
figurative Sometimes it feels like I'm constantly running against the clock to meet deadlines.
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