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Runneth Meaning in English

word · lemma: run

ˈɹən
RUHN-eth
ɹˈʌn
RUHN-eth

释义

'Runneth' is an old-fashioned (archaic) form of 'runs,' found in very old English texts, especially poems or the Bible.

用法与细微差别

Extremely formal and old-fashioned; never used in modern speech or writing except for poetic effect or quoting classic texts like the Bible ('my cup runneth over'). Often ends verbs in -eth in old English.

例句

My cup runneth over.

basic

Goodness runneth through his veins.

basic

The river runneth deep here.

basic

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and my cup runneth over.

natural

Love runneth where the cold wind blows not.

natural

The old poem runneth thus: ‘Time and tide wait for no man.’

natural