Background for marathons
BeDict Logo

marathons

/ˈmærəθɑːnz/ /ˈmærəθənz/

Meanings
noun
A 42.195 kilometre (26 mile 385 yard) road race.

Examples :

"Many runners train for months to be able to complete marathons. "
sport race achievement event

Related Words

Illustration extended

extended verb

/ɛkˈstɛndɪd/

To increase in extent.

"The library extended its hours until 9 PM to accommodate students studying for exams. "

Illustration marathon

marathon noun

/ˈmæɹəθən/ /ˈmæɹəˌθɑn/

A 42.195 kilometre (26 mile 385 yard) road race.

"My uncle ran in the city marathon last weekend. "

Illustration sustained

sustained verb

/səˈsteɪnd/

To maintain, or keep in existence.

"The city came under sustained attack by enemy forces."

Illustration girlfriend

girlfriend noun

/ˈɡɜːlfɹɛnd/ /ˈɡɝlfɹɛnd/

A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.

"Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her."

Illustration runners

runners noun

/ˈrʌnərz/

Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.

"I just got back from my morning run."

Illustration activity

activity noun

/ækˈtɪ.və.ti/

The state or quality of being active; activeness.

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

Illustration complete

complete noun

/kəmˈpliːt/

A completed survey.

"The complete survey was handed in to the teacher. "

Illustration extension

extension noun

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length or breadth; an increase

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

Illustration months

months noun

/mʌnθs/

A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.

"July is my favourite month."

Illustration cleaning

cleaning verb

/ˈkliːnɪŋ/

To remove dirt from a place or object.

"Can you clean the windows today?"

Illustration kilometre

kilometre noun

/kɪˈlɒmɪtə/ /kəˈlɑmɪtəɹ/

(official BIPM spelling, Australian, New Zealand, Irish, Indian and South African spelling) An SI unit of length equal to 103 metres. Symbol: km

"The school is about one kilometre from my house. "