marathon

UK /ˈmæɹəθən/ US /ˈmæɹəˌθɑn/

name 5noun 3verb 2

Collocations

(noun.) long race

ADJ

half, full

VERB + MARATHON

prepare for, train for | compete in, run, take part in | complete, finish | win

MARATHON + NOUN

champion, runner

racing, running

She trained for months to prepare for the marathon racing season.

(noun.) long activity

ADJ

12-hour, 700-mile, etc. | car, cycling, etc.

MARATHON + NOUN

journey, walk | effort

match, race

The marathon race took place early in the morning when the weather was cooler.

Definitions

noun

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

Any extended or sustained activity.

He had a cleaning marathon the night before his girlfriend came over.

I learned from the marathon that to finish a race you simply keep running.

verb

To run a marathon.

In less than two years, they and their family and friends have skydived, marathoned, tray-baked and dinner-danced their way to £130,000 for Duchenne research through their help4harry campaign.

To watch or read a large number of instalments of (a film, book, TV series, etc.) in one sitting.

We're going to marathon Star Trek next weekend.

name

A town in Attica, Greece, the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians.

A place name elsewhere in the world:

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Example Bank

He had a cleaning marathon the night before his girlfriend came over.

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I learned from the marathon that to finish a race you simply keep running.

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After a marathon session that included more than 14 hours of mostly negative public comment, the council agreed 11 to 4 to fund the center, and then gaveled out just before 6 a.m.

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In less than two years, they and their family and friends have skydived, marathoned, tray-baked and dinner-danced their way to £130,000 for Duchenne research through their help4harry campaign.

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We're going to marathon Star Trek next weekend.

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The doctor forbade me from taking part in the marathon.

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Usage Notes

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