English · Idiom Attested

run the gamut

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Display the complete range of something.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hiển thị toàn bộ phạm vi của một thứ gì đó

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

His work over the years has run the gamut from figurative - expressionist to purely abstract, always informed by an explosive sense of colour and whirlwind handling.

It is unfortunately very easy sometimes to let the eyes wander — and the mind as well— if an elderly person is running the gamut of a whole list of troubles, some of which may seem more like minor irritations.

British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Figurative class: Metaphor (PIE-English corpus, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31).

Common questions

What does “run the gamut” mean?

Display the complete range of something.

Is “run the gamut” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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