to run off
260
3.7
- phrasal verb
- /rʌn ɔf/
- Informal
:
escaparse
- She decided to run off with her best friend after the argument with her parents.
You could run off stage in tears.
- You could run off stage in tears.
- We were married and nine months later he ran off with another Princess.
- So you remember that the bad guy runs off when you scream, but you have to sing scream?
- And then Emily's boyfriend runs off to his car.
- I tried to approach her but she ran off giggling.
- He gets up on the podium and he runs off.
- And I ran off into the wilderness, really.
- They may run off and start saying bad things to other people about you.
- And, yeah, and then he screamed and ran off.
- By reward, I don't mean you grab your debit card and run off to Macy's.
- Well, DeAngelo drops Beth, shoots Claude Snelling three times, killing him, and then runs off.
- I just made it back home and I get a call from Zay and he's like Jake and Ray ran off with each other.
- And I'm like, OK, so I run off and I spend a week putting poster posters up around the dorms.
- You know, the AI version of myself, like ran off with someone else and with all my money, right, right.
- Can you not admit that this thing has run off in the ditch in some way?
- Like you, you an entanglement that mean that you can run off somewhere else.
Examples
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Guys, I'm really sorry for running off like that.
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She ran off with my neighbor five years ago.
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The two friends I was with at the time run off and left me.
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But I asked a girl to a dance and she did the same thing you did and just ran off and broke his little heart.
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Who took care of you when Mom ran off?
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I ran off once, tried to get away.
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We were married and nine months later he ran off with another Princess.
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I tried to approach her but she ran off giggling.
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You can't just run off on your own.
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I wanted to get up and run off to my bungalow.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To move a boat fast in the same direction as the wind
∞
3.0
Leave a place quickly or suddenly
709
1.0
To leave a place or person and go somewhere else
632
3.5
Leave a person, place, or situation without taking part anymore
550
1.6
To leave secretly and quickly to get away from danger or control
331
2.4
To run away from a place because it is dangerous
273
3.2
To leave a place quickly, often to travel somewhere else
78
2.0
Leave a place suddenly, often to avoid someone or something
69
2.3
To run away suddenly to escape danger
36
5.3
To try to escape quickly, often by running
33
4.0
Leave a place quietly so others do not notice
32
3.4
To leave a place quietly without anyone noticing
25
3.9
Get away very quickly to avoid being hurt
20
3.8
Leave suddenly because you are in a hurry
19
6.4
To run away quickly after stealing or committing a crime
17
3.6
To leave a place quietly without being noticed
16
8.4
To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger
14
9.3
To run away quickly because you are afraid
14
6.8
Leave a place or start a journey
12
7.9
To leave a place suddenly without permission
11
3.5
Leave quickly to escape danger, often by flying
11
8.5
To leave quickly and secretly with money or things to avoid being caught
11
4.4
Leave a place quickly to avoid being caught after causing or seeing trouble
9
3.3
To run out quickly from a hiding place to surprise someone
7
7.0
To run away quickly because you are afraid
7
5.6
To leave a place quickly to escape danger or trouble
5
5.8
To leave a place suddenly and unexpectedly
5
4.9
Leave a place suddenly and quickly because you feel scared
5
6.6
Leave a place quickly because people are angry or you are in trouble
5
7.2
Leave quickly to go somewhere or to avoid trouble
4
8.5
To leave a place quickly and secretly to avoid being caught
4
7.8
To run away quickly to escape danger
2
2.5
Leave a place quickly because you are in a hurry
1
9.9
Leave a place very quickly
1
6.1
Run away quickly to escape danger or trouble
1
7.9
To leave a place quickly, often without saying goodbye
To leave a place quickly and secretly, often taking things or someone
To run away quickly, usually because you are afraid
Run quickly into the woods to escape danger
To leave a place suddenly, usually to go somewhere else
To leave quickly and quietly without being noticed
To run away quickly, usually because you are afraid
To run away quickly to avoid being caught
Leave a place quickly because you are not welcome
Antonyms
How Quickly
331
2.4
69
2.3
- Informal
260
3.7
- Formal
11
8.5
∞
1.0
32
3.4
632
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The printing sense is tangentially related to 'run' (as in operating a machine or producing copies) but the particle 'off' does not transparently contribute the specific meaning of 'make copies'. A B1 learner who knows 'run' and 'off' might guess an action involving a machine from context but would not reliably derive the specialized photocopying sense, so this is partially compositional but not fully predictable.
Etymology
Run off comes from the simple picture of someone moving away quickly: the part run shows speed and off shows going away. So it means 'to leave' suddenly or secretly.