run away

Definition of run away in English English dictionary: To leave home, or other place of residence, usually unannounced, or to make good on a threat, with such action usually performed by a child or juvenile
The little boy was unhappy about having to take a bath every day and decided to run away from home.; To flee by running
The crowd had to run away from the burning structure with only the clothes on their backs.; escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us all; escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us all"; If you run away with someone, you secretly go away with them in order to live with them or marry them. She ran away with a man called McTavish last year He and I were always planning to run away together. = run off; flee, take flight; escape; If you run away from something unpleasant or new, you try to avoid dealing with it or thinking about it. They run away from the problem, hoping it will disappear of its own accord You can't run away for ever. see also runaway; flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"; If you run away from a place, you leave it because you are unhappy there. I ran away from home when I was sixteen After his beating Colin ran away and hasn't been heard of since Three years ago I ran away to Mexico to live with a circus
run away with: To be misled by imagining that one's desires can come true
He allowed his emotions to run away with him.
run away with: To leave secretly with another person. Usually with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family
run away with: escape with, flee with
run away with: If you let your imagination or your emotions run away with you, you fail to control them and cannot think sensibly. You're letting your imagination run away with you
runaway: An overwhelming victory
The home side won in a runaway.
runaway: A train that is out of control
runaway: A person, animal, or organization that escapes limitations
Runaway children are vulnerable to criminal exploitation.
runaway: out of control
runaway: An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium
runaway: who has run away
runaway: {n} a fugitive, deserter, mean coward
runaway: completely out of control; "runaway inflation"
runaway: You use runaway to describe a situation in which something increases or develops very quickly and cannot be controlled. Our Grand Sale in June was a runaway success. a runaway best-seller
runaway: {i} one who has run away, deserter, fugitive
runaway: The act of running away, esp
runaway: One who, or that which, flees from danger, duty, restraint, etc
runaway: A child (minor) who has run away from home
runaway: An object or process that is out of control
runaway: a fugitive
runaway: Accomplished by running away or elopement, or during flight; as, a runaway marriage
runaway: someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops"
runaway: an easy victory completely out of control; "runaway inflation
runaway: {s} having run away, having escaped; having broken free from the control of a rider or driver
runaway: Running away; fleeing from danger, duty, restraint, etc
runaway: an easy victory
runaway: as, runaway soldiers; a runaway horse
runaway: of a horse or teams; as, there was a runaway yesterday
runaway: A runaway is someone, especially a child, who leaves home without telling anyone or without permission. a teenage runaway
runaway: A runaway vehicle or animal is moving forward quickly, and its driver or rider has lost control of it. The runaway car careered into a bench, hitting an elderly couple. someone, especially a child, who has left home without telling anyone and does not intend to come back run away run

run away

Hyphenation

run a·way

Turkish pronunciation

rʌn ıwey

Pronunciation

/ˈrən əˈwā/ /ˈrʌn əˈweɪ/

Etymology

[ 'r&n ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English ronnen, alteration of rinnen, v.i. and of rennen, v.t., from Old Norse renna; akin to Old High German rinnan, v.i., to run, Sanskrit rinAti he causes to flow, and probably to Latin rivus stream.