Meaning
- To leave suddenly or to escape from a place, person, or situation.
- To avoid responsibility or a difficult situation.
- To elope or leave secretly with someone (often romantic).
- To move quickly out of control.
- To win or increase easily and quickly.
Today's Sentences
01
I hope he doesn’t run away like last time.
Situation
Where are you going?
I’m gonna go play catch with the dog.
That sounds like fun.
I just hope he doesn’t run away like last time.
02
Do you think she ran away?
Situation
Where’s the bride?
I checked her dressing room but I can’t find her anywhere.
Do you think she ran away?
She might have.
Let me go back and see if she left a note.
Writer's Note
"Run away" is an intransitive and inseparable phrasal verb. Shall we go over the structure and examples together?
- Intransitive - Verbs that do not require an object to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + Verb + Particle"
Example 1: The child run away from home.
Example 2: The thief ran away before the police arrived.
Example 3: He tends to run away from problems.
Example 4: The couple ran away together at dawn. - Inseparable - When the verb and particle stay together.
Structure: "Subject + Verb + Particle"
Example 1: She almost ran away during the argument.
Example 2: She dreamt of running away with him.
Example 3: Don’t run away from tough decisions.
Example 4: She didn’t run away when things got difficult.
Related words: Bolt, escape, flee, leave, retreat, vanish.
