run off with someone or something
- run off with someone or something
run off with someone or something
1. to take someone or something away, possibly running. (See also
run off (with someone
).) •
Fred ran off with Ken. They'll be back in a minute.
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Who ran off with my dictionary?
2. to capture and take away someone or something; to steal someone or something. •
The kidnappers ran off with little Valerie.
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The kids ran off with a whole box of candy, and the storekeeper is going to press charges.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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run off with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms run off with : present tense I/you/we/they run off with he/she/it runs off with present participle running off with past tense ran off with past participle run off with informal 1) run off with someone to… … English dictionary
run off with — verb a) (someone) To leave with someone with the intention of living with them or marrying them. Usually in secret because other people think it is wrong. The chief accountant has run off with his secretary! b) (something) To steal or abscond. He … Wiktionary
run — run1 [ rʌn ] (past tense ran [ ræn ] ; past participle run) verb *** ▸ 1 move quickly with legs ▸ 2 control/organize ▸ 3 machine: work ▸ 4 liquid: flow ▸ 5 try to be elected ▸ 6 vehicle: travel ▸ 7 be shown/performed ▸ 8 reach amount/rate ▸ 9… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
run */*/*/ — I UK [rʌn] / US verb Word forms run : present tense I/you/we/they run he/she/it runs present participle running past tense ran UK [ræn] / US past participle run 1) [intransitive] to move quickly to a place using your legs and feet You ll have to… … English dictionary
run — runnable, adj. runnability, n. /run/, v., ran, run, running, n., adj. v.i. 1. to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. 2. to move with… … Universalium
run — [c]/rʌn / (say run) verb (ran, run, running) –verb (i) 1. to move quickly on foot, so as to go more rapidly than in walking (in bipedal locomotion, so that for an instant in each step neither foot is on the ground). 2. to do this for exercise, as …
run*/*/*/ — [rʌn] (past tense ran [ræn] ; past participle run) verb I 1) to move quickly using your legs and feet You ll have to run if you want to catch the bus.[/ex] A cat ran across the road in front of me.[/ex] I ran to the door and opened it.[/ex] 2)… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
run — 1. verb 1) she ran across the road Syn: sprint, race, dart, rush, dash, hasten, hurry, scurry, scamper, bolt, fly, gallop, career, charge, shoot, hurtle, speed, zoom … Thesaurus of popular words
run away — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you run away from a place, you leave it because you are unhappy there. [V P from n] I ran away from home when I was sixteen... [V P] After his beating Colin ran away and hasn t been heard of since... [V P to n] Three years ago… … English dictionary