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run away from

run away from verb: to avoid or shirk a problem or consequences; to rush to back away from or disclaim responsibility for something.

Verb

run away from (third-person singular simple present runs away from, present participle running away from, simple past ran away from, past participle run away from)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To avoid or shirk a problem or consequences; to rush to back away from or disclaim responsibility for something.
    • You can't run away from your actions.
    • They're running away from that awful plan, but they were the ones who introduced it.

Forms of run away from

third-person singular presentruns away from
present participlerunning away from
pastran away from
past participlerun away from

Questions about run away from

What does run away from mean?
Run away from means to avoid or shirk a problem or consequences; to rush to back away from or disclaim responsibility for something.
What part of speech is run away from?
Run away from is a verb.
What is the past tense of run away from?
The past tense of run away from is ran away from.

Words near run away from in the dictionary

  1. run around with one's hair on fire
  2. run arounds
  3. run at
  4. run at the mouth
  5. run away
  6. run away from
  7. run away together
  8. run away with
  9. run back
  10. run barefoot through
  11. run batted in

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