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run away with

run away with verb: to leave secretly with another person, often with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family.

Verb

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

  1. To leave secretly with another person, often with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family.
    • She ran away with my best friend.
  2. To steal something and physically escape with it.
    • The robber ran away with some valuable paintings.
  3. To be misled (by).
    • Don't run away with the idea that this money will solve all your problems.
  4. To overwhelm, get the better of.
    • He allowed his emotions to run away with him.
  5. To be superior or outstanding in something.
    • Team USA ran away with the medal count.
    • It had been suggested Napoli's fans struggle to form an attachment with the Italy team and their silence throughout the first half and reaction at half time suggested they could hardly wait to get back to throwing their passion and fire behind their own team as they run away with Serie A and chase...2023 March 23, Phil McNulty, “Italy 1-2 England”, in BBC Sport

Forms of run away with

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

Questions about run away with

What does run away with mean?
Run away with means to leave secretly with another person, often with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family.
What part of speech is run away with?
Run away with is a verb.
What is the past tense of run away with?
The past tense of run away with is ran away with.

Words near run away with in the dictionary

  1. run at
  2. run at the mouth
  3. run away
  4. run away from
  5. run away together
  6. run away with
  7. run back
  8. run barefoot through
  9. run batted in
  10. run before
  11. run behind

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