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run off with

run off with verb: to steal or abscond with.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To steal or abscond with.
    • He ran off with my wallet.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To elope; to leave with (someone) with the intention of living with them or marrying them.
    • The chief accountant has run off with his secretary!

Forms of run off with

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

Questions about run off with

What does run off with mean?
Run off with means to steal or abscond with.
What part of speech is run off with?
Run off with is a verb.
What is the past tense of run off with?
The past tense of run off with is ran off with.

Words near run off with in the dictionary

  1. run off
  2. run off at the mouth
  3. run off on
  4. run off one's mouth
  5. run off the tongue
  6. run off with
  7. run on
  8. run on empty
  9. run on fumes
  10. run on the bank
  11. run on the banks

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