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runs away from

runs away from is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run away from.

Meaning of run away from

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.

Questions about runs away from

What is runs away from the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs away from is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run away from.

Words near runs away from in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: runs away from (page history and authors); run away from (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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