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runs off

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

Meaning of run off

Verb

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

  1. To flee or depart quickly.
    • Near-synonym: run away
    Synonyms:
    run away
  2. (idiomatic) To make photocopies, or print.
    • Near-synonyms: print off, print out
    Synonyms:
    print off, print out
  3. (idiomatic) To write something quickly.
    • Near-synonyms: dash off, whip up
    Synonyms:
    dash off, whip up
  4. To pour or spill off or over.
    • They kept a barrel to store rainwater that has run off the roof.
  5. To cause to flow away.
    • to run off a charge of molten metal from a furnace
  6. To chase someone away.
    • Near-synonyms: chase off, chase away, scare off

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Questions about runs off

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

Words near runs off in the dictionary

  1. runs mad
  2. runs nowhere
  3. runs of play
  4. runs of the ball
  5. runs of the balls
  6. runs off
  7. runs off at the mouth
  8. runs off on
  9. runs off one's mouth
  10. runs off the tongue
  11. runs off with

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