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to run away
01
to escape from or suddenly leave a specific place, situation, or person, often in a hurried manner
Intransitive: to run away from a place or dangerous situation
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Movement verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
away
Base verb
run
Present tense
run away
3rd person singular
runs away
Present participle
running away
Past simple
ran away
Past participle
run away
Examples
When the alarm sounded, the prisoners tried to run away from the jail.
02
to refuse to directly confront challenges or difficult situations by ignoring them
Intransitive: to run away from a challenge
Examples
Instead of discussing the problem with his friend, John tends to run away from difficult conversations.
