run away
To flee by runningTo flee by running.
» He ran away with the money.
Er rannte mit dem Geld weg. — al_ex_an_der
Er ist mit dem Geld weggerannt. — al_ex_an_der
Er ist mit dem Geld auf und davon. — al_ex_an_der
Он сбежал с деньгами. — marafon
Він утік з грошима. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesTo flee by running.
The crowd had to run away from the burning structure with only the clothes on their backs.
wegrennen, davonlaufen
сматыватьсяsmatyvatʹsja, убега́тьubegátʹ, убежа́тьubežátʹ
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
To leave home, or other place of residence, usually unannounced, or to make good on a threat, with such action usually performed by a child or juvenile.
My parents want me to take a bath every day? Fine, I'm running away.
ausreißen, durchbrennen
убега́тьubegátʹ, убежа́тьubežátʹ
To become a runaway. (of a device or vehicle)
The train's brakes failed and it ran away.
An autotrim failure can cause stabiliser trim to rapidly run away in the nose-up or nose-down direction.
Examples
866 sentencesHe ran away with the money.
Він утік з грошима. — deniko
ruОн сбежал с деньгами. — marafon
deEr rannte mit dem Geld weg. — al_ex_an_der
What are you running away from?
Від чого ти тікаєш? — deniko
ruОт чего ты бежишь? — odexed
Tom and Mary ran away together.
Том та Мері втекли разом. — deniko
ruТом и Мэри сбежали вместе. — marafon
He ran away when he saw me.
Коли він мене побачив, він втік. — deniko
ruОн убежал, когда увидел меня. — odexed
The instant he saw me, he ran away.
Як тільки він мене побачив, він побіг. — deniko
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Forms
runs away, running away, ran away, run awayPhrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- run upшитиTo run (towards someone or something); to hasten to a destination.
- run offвідлякати, відлякуватиTo flee or depart quickly.
- run outзакінчитися, закінчуватисяTo use up or consume all
- run downпереїхати, переїжджатиTo hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.
- run overпереїхати, переїжджатиTo exceed the allotted time.
- run awayбігати, бігтиTo flee by running.
- run afterгнати, ганятиTo follow quickly, often in an effort to catch or catch up with (someone or something).
- run intoзрозуміти, розумітиTo enter by running.
More 8
- run aroundобшукати, обшукуватиTo be very busy doing many different things.
- run throughу /в мене, матиTo repeat something.
- run onTo continue without interruption
- run inTo arrest; (especially) to track down and arrest.
- run backTo take someone home by car; to give someone a lift to their house.
- run alongTo leave; to make one's way somewhere else.
- run withTo be streaming with a fluid.
- run aheadTo use sidings to pass a different train.
Synonyms
13 synonyms- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run:scatrunscarperturn taillamhightail itbunkhead for the hills
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.