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Definition of run away phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

run away

 phrasal verb
phrasal verb
 
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Phrasal Verbs

run away (from somebody/…)

 
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to leave somebody/a place suddenly; to escape from somebody/a place He ran away from home at the age of thirteen. Looking at all the accusing faces, she felt a sudden urge to run away. related noun runaway

run away/off with somebody

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run away/off (together)

 
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to leave home, your husband, wife, etc. in order to have a relationship with another person She ran away with her boss. She and her boss ran away together.
See run away in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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