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run off

run off
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ruhn awf, of]
    • /rʌn ɔf, ɒf/
    • /rʌn ɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhn awf, of]
    • /rʌn ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of run off words

  • verb without object run off to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. 1
  • verb without object run off to move with haste; act quickly: Run upstairs and get the iodine. 1
  • verb without object run off to depart quickly; take to flight; flee or escape: to run from danger. 1
  • verb without object run off to have recourse for aid, support, comfort, etc.: He shouldn't run to his parents with every little problem. 1
  • verb without object run off to make a quick trip or informal visit for a short stay at a place: to run up to New York; I will run over to see you after dinner. 1
  • verb without object run off to go around, rove, or ramble without restraint (often followed by about): to run about in the park. 1

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Origin of run off

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English rinnen, rennen, partly < Old Norse rinna, renna, partly continuing Old English rinnan; cognate with German rinnen; form run orig. past participle, later extended to present tense; (noun and adj.) derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Run off

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

run off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

run off usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for run off

verb run off

  • abscond — If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission.
  • add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
  • burst out — If someone bursts out laughing, crying, or making another noise, they suddenly start making that noise. You can also say that a noise bursts out.
  • count noses — to count the number of people present, voting, etc.
  • cut and run — to make a rapid escape

adjective run off

  • decamped — Simple past tense and past participle of decamp.
  • disintegrated — Simple past tense and past participle of disintegrate.
  • dissolved — That has been disintegrated in a solvent.
  • elapsed — Simple past tense and past participle of elapse.
  • flown — a past participle of fly1 .

Antonyms for run off

adjective run off

  • around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
  • found — simple past tense and past participle of find.
  • hoarded — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.

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