Phrasal Verbs
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
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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.