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Meaning of run off with | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To steal or abscond with.
    idiomatic, transitive
  2. To elope; to leave with (someone) with the intention of living with them or marrying them.
    idiomatic, transitive

Examples

“He ran off with my wallet.”
“The chief accountant has run off with his secretary!”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

run on run on empty run on fumes run one on run one's face run one's mouth

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