"run away with" meaning in English

See run away with in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: runs away with [present, singular, third-person], running away with [participle, present], ran away with [past], run away with [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,ran,run>|head=run away with}} run away with (third-person singular simple present runs away with, present participle running away with, simple past ran away with, past participle run away with)
  1. To leave secretly with another person, often with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family. Translations (leave secretly with another person — see also elope): 私奔 (sībēn) (Chinese Mandarin), karata (Finnish), uciekać potajemnie z partnerem [imperfective] (Polish), uciec potajemnie z partnerem [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-run_away_with-en-verb-KbwSMxwn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "away", English phrasal verbs formed with "with", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 6 6 8 6 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "away": 64 8 8 12 8 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "with": 64 8 8 12 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 11 11 13 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 6 6 8 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 5 5 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 63 8 8 13 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 64 8 8 13 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 53 11 11 15 11 Disambiguation of 'leave secretly with another person — see also elope': 96 0 1 2 0
  2. To steal something and physically escape with it. Translations (to steal): 偷走 (tōuzǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 攜物潛逃 /携物潜逃 (Chinese Mandarin), saada saaliikseen (Finnish), kraść i uciekać [imperfective] (Polish), ukraść i uciec [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-run_away_with-en-verb-vXB-g5bM Disambiguation of 'to steal': 0 100 0 0 0
  3. To be misled (by). Translations (be misled): 受騙 /受骗 (shòupiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 上當 /上当 (shàngdàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 被誤導 /被误导 (bèi wùdǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), erehtyä luulemaan (Finnish), dawać się zwieść [imperfective] (Polish), dać się zwieść [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-run_away_with-en-verb-h1ioQ04- Disambiguation of 'be misled': 4 0 93 3 0
  4. To overwhelm, get the better of.
    Sense id: en-run_away_with-en-verb-rLnq5Rx3
  5. To be superior or outstanding in something. Translations (to be superior): 遙遙領先 /遥遥领先 (yáoyáolǐngxiān) (Chinese Mandarin), 勝出 /胜出 (shèngchū) (Chinese Mandarin), 出類拔萃 /出类拔萃 (chūlèibácuì) (Chinese Mandarin), voittaa liput liehuen [idiomatic] (Finnish), być lepszym [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-run_away_with-en-verb-tQuN12Ea Disambiguation of 'to be superior': 0 0 0 2 98

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "shòupiàn",
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      "roman": "bèi wùdǎo",
      "sense": "be misled",
      "word": "被誤導 /被误导"
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      "roman": "yáoyáolǐngxiān",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "chūlèibácuì",
      "sense": "to be superior",
      "word": "出類拔萃 /出类拔萃"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to be superior",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "word": "voittaa liput liehuen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "to be superior",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "być lepszym"
    }
  ],
  "word": "run away with"
}

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