Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to escape; to run away
Kanji used
escape
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
Examples (52 in total)
Why did you run away?
The cat ran away.
There is no escape from fate.
Fire! Run!
My dog ran away.
Did you see anyone run away?
Why did he run away?
I tried to escape.
I saw him run away.
He was desperate to escape.
You must not get away from reality.
It's no use trying to escape.
It was impossible to escape.
I ran away in a hurry.
My monkey ran away!
Running away is shameful, but it's useful.
I wonder how Tom escaped.
They fled in all directions.
He ran away as soon as possible.
The man ran away.
All the boys ran away.
He managed to escape.
Why did father run away from mother?
Some boy is running away.
He had no choice but to run away.
He ran away at the sight of a policeman.
Sensing danger, he ran away.
He cried out and ran away.
He got away disguised as a policeman.
A big animal ran away from the zoo.
She was puzzled, and she ran away from me.
He saw the police car and ran away.
He ran down the emergency stairs and escaped through the back door.
Nobody knows where he has escaped to.
When he saw me, he ran away.
A boy ran off with some money.
The small dog tried to get away.
You had better get away from here at once.
They disguised themselves as fishermen and escaped in a boat.
He ran away with the diamond.
He had no other resource but to run away.
As soon as he saw me, he ran away.
When they are in danger, they run away.
You're just running away from life's problems.
He took to drinking after his wife left him.
How he escaped still puzzles us.
The thief ran away at the sight of a detective.
The thief outwitted the police and got away with his loot.
The thief snatched the woman's handbag and ran off.
The Japanese people, thinking only of running away in such times, are pathetic.
When we saw the animal so near us, we ran away in terror.
Those cowards ran away soon.