Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す)
1. to run away; to flee; to make off; to take to one's heels; to escape
2. to start to run away
Kanji used
escape
exit
Pitch accent
げだす
げだ
Top 1900
Composed of
escape; getaway; evasion
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
Examples (26 in total)
The cat ran off.
I felt like running away.
They escaped from prison.
She wanted to get away from everyday life.
When they're in danger, they run away.
Why did you try to run away?
When he saw the policeman, he ran away.
He admitted that he wanted to escape from here.
I ran away without saying anything because I didn't want to lose our love.
His anger was so great that I ran away.
The dog ran away at the sight of me.
He gave an account of how he had escaped.
One of the boys suddenly ran away.
The thief ran away at the sight of a policeman.
As soon as the door opened, they ran away.
Unable to bear her miseries, she ran away from her husband.
A large animal fled from the zoo.
Along with his children he fled the country.
They fled the town after the earthquake.
If I should be suddenly spoken to in English, I might run away.
I sometimes escape from my office and have a cup of coffee.
He ran away at the sight of a police patrol.
To us, school was a place to get away from as soon as possible.
The instant he saw the policeman, he ran away.
The coward ran away.
Two lions have escaped from a zoo in Leipzig, Germany.