Phrasal verbs: Run off

Meaning:

run away, flee (from something/somebody)

Examples:

- She ran off with all the money.
- Her husband ran off and left her with two small children to care for.

Phrasal verbs: Run into

Meaning:

1) meet (someone or something by chance).
2) move into (something).

Examples:

- I ran into James in a bar in the City on Friday.
- His car went off the road and ran into a tree.

Phrasal verbs: Run over

Meaning:

1) read, repeat, explain or practice (something quickly).
2) knock down, hit, drive over (something/someone with vehicle).
3) exceed (a limit).

Examples:

- She ran over her notes before giving the lecture.
- The dog was run over by a car.
- The meeting ran over by twenty minutes.

Phrasal verbs: Run on

Meaning:

continue (something without stopping)

Examples:

- The meeting ran on for hours.
- He ran on about politics until I was bored.

Phrasal verbs: Run for

Meaning:

campaign for a position.

Examples:

- She's thinking about running for the presidency.

Phrasal verbs: Run away

Meaning:

escape (from a place or somebody), or leave (a place or somebody).

Examples:

- They ran away together because their families objected to their marriage.
- He ran away from home at the age of thirteen.

Phrasal verbs: Run after

Meaning:

chase, run toward (to catch someone/something)

Examples:

- The police ran after the robber, but he was too fast for them.

Phrasal verbs: Run across

Meaning:

meet or find (something or somebody by chance).

Examples:

- I ran across an old roommat in the library.

Phrasal verbs: Run out

Meaning:

exhausted (supply of something)

Examples:

- Only bread and vegetables are available, and they are running out.