run off

A1 Topic:Actions & Processes Phrasal verb

Base verb: run

Meanings

1
verb
to print or copy a quantity of documents quickly
Phrasal verb · Separable

run something off / run off something

Usage: For copying, the documents are a direct object: run off copies, run them off. Put pronouns between run and off.

The secretary ran off thirty copies of the agenda before the meeting.
Sources and attribution

OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook
- The Missing Workbook: original construction review
The secretary ran off thirty copies of the agenda before the meeting.
2
verb
to leave suddenly or hurry away
Phrasal verb · Intransitive

run off

Usage: For hurried departure, the person or animal is the subject: the dog may run off. This sense has no direct object.

The frightened dog tried to run off when the fireworks began.
Sources and attribution

OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook
- The Missing Workbook: original construction review
The frightened dog tried to run off when the fireworks began.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms ran offrunning offruns off

Related forms run

Topics

Actions & Processes

External links

# run off

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** verb

## Meanings
1. to print or copy a quantity of documents quickly
2. to leave suddenly or hurry away

## Usage Notes
- to print or copy a quantity of documents quickly: For copying, the documents are a direct object: run off copies, run them off. Put pronouns between run and off.
- to leave suddenly or hurry away: For hurried departure, the person or animal is the subject: the dog may run off. This sense has no direct object.

## Examples
- The secretary ran off thirty copies of the agenda before the meeting.
- The frightened dog tried to run off when the fireworks began.
- The secretary ran off thirty copies of the agenda before the meeting.
- The frightened dog tried to run off when the fireworks began.

## Related Forms
- run

## Learning Sources
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors, with original notes and examples. Learning notes: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
- [The Missing Workbook: original construction review](https://github.com/barisozmen/rails_english)

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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