runaway B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈɹʌnəweɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #8950 Meanings 1 noun A person, especially a young one, who has left home or escaped without permission. The police found the teenage runaway at the bus station. 2 adj Happening so fast that it cannot be controlled. Runaway inflation wiped out their savings. 3 adj Won very easily. The team enjoyed a runaway victory in the final. Thesaurus Word family Forms runaways Derived forms nonrunawayrun-awayer Etymology AI details Deverbal from run away. Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # runaway **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɹʌnəweɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 8950 ## Meanings 1. A person, especially a young one, who has left home or escaped without permission. 2. Happening so fast that it cannot be controlled. 3. Won very easily. ## Examples - The police found the teenage runaway at the bus station. - Runaway inflation wiped out their savings. - The team enjoyed a runaway victory in the final. ## Derived Forms - nonrunaway - run-awayer ## Etymology Deverbal from run away. ## AI Etymology Runaway deverbal from run away. Modern senses include a person, especially a young one, who has left home or escaped without permission. and happening so fast that it cannot be controlled.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as nonrunaway and run-awayer. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown