runaway
pronunciation
How to pronounce runaway in British English:
UK [ˈrʌnəweɪ]
How to pronounce runaway in American English:
US [ˈrʌnəˌwe]
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- Noun:
- an easy victory
- someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
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- Adjective:
- completely out of control
Word Origin
- runaway (n.)
- 1540s, "one who flees," from verbal phrase, from run (v.) + away (adv.). Meaning "an act of running away" is from 1724.
Example
- 1. Runaway chinese inflation also seemed to be tamed at last .
- 2. Those opposed to slavery believed the compromise law on runaway slaves violated the constitution .
- 3. Runaway markets tend to keep running away .
- 4. This would give regulators another tool to fight runaway economic expansion .
- 5. Stopping deforestation in brazil 's amazon regions is key to preventing runaway climate change .