phrasal verb · informal
run off
UK/rʌn ɒf/US/rʌn ɔːf/run OFF
speakingtask1
to leave quickly/escape; or to make copies quickly; or (of a machine) to produce
Examples
“He ran off when he saw the police.”
“Could you run off ten copies for the meeting?”
“The factory runs off thousands of units a month.”
Band 8 sentence
“After being questioned, the suspect ran off before the officers could block the exit.”
Collocations
- run off copies
- run off with someone/something
Word family
run off vran off v (past)running off v‑ing
Common mistakes
He run off to the shop→He ran off to the shop
run off copies = chạy ngoài→run off copies = in sao chép nhanh
Say it for a higher band
5escape→6run away→7+run off
Synonyms
escape
Easily confused
run away
“The teenager decided to run away from home.”
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