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Narrator: Today's word is "Runaway" — noun, pronounced /ˈrʌnəweɪ/, with the stress on "run".
Narrator: A runaway is a person, especially a child, who has run away from home, or something out of control.
Narrator: In plain English, a runaway is a child who has left home, or a runaway train that can't be stopped.
Narrator: It combines run and away, meaning one who runs away.
Narrator: "A teenage runaway" describes a young person who has left home.
Narrator: It differs from fugitive because runaway is often about children, whereas fugitive is about escaping the law.
Narrator: "A runaway success" is a sense meaning a huge, uncontrollable success.
Narrator: Social work, law, transport and everyday speech all rely on the word runaway.
Narrator: So remember: a runaway is an escapee or something out of control, from run plus away.
Speaker A: What is a runaway?
Speaker B: An escapee or something out of control! RUNAWAY combines run and away, so it's a person who has run away from home, or something uncontrollable.
Speaker A: So a runaway train can't stop?
Speaker B: Yes — and a runaway success is huge!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "A teenage runaway"; "a runaway train"; "a runaway success" — people, transport and success.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse runaway with run away, because runaway is a noun or adjective, while run away is a verb phrase.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Escapist' the fleeing cousin, 'fugitive' the legal twin, 'out-of-control' the uncontrolled alternative. The word keeps its fleeing charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "runaway" in AI prompts — useful for social-work apps and safety tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame social work?
Speaker B: Right. For a social app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide on supporting a runaway teenager, naming two steps.
Speaker A: How about a safety tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to advise:
Prompt: Draft a guide on what to do if you see a runaway train, naming two actions.
Speaker A: Could it help with a business bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame success:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences what a runaway success means for a startup, naming one factor.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a news chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short news sentence about a runaway success story, naming one metric.
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