Which sentence is correct?
(1)Where are you runing from?
(2) What are you runing from?
What does "run from" mean, does it have the same meaning with "run away from"?

Thanks for your time!sorry,i have to correct my mistake-----it is "running",not "runing"!I try to remember the whole sentence:" I have your file, and I know where have you been, what you have done, and what you are running from....." What does "run from" mean here?
Thanks

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Which sentence is correct?
(1)Where are you runing from?
(2) What are you runing from?
What does "run from" mean, does it have the same meaning with "run away from"?

Thanks for your time!sorry,i have to correct my mistake-----it is "running",not "runing"!I try to remember the whole sentence:" I have your file, and I know where have you been, what you have done, and what you are running from....." What does "run from" mean here?
Thanks

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Hi Anna

I agree with scottimandog's answer to the first part of your question.  To 'run from' can have more than one meaning, depending on the context.

For the sentences that you wrote, yes, 'running from' has the same meaning as 'running away from'.

However, it can also mean "following a line", for something that is long.  For example:
"The river is a the largest in the country, running from the mountains to the ocean."
or:
"There is a cable running from the satellite receiver to the back of your TV".

It can also relate to 'flow':  
" Hot water is running from the tap."

Or even a series of events:
"Classes run from April to September."

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They are both correct. If you ask, What are you running from? It is the same as if you had asked, What are you running away from? If you ask, where are you running from then you are just asking for a location that a person was running from.

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Anna,

Run from and run away are they same meaning.

See  you,