If you get away, you succeed in leaving a place or a person's company.
She'd gladly have gone anywhere to get away from the cottage. [VERBPARTICLE + from]
We hang out together after training - nobody's in a rush to get away. [VERBPARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If you get away, you go away for a period of time in order to have a holiday.
He is too busy to get away. [VERBPARTICLE]
3. phrasal verb
When someone or something gets away, or when you get them away, they escape.
The victim was apparently trying to get away when he was shot. [VERBPARTICLE]
I wanted to get her away to somewhere safe. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
4. phrasal verb
If you get awayfrom an old-fashioned or limited way of doing or thinking about something, you manage to do or think about it in a new way.
We want to get away from the politics of outdated dogmatism and class confrontation. [VPfrom n]
[Also VERBPARTICLE]
More Synonyms of get away
See full dictionary entry for get
get away in British English
verb(adverb, mainly intr)
1.
to make an escape; leave
2.
to make a start
3. get away with
exclamation
4.
an exclamation indicating mild disbelief
noungetaway
5.
the act of escaping, esp by criminals
6.
a start or acceleration
7. (modifier)
used for escaping
a getaway route
get away in American English
1.
to go away; leave
2.
to escape
3.
to start, as in a race
See full dictionary entry for get
Examples of 'get away' in a sentence
get away
This is what we have to get away from.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That helped him get away with it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
No one should be allowed to get away with dangerous driving.
The Sun (2016)
No one is saying motorists should be able to get away with poor driving.
The Sun (2016)
You don't get away with not being the very best with them.
The Sun (2017)
Take it for the team, or better still, get away with it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You still get away with it don't you, you lot?
The Sun (2017)
Don't try to get away with this as a main gift, though.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If you want to get away from it all for a weekend of fun, music and dancing, then look no further.
The Sun (2016)
As it happens, Swansea were so bad he could have played with a cigar on the go and still got away with it.
The Sun (2016)
The weekend just gone was the worst because of people trying to get away on holiday.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We just about got away with that.
The Sun (2012)
Showed quick feet to get away a shot under pressure midway through the first half.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The question is whether her attacker will get away with it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Somewhere to get away from the darkness.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They make arrangements to get away for an overnight once or twice a year.
Christianity Today (2000)
He also lets me get away with being a bit bossy.
The Sun (2008)
People would flee anywhere just to get away.
The Sun (2014)
There is something to be got away from and something to be got back to.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You are not going to get away with that anymore.
The Sun (2009)
It was a perfect opportunity still get away with it.
The Sun (2012)
No other group of workers would get away with it with such seeming impunity.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Commentators who make such judgments get away far too lightly.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Is there anywhere one can get away from it?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It is hard nowadays to get away with something so elemental.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There was no way he was going to get away with what he had done.
The Sun (2013)
And still the bank gets away with it.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Do you throw yourself into busy to get away from other things that are not very pleasant and not easy to deal with?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You can also get away with a head piece at Goodwood.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The warring siblings have gone on holiday to get away from the storm caused over the OASIS split.
The Sun (2009)
But why shouldn't new Labour get away with it?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She said: 'I let him get away with it.
The Sun (2009)
He said: 'I wanted to get away for a few days to assess what happened.
The Sun (2016)
In other languages
get away
British English: get away /ɡɛt əˈweɪ/ VERB
If you get away, you succeed in leaving a place or situation that you do not want to be in.
The thieves got away through an upstairs window.
American English: get away
Arabic: يَهْرُبُ
Brazilian Portuguese: escapar
Chinese: 逃脱
Croatian: pobjeći
Czech: uniknout
Danish: slippe væk
Dutch: ontsnappen
European Spanish: escaparse
Finnish: paeta päästä pakoon
French: s’en sortir
German: davonkommen
Greek: διαφεύγω
Italian: fuggire
Japanese: 逃げる
Korean: 벗어나다
Norwegian: kom seg unna
Polish: odejść
European Portuguese: escapar
Romanian: a fugi
Russian: уходить
Latin American Spanish: escaparse huir
Swedish: komma undan
Thai: หนี, ปลีกตัวออกมา
Turkish: sıvışmak
Ukrainian: втекти
Vietnamese: thoát khỏi
All related terms of 'get away'
get away with
If you get away with doing something wrong or risky , you do not suffer any punishment or other bad consequences because of it.
get one's end away
to have sexual intercourse
get away with murder
If you say that someone gets away with murder , you are complaining that they can do whatever they like without anyone trying to control them or punish them.
get away from it all
If you get away from it all , you have a holiday in a place that is very different from where you normally live and work.
to get/be carried away
If you get carried away or are carried away , you are so eager or excited about something that you do something hasty or foolish .
be carried away
to be moved to great or unreasoning emotion or enthusiasm
you can't get/there's no getting away from
If you say you can't get away from something or there is no getting away from something, you are emphasizing that it is true , even though people might prefer it not to be true.
All related terms of 'get away'
get away with
不因 ... 而受惩(懲)罚(罰) bù yīn ... ér shòu chéngfá
to get carried away
( by enthusiasm, idea ) 失去自制力 shīqù zìzhìlì
to get away with murder
( inf ) 为(為)所欲为(為) wéi suǒ yù wéi
to get away with doing sth
不因做某事而受惩(懲)罚(罰) bùyīn zuò mǒushì ér shòu chéngfá
he'll never get away with it!
他决(決)不会(會)逃脱(脫)干系(係)的！ tā juébùhuì táotuō gànxì de!
get up to
( prank etc ) 搞 gǎo ⇒ What has he been getting up to? → 他在搞什么花样？ Tā zài gǎo shénme huāyàng?
( person : travel ) 旅行 lǚxíng (: move about ) 各处(處)走动(動) gèchù zǒudòng ▶ I can't get about as much as I used to 我不能再像我过(過)去那样(樣)到处(處)走动(動)了 wǒ bùnéng zài xiàng wǒ guòqù nàyàng dàochù zǒudòng le
got
of get
have
( possess ) 有 yǒu
(phrasal verb)
Definition
to escape or leave
They tried to stop him but he got away.
Synonyms
escape
A prisoner has escaped from a jail in Northern England.
leave
disappear
The prisoner disappeared after being released on bail.
flee
He slammed the bedroom door behind him and fled.
depart
In the morning Mr McDonald departed for Sydney.
fly
I'll have to fly.
slip away
He slipped away in the early hours to exile in France.
abscond
A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year.
decamp
Bugsy decided to decamp to Hollywood from New York.
hook it (slang)
do a runner (slang)
The accountant did a runner.
slope off
do a bunk (British, slang)
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal)
skedaddle (informal)
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang)
make good your escape
make your getaway
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang)
break free or out
run away or off
do a Skase (Australian, informal)
See get
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abscond
Definition
to run away unexpectedly
A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year.
Synonyms
escape,
flee,
get away,
bolt,
fly,
disappear,
skip,
run off,
slip away,
clear out,
flit (informal),
make off,
break free or out,
decamp,
hook it (slang),
do a runner (slang),
steal away,
sneak away,
do a bunk (British, slang),
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
skedaddle (informal),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
go on the lam (US, Canadian, slang),
make your getaway,
do a Skase (Australian, informal),
make or effect your escape
in the sense of decamp
Definition
to leave secretly or suddenly
Bugsy decided to decamp to Hollywood from New York.
Synonyms
make off,
fly,
escape,
desert,
flee,
bolt,
run away,
flit (informal),
abscond,
hook it (slang),
sneak off,
do a runner (slang),
scarper (British, slang),
steal away,
do a bunk (British, slang),
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
skedaddle (informal),
hightail it (informal, US),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang),
do a Skase (Australian, informal)
in the sense of depart
Definition
to leave
In the morning Mr McDonald departed for Sydney.
Synonyms
leave,
go,
withdraw,
retire,
disappear,
quit,
retreat,
exit,
go away,
vanish,
absent (yourself),
start out,
migrate,
set forth,
take (your) leave,
decamp,
hook it (slang),
slope off,
pack your bags (informal),
make tracks,
bog off (British, slang),
rack off (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
Nearby words of
get away
get along
get at someone
get at something
get away
get back
get back at someone
get by
Synonyms of 'get away'
get away
Explore 'get away' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of disappear
Definition
to go away or become lost, esp. without explanation
The prisoner disappeared after being released on bail.
Synonyms
flee,
bolt,
run away,
fly,
escape,
split (slang),
retire,
withdraw,
take off (informal),
get away,
vanish,
depart,
go,
make off,
abscond,
take flight,
do a runner (slang),
scarper (British, slang),
slope off,
cut and run (informal),
beat a hasty retreat,
make your escape,
make your getaway
in the sense of do a runner
Definition
to run away to escape trouble or to avoid paying for something
The accountant did a runner.
Synonyms
run away,
escape,
flee,
take off,
bolt,
run off,
clear out,
beat it (slang),
abscond,
decamp,
take flight,
hook it (slang),
scarper (British, slang),
cut and run (informal),
make a run for it,
do a bunk (British, slang),
scram (informal),
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
show a clean pair of heels,
skedaddle (informal),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang)
in the sense of flee
Definition
to run or move quickly
He slammed the bedroom door behind him and fled.
Synonyms
run away,
leave,
escape,
bolt,
fly,
avoid,
split (slang),
take off (informal),
get away,
vanish,
depart,
run off,
shun,
make off,
abscond,
decamp,
take flight,
hook it (slang),
do a runner (slang),
scarper (British, slang),
slope off,
cut and run (informal),
make a run for it,
beat a hasty retreat,
turn tail,
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
make a quick exit,
skedaddle (informal),
make yourself scarce (informal),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
make your escape,
make your getaway,
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang),
take to your heels
in the sense of fly
Definition
to escape from (an enemy or a place)
I'll have to fly.
Synonyms
leave,
disappear,
get away,
depart,
run,
escape,
flee,
take off,
run from,
shun,
clear out (informal),
light out (informal),
abscond,
decamp,
take flight,
do a runner (slang),
run for it,
cut and run (informal),
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
beat a retreat,
make a quick exit,
make a getaway,
show a clean pair of heels,
skedaddle (informal),
hightail (informal, US),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
hasten away,
make your escape,
take it on the lam (US, Canadian, slang),
take to your heels
in the sense of skedaddle
Definition
to run off hastily
Synonyms
run away,
disappear,
flee,
bolt,
scoot,
abscond,
decamp,
hook it (slang),
scarper (British, slang),
hop it (British, slang),
beat a hasty retreat,
scurry away,
do a bunk (British, slang),
scram (informal),
scuttle away,
vamoose (slang, US)
in the sense of slip away
He slipped away in the early hours to exile in France.