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Princeton's WordNet

  1. escape, get away, break looseverb

    run away from confinement

    "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"

  2. get off, get away, get by, get out, escapeverb

    escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

    "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"

  3. escape, get awayverb

    remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

    "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"

Wiktionary

  1. get awayverb

    (literally) To move away (from).

  2. get awayverb

    (with from when used with an object) To avoid capture; to escape (from).

  3. get awayverb

    (with to when used with an object) To take a break from one's present circumstances; to journey (to), especially on holiday.

  4. get awayverb

    To start moving; to depart.

  5. get awayverb

    To slip from one's control.

  6. get awayinterjection

    Expressing disbelief.

  7. get awayinterjection

    Sarcastically express disbelief, often to indicate that another's statement was obvious.

Wikipedia

  1. Get Away

    Get Away is a song performed and co-written by Bobby Brown, issued as the third single from his album Bobby. In 1993, the song peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as reaching #1 on the Billboard dance chart.

ChatGPT

  1. get away

    Get away, as a phrasal verb, generally refers to successfully escaping or evading a situation, person, or place, often after doing something undesirable or illegal. It can also mean to leave one's usual environment for a vacation or breather, or to have a break from routine for rest and relaxation.

Wikidata

  1. Get Away

    "Get Away" is the third single from Mobb Deep's Infamy album. The song is produced by Ez Elpee & the music video is directed by Diane Martel. This b-side features the song "Hey Luv", the group's previous single, featuring 112.

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  2. waygate

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of get away in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of get away in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of get away in a Sentence

  1. Harrison Mayor Jerry Jackson:

    It is just so hard for me to understand how somebody who claims to care for the community is hurting us so, so much, we are in a highly conservative area which allows Thom Robb to get away with this stuff because our people do respect the( F) irst( A) mendment and the right to free speech... Again, Thom Robb has a right to display this billboard, but is it right for the community ?

  2. Richard Spencer:

    What message does that send to the troops ? that you can get away with things. We have to have good order and discipline. It's the backbone of what we do.

  3. Dror Ladin:

    This is not over. We will be asking the federal appeals court to expedite the ongoing appeals proceeding to halt the irreversible and imminent damage from Trump's border wall. Border communities, the environment, and our Constitution's separation of powers will be permanently harmed should Trump get away with pillaging military funds for a xenophobic border wall Congress denied.

  4. Philippe Pujol:

    The people consuming drugs aren't doing it for pleasure here, they're doing it to get away from their difficult lives -- it's a consumption of misfortune. And that's linked to the fact that there are no jobs.

  5. Joni Ernst:

    Stop Nord Stream 2. Ramp up American energy and get away from Russian oil dependence. Let's start taking some very firm actions.


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