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Definition get away in British English

get away phrasal verb

[intransitive] phrasal verb
1

to escape from a person or place

Example

A police officer grabbed him, but he got away.

Example

The dog got away from me in the park.

Synonyms and related words
escape get away break away
2

to manage to leave a place, especially your work

Example

He said he'd meet me for lunch if he could get away.

Synonyms and related words
leave move on go away
3

to go somewhere different from where you live in order to have a rest or a holiday

Example

On days like today, I just want to get away from it all.

Synonyms and related words
go away get off get away
4

used for saying that you are very surprised by what someone has told you

Synonyms and related words
funnily enough you don’t say heavens above
Definition get away in British English