Meaning

3 senses
  1. (intransitive)To become separated from something.

    The cakes have started to come away from the pan.

  2. (intransitive)To distance oneself (from).

    He goes to the park to come away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

  3. (intransitive)To leave a place or cease an activity with a particular mood, knowledge, or provision supplied.

More definitions
  • leave in a certain condition
  • come to be detached

Examples

69 sentences
  1. He came from far away.

    Він приїхав здалеку. — aandrusiak

    ruОн приехал издалека. — shanghainese

  2. Tom should come right away.

    Том повинен прийти просто зараз. — deniko

  3. Ask Tom to come right away.

  4. Why didn't you come right away?

    ruПочему ты сразу не пришёл? — marafon

  5. You should come back right away.

Forms

comes away, coming away, came away, come away
Base formcome away · to come away
3rd person singularcomes away
Present participlecoming away
Past simplecame away
Past participlecome away

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycome away
he, she, itcomes away

Past simpleLesson

all personscame away

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave come away
he, she, ithas come away

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill come away

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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