verb · irregular · transitive · frequent

do away with

do away with · does away with · did away with · done away with · doing away with

ліквідувати

ликвидировать, вычёркивать

auslöschen, durchstreichen, ausstreichen

To abolish; to put an end to; to eliminateTo abolish; to put an end to; to eliminate.

» What did you open it with?

Womit hast du es geöffnet? — Espi

Womit haben Sie es aufgemacht? — BraveSentry

Womit hast du sie geöffnet? — mramosch

Чем ты её открыла? — sigavax

Чем ты его открыла? — sigavax

Чим ти його відкрив? — deniko

Чим ти її відкрив? — deniko

Чим ти його відкоркував? — deniko

Чим ти її відкоркувала? — deniko

Чим ти її відчинив? — deniko

Чим ти його відчинив? — deniko

Чим ти їх відчинив? — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

(idiomatic, informal, transitive)To abolish; to put an end to; to eliminate.
She tried to do away with the argument by changing the topic.
The criminals tried to do away with the evidence before the police arrived.
abschaffen
(euphemistic, idiomatic, informal, transitive)To have someone killed.
He plotted to do away with his rival.
прико́нчитьprikónčitʹ

More definitions

terminate, end, or take out

Examples

7031 sentences

What did you open it with?
Чим ти його відкрив? — deniko
ruЧем ты её открыла? — sigavax
deWomit hast du es geöffnet? — Espi
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Why didn't you dance with him?
Чому ти з ним не танцювала? — deniko
ruПочему ты не танцевала с ним? — Biga
deWarum hast du mit ihm nicht getanzt? — Dejo
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Don't speak with your mouth full.
Не балакай з повним ротом. — aandrusiak
ruНе разговаривай с набитым ртом. — tirpitz
deRedet nicht mit vollem Mund. — MUIRIEL
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Don't compare your children with others.
Не порівнюй своїх дітей з іншими. — deniko
deVergleiche deine Kinder nicht mit anderen. — Hans_Adler
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I don't quite agree with you.
Я не до кінця з тобою згоден. — deniko
ruЯ с тобой не совсем согласен. — marafon
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

have someone killed:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

abolish; put an end to:

Origin

Very likely a continuation of Old English onweġ dōn (“to get rid of”, literally “to do awa

Very likely a continuation of Old English onweġ dōn (“to get rid of”, literally “to do away”, from onweġ (“away”) and dōn (“to do”, also “to make, cause, put”)), via a Middle English *awey don, *oway don, *don awey, and other forms. The preposition with was probably also already in use from the outset, given how its original meaning is “against” (still seen in e.g. argue with, withstand and have a fight with). The original meaning of the phrase was therefore on the lines of “to put away against (someone or something)” or “to make/cause (s.o./sth. to go) away”, which are long-obsolete senses of do.

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Forms

does away with, doing away with, did away with, done away with

Base form	do away with · to do away with
3rd person singular	does away with
Present participle	doing away with
Past simple	did away with
Past participle	done away with

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	do away with
he, she, it	does away with

Past simpleLesson

all persons

did away with

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have done away with
he, she, it	has done away with

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will do away with

Synonyms

4 synonyms

expunge

Close in meaning

terminate, end, or take out:extinguish eliminate get rid of

Word family

1 related words

Relatedfordo

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb