Meaning

2 senses

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive)To continue discussing or trying to solve.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hammer, away.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Tom took the hammer away from Mary.

    Том забрав у Мері молоток.

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  2. He took the hammer away from her.

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  3. She took the hammer away from him.

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  4. I put my hammer away in the toolbox.

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Forms

hammers away, hammering away, hammered away, hammered away
Base formhammer away · to hammer away
3rd person singularhammers away
Present participlehammering away
Past simplehammered away
Past participlehammered away

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhammer away
he, she, ithammers away

Past simpleLesson

all personshammered away

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hammer away

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hamburgerA1hamlethammerB1hammockhamperC2
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