make away with
To steal; to escape with ill-gotten gainsTo steal; to escape with ill-gotten gains.
» The robbers made away with all the money in the safe.
Die Räuber stahlen das gesamte Geld im Tresor. — xtofu80
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4 sentencesThe robbers made away with all the money in the safe.
deDie Räuber stahlen das gesamte Geld im Tresor. — xtofu80
How can you believe that she made away with the papers?
A burglar made away with my wife's diamond ring.
Meaning
5 sensesTo steal; to escape with ill-gotten gains.
Thieves made away with £50,000 of jewellery in last night's heist.
To transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to dissipate.
To be excused from punishment after committing (an offense).
More meanings 2
To be excused from punishment after committing (an offense). College applicants can make away with a few office referrals and maybe a detention, but students who have been suspended or expelled may not be accepted.
College applicants can make away with a few office referrals and maybe a detention, but students who have been suspended or expelled may not be accepted.
(obsolete)To do away with; to destroy.
Origin
From make away + with.From make away + with.
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Forms
makes away with, making away with, made away with, made away withirregular · Lesson
| Base form | make away with · to make away with |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | makes away with |
| Present participle | making away with |
| Past simple | made away with |
| Past participle | made away with |
Tenses
make away with · made away with · will make away with · have made away withPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Phrasal verbs
15 phrasal verbs- make upскладатисоставлять, составитьconstituer, composercomporsiTo constitute, to compose.
- make outрозбирати, розкладатиTo discern; to manage to see, hear etc.разбирать, разобратьTo discern; to manage to see, hear etc.erkennenTo discern; to manage to see, hear etc.librardégagerTo discern; to manage to see, hear etc.zrozumiećTo discern; to manage to see, hear etc.To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque).
- make forвідправитися, відправлятисяследовать, отправлятьсяzustrebense diriger verskierować sięTo set out to go (somewhere); to move towards.
- make withTo give, to bring, to produce, to show.
- make offубегатьsich davonmachen, sich aus dem Staub machenhuirfuirfuggirefugirTo exit or depart; to run away.
- make overrenovieren, aufarbeitenreformarrelookerTo renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them.
- make out withSynonym of deal with.
- make downTo rain or snow; to precipitate.
More 7
- make off withsich davonmachen mit, sich aus dem Staub machen mitarramblar, arrancharTo steal (something) and flee.
- make intoTo cause (the first object) to become (the second object); to change or transform.
- make away withTo steal; to escape with ill-gotten gains.
- make afterTo chase.
- make up toslangTo flirt with, hit on or make out with (someone).
- make awayobsoleteTo depart, leave; to make off.
- make againstarchaicTo be unfavourable to; to work against.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.