spirit away
To remove without anyone's noticingTo remove without anyone's noticing.
» He was spirited away by four police officers in the middle of the night.
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3 languagesExamples
1 sentencesHe was spirited away by four police officers in the middle of the night.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To remove without anyone's noticing.
The paintings were spirited away under cover of darkness.
(transitive)To carry off through the agency of a spirit or through some magical means.
чтобы исчезнуть в воздухеštoby isčeznutʹ v vozduxe, умыкатьumykatʹ
carry off mysteriously; as if by magic
Forms
spirits away, spiriting away, spirited away, spirited awayirregular
| Base form | spirit away · to spirit away |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | spirits away |
| Present participle | spiriting away |
| Past simple | spirited away |
| Past participle | spirited away |
Tenses
spirit away · spirited away · will spirit away · have spirited awayPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonyms- carry off mysteriously; as if by magic:spirit off
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular 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.