Meaning

3 senses

  1. (ambitransitive, slang)To run away (from); to flee.

    abhauen, fliehen

  2. (intransitive, slang)To depart; go away.

  3. (intransitive, slang)To hurry.

    beeilen, huddeln

More definitions
  • leave suddenly

Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
to run away, to flee:
to hurry:

Origin

Alteration of Spanish vamos (“we go”) or vámonos (“let's go”). Doublet of namous.

Alteration of Spanish vamos (“we go”) or vámonos (“let's go”). Doublet of namous.

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Forms

vamooses, vamoosing, vamoosed, vamoosed
Base formvamoose · to vamoose
3rd person singularvamooses
Present participlevamoosing
Past simplevamoosed
Past participlevamoosed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyvamoose
he, she, itvamooses

Past simpleLesson

all personsvamoosed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave vamoosed
he, she, ithas vamoosed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill vamoose

Synonyms

4 synonyms
to run away:fleeB2
to hurry:rushB1
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms
lingerB2remainA2

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
valueA2valuelessvalvevampirevanB1
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