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Meanings of get away in English

Portuguese
evitar
Catalan
tocar el dos
Spanish
escapar

Escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action.

evitar
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Examples for "escape"
Examples for "escape"
1
Last year his parents decided he should try to escape to Europe.
The Guardian
2
How can this visit help me answer the question I can't escape?
Mockingjay
3
Neither side will escape challenge: this research will impact on the vote.
The Guardian
4
They allow people to escape their reality and enter a new one.
The new yorker
5
Now he decided a different course of escape might be in order.
Dhampir
1
The dogs seemed almost frantic now in their desire to break loose.
With Trapper Jim in the North Woods
2
I wish to break loose from the claims of this dull existence.
The Created Legend
3
Something must break loose in me before I can kill a man.
The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
4
He had expected all hell to break loose, and here it was.
The Sea-Wolf
5
And yet he couldn't break loose though Carlo was not touching him.
Cry to heaven
1
It's good to get off to a nice fast start, Moules said.
Radio NZ
2
This morning I just wanted to get off to a good start.
The Guardian
3
However, Abhisit's plan faced opposition before it could get off the ground.
Reuters
4
It takes an average seven years to get off that addictive substance.
Radio NZ
5
If I get off work early, I sometimes run during the week.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
1
The costly college years: how much do students need to get by?
The Irish Times
2
These people also think that only small companies get by with it.
Feminist dot com
3
She farms and sells food to get by, but there's nothing left.
Radio NZ
4
Grímur soon learned to get by in English and befriended the troops.
Silence of the grave
5
I studied to find a way out, a way to get by.
The eye of the leopard
1
Be well, and as I said last time, get out of Europe.
Gratitude
2
Police were accused of allowing the situation to get out of control.
Radio NZ
3
We can't get out that way- Idon'tthink it's a good idea.
Boneshaker
4
Without strong banks, we can't get out of this current credit position.
The Guardian
5
I try to get out here every night; it's my best time.
Freaks and revelations
Usage of get away in English
1
South Africa should no longer allow taxpayers to get away without consequences.
The South African
2
Inside, she felt pressured by the situation and needed to get away.
Roma Victrix
3
Kiska wanted to get away, of course, but not without her equipment.
Stonewielder
4
Then looking at the men he said, Don't let her get away.
The Land of Painted Caves
5
And I did think she had a good chance to get away.
I capture the castle
6
My grandparents left a South that let people get away with lynching.
Ebony
7
I want to get away from the deficit understanding of physical difference.
Radio NZ
8
So with her new partner Nick she decided we'd better get away.
A Gift from Bob
9
You need very good writing and actors to get away with that.
The Guardian
10
I just wanted to get away from it as fast as possible.
Amy & roger's epic detour
11
Come on, let's get away from here, he said, turning to leave.
The Plains of Passage
12
But he added: The prime minister can't get away with anything less.
The Guardian
13
He is not sure, however, that Bertie will get away with it.
The Irish Times
14
I began to hope something had happened so he couldn't get away.
All the way
15
I was brilliant and therefore thought I could get away with anything.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
16
Perhaps she would get away with a good spanking and nothing more.
The hangman's daughter
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Translations for get away
Get away through the time
Get away across language varieties
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Common
Canada
Common
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Common
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