Analysis Complete

get away

/ get away /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
"She gets away with murder!"
"I couldn''t get out from under these responsibilities"
Type of:
avoid
Kinds of:
evade
Derived:
evasion escape dodging
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
run away from confinement
"The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
Type of:
flee fly take flight
Kinds of:
break break out break away shake shake off
Derived:
getaway lam escape flight escapee
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
"We escaped to our summer house for a few days"
"The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"
Type of:
escape break loose
Derived:
escapist dreamer wishful thinker evasion escape
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
54%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

avoid evade flee fly take flight break break out break away shake shake off escape break loose