Antonyms for gets away


Grammar : Verb
Spell : get
Phonetic Transcription : gɛt


Definition of gets away

Origin :
  • early 14c., "offspring," from get (v.). Meaning "what is got, booty" is from 14c.
  • As in move : verb be in motion, put in motion
  • As in push off/push on : verb leave; go to another place
  • As in retire : verb leave a place or responsibility
  • As in withdraw : verb remove something or someone from situation
  • As in push off : verb leave
  • As in break : verb run away
  • As in absquatulate : verb escape
  • As in lam : verb escape
  • As in superannuate : verb retire
  • As in depart : verb leave, retreat
  • As in exit : verb leave a place
  • As in flee : verb run away to escape
  • As in fly : verb escape, flee
  • As in go : verb advance, proceed physically
Example sentences :
  • If he gets away in front, them long legs of his will take some catchin'.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • He'll cut across Westmeath, and make north, if he gets away from this.'
  • Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
  • But when his temper is aroused and gets away from him, then watch out!
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Buster Bear » by Thornton W. Burgess
  • I've had a line on my temper ever since—sometimes it gets away, for a while, but not so often.
  • Extract from : « Blue Bonnet in Boston » by Caroline E. Jacobs
  • It scars me sometimes, the way they dodges us, and gets away.
  • Extract from : « Cutlass and Cudgel » by George Manville Fenn
  • Sometimes, when he fails to take a factor into consideration, he gets away with it.
  • Extract from : « The Electronic Mind Reader » by John Blaine
  • Say, look at the way he plays a tattoo and swings, too, and gets away from it.
  • Extract from : « Radio Boys Loyalty » by Wayne Whipple
  • If it gets away my secret may be discovered and I will lose all!
  • Extract from : « Five Thousand Miles Underground » by Roy Rockwood
  • The sooner he gets away from the hoax of home, the better, Laurence told himself.
  • Extract from : « Narcissus » by Evelyn Scott
  • So of course that stumps the rube, and Dan like as not gets away with it without ever settling.
  • Extract from : « Back Home » by Irvin S. Cobb

Synonyms for gets away

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