make away with en · VERB
Etymology
From make away + with.
Meanings
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To steal; to escape with ill-gotten gains.
Thieves made away with £50,000 of jewellery in last night's heist.
- To transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to dissipate.
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(obsolete) To do away with; to destroy.
We talked of a man’s drowning himself.―Johnson. “I should never think it time to make away with myself.”
1785, James Boswell, The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, page 50:
- To be excused from punishment after committing (an offense).
- To be excused from punishment after committing (an offense). College applicants can make away with a few office referrals and maybe a detention, but students who have been suspended or expelled may not be accepted. ▸ College applicants can make away with a few office referrals and maybe a detention, but students who have been suspended or expelled may not be accepted.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| making away with | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made away with | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made away with | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| makes away with | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |