Meaning
- To escape or leave a space, especially in order to avoid something or someone.
- To go on vacation or take a break from your usual environment.
- To avoid or evade punishment.
Today's Sentences
01
We’re getting away for a beach holiday.
Situation
You look really happy.
I’m so excited!
Any good news?
We’re getting away for a beach vacation.
02
I need to get away from this city.
Situation
Do you like living here?
I’ve been here all my life.
It has its pros and cons.
I need to get away from this city.
Sounds like you must be ready for a change of scenery.
Writer's Note
"Get away" is an intransitive and inseparable phrasal verb.
- Intransitive: The verb get and the particle away cannot be separated. This means that you cannot insert a word or object between get and away.
Example
Correct: He managed to get away from the crowd.
Incorrect: He managed to get from the crowd away. - Inseparable: "Get away" does not take a direct object. It describes an action where there is no object receiving the action.
Example
Correct: We decided to get away for the weekend. (No object after get away.)
Incorrect: We decided to get away the weekend. (This would be incorrect.)
Related words: Bolt, depart, disappear, flee, scram, vanish.
