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brought away

brought away is the simple past and past participle of bring away.

Meaning of bring away

Verb

bring away (third-person singular simple present brings away, present participle bringing away, simple past and past participle brought away)

  1. (dated) To cause or perform an abortion.

Questions about brought away

What is brought away the simple past and past participle of?
Brought away is the simple past and past participle of bring away.

Words near brought away in the dictionary

  1. brought a lump to someone's throat
  2. brought about
  3. brought along
  4. brought an end to
  5. brought around
  6. brought away
  7. brought back
  8. brought back to life
  9. brought coals to Newcastle
  10. brought down
  11. brought down a notch

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