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looked away

looked away is the simple past and past participle of look away.

Meaning of look away

Verb

look away (third-person singular simple present looks away, present participle looking away, simple past and past participle looked away)

  1. (intransitive) To ignore something; to pretend not to have seen or noticed something; to avoid dealing with something.
    • It's important not to look away from difficult situations like this.

Questions about looked away

What is looked away the simple past and past participle of?
Looked away is the simple past and past participle of look away.

Words near looked away in the dictionary

  1. looked around
  2. looked as if one had been dragged through a hedge backwards
  3. looked as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence
  4. looked at
  5. looked at oneself in the mirror
  6. looked away
  7. looked back
  8. looked before one leaped
  9. looked before one leapt
  10. looked beyond
  11. looked daggers

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