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made away with

made away with is the simple past and past participle of make away with.

Meaning of make away with

Verb

make away with (third-person singular simple present makes away with, present participle making away with, simple past and past participle made away with)

  1. To steal; to escape with ill-gotten gains.
    • Thieves made away with £50,000 of jewellery in last night's heist.
  2. To transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to dissipate.
  3. (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
  4. To be excused from punishment after committing (an offense).
  5. 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.
    Synonyms:
    make off with

Questions about made away with

What is made away with the simple past and past participle of?
Made away with is the simple past and past participle of make away with.

Words near made away with in the dictionary

  1. made an honest woman
  2. made an impression
  3. made an offer
  4. made as if
  5. made away
  6. made away with
  7. made baby Jesus cry
  8. made bank
  9. made beautiful music together
  10. made believe
  11. made biscuits

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