Come away meaning
Come away is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to become detached from the surface or object to which something was fixed.
- Past simple
- came away
- Past participle
- come away
- -ing form
- coming away
What come away means
become detachedB2
To become detached from the surface or object to which something was fixed
The door handle came away in my hand.
1 more meaning of come away is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With come: come from, come in, come round, come back, come out, come down, come up, come along, come before, come together.
With away: give away, go away, put away, throw away, take away, get away, get away with, run away, idle away, keep away.
Common questions
What does come away mean?
It has 2 meanings. One of them is to become detached from the surface or object to which something was fixed. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of come away?
Came away. The past participle is come away.
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