Get away with meaning
Get away with is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to avoid being punished or criticized for something wrong that you did.
- Past simple
- got away with
- Past participle
- got away with
- -ing form
- getting away with
What get away with means
avoid punishmentB2
To avoid being punished or criticized for something wrong that you did
He thought he could get away with copying the report.
1 more meaning of get away with is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With get: get back, get on, get in, get out, get along, get together, get around, get off, get at, get away.
With away: give away, go away, put away, throw away, take away, come away, run away, idle away, keep away, pass away.
Common questions
What does get away with mean?
It has 2 meanings. One of them is to avoid being punished or criticized for something wrong that you did. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of get away with?
Got away with, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
