to put away
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2.0
- phrasal verb
- /pʊt əˈweɪ/
:
guardar
- After finishing dinner, please put away the plates and utensils in the dishwasher.
- put away the gun
- put away things
- put away money
And he goes, he goes, I did put away some money and I went, really?
- And he goes, he goes, I did put away some money and I went, really?
- You're going to put your phone away when you're crushing the weights.
- When you get finished putting the lettuce away, give this guy a shot, OK?
- We have to then put the Christmas decorations away to begin the next year.
- So the first big tip is to put your phone away out of sight.
- Another one I had over the years was put my phone away for an hour.
- I feel fresh, got things organized, clothes put away, all of it.
- Like I just, I put it away, don't look at it.
Examples
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So this is how we get the boys to put the toys away, Eddie.
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I will put this away.
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All right, so now I can put this thing away, get rid of this.
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Let me just put all this away, OK?
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You wanna put your stuff away?
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Time to put the camera away, April.
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Once the food was all put away, I turned out the kitchen light.
Fiction book (1990) -
We are going to put away our makeup.
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And my mom was just outside of my room, putting the towels away.
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We have to then put the Christmas decorations away to begin the next year.
Synonyms
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1.0
To store something for later use
463
1.0
To put something away to use later
449
1.0
Return something to the place where it was before
24
2.4
To move something out of the way so you do not use it for now
13
4.9
Put something in a hidden place to use later
10
1.8
To take things away from a place to make it tidy
6
3.3
To place papers in order and keep them where you can find them later
3
2.6
To put something in a safe place to use later
1
3.5
Save money for future use
1
9.9
To put something away in a safe place to keep it
1
3.9
To put things in a safe place for later use
Put money or things aside in a safe place to use later
Antonyms
How Stored
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to dismiss or set aside' is directly related to 'put' (place) + 'away' (to a removed/stored location), so a learner who knows both words can infer a concrete sense like 'put aside' or 'store'. However, the specific mental sense 'stop thinking about' is a metaphorical extension from the spatial meaning and may not be fully predictable without prior exposure to this figurative use, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Put away comes from the simple image of someone putting something away on a shelf or in a box so it is out of sight. That's why it means 'to place something in its usual or proper place'.