get away
verb, interjection
get away is spelled G-E-T-A-W-A-Y: 7 letters. As a verb, get away means “To move away (from)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in get away?
| Letters | 7: G-E-T-A-W-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you pronounce get away?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-get_away.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-get_away.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with get away
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: getaway (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of get away
- gets away present, singular, he/she/it
- getting away participle, present
- got away past, UK, participle
- gotten away US, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does get away mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To move away (from).
Get away from the edge of the cliff!
- 2
To avoid capture; to escape; to flee (from).
Surround the bank! Don't let the robber get away!
- 3
To take a break from one's present circumstances; to journey (to), especially on holiday.
This place is really getting me down. I need to get away for a while.
- 4
To start moving; to depart.
The train got away exactly on time.
- 5
To slip from one's control.
I can't cope any more. Things are getting away from me.
interjection
- 1
Expressing disbelief.
You bought that for twenty pounds? Get away!
adjective
- 1
Alternative spelling of getaway.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of getaway.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Get away in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.