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Vocabulary
put away
put sth away phrasal verb [ M ] STORE
1. to put something in the place or container where it is usually kept
Put your toys away now.
put sth away phrasal verb [ M ] FOOD
2. informal to eat a large amount of food
He put away a whole box of chocolates in one evening.
put sb away phrasal verb [ M ]
1. informal to move someone into a place where people live and are cared for together, such as a mental hospital or old people's home
In the past, people who suffered from schizophrenia were often put away.
However, I thought I heard "put away" as putting something out of reach. Does that have this meaning too? If it doesn't could you guess what were (is it a correct conditional?) that phrasal verb that sounds familiar in my mind with "away" in it? What other meaning does it have?
1. to put something in the place or container where it is usually kept
Put your toys away now.
put sth away phrasal verb [ M ] FOOD
2. informal to eat a large amount of food
He put away a whole box of chocolates in one evening.
put sb away phrasal verb [ M ]
1. informal to move someone into a place where people live and are cared for together, such as a mental hospital or old people's home
In the past, people who suffered from schizophrenia were often put away.
However, I thought I heard "put away" as putting something out of reach. Does that have this meaning too? If it doesn't could you guess what were (is it a correct conditional?) that phrasal verb that sounds familiar in my mind with "away" in it? What other meaning does it have?
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However, I thought I heard "put away" as putting something out of reach. - - Please supply the sentence; it could be included in such a meaning. -- No; there is no condition.
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However, I thought I heard "put away" as putting something out of reach. Does that have this meaning too?-- Please supply the sentence; it could be included in such a meaning.
If it doesn't could you guess what were (is it a correct conditional?-- No; there is no condition. 'Guess what the phrasal verb was') that phrasal verb that sounds familiar in my mind with "away" in i
If it doesn't could you guess what were (is it a correct conditional?-- No; there is no condition. 'Guess what the phrasal verb was') that phrasal verb that sounds familiar in my mind with "away" in i
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