come away

verb

To become separated from something.

“The cakes have started to come away from the pan.”

Meanings

verbcome away (third-person singular simple present comes away, present participle coming away, simple past came away, past participle come away)

present singular third person comes away · participle present coming away · past came away

  1. intransitiveTo become separated from something.

    The cakes have started to come away from the pan.

  2. intransitiveTo distance oneself (from).

    He goes to the park to come away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

  3. intransitiveTo leave a place or cease an activity with a particular mood, knowledge, or provision supplied.

    Students who read this text should come away with a clear idea of many of the tasks they will be expected to perform as paralegals.

    2002, Linda L. Edwards, J. Stanley Edwards, Introduction to Paralegal Studies and the Law: A Practical Approach, preface

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcome to be detached

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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