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All prisons that have existed in our society to date put people away as no human being should ever be put away.
Barbara Deming

Meaning of "put away" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUT AWAY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUT AWAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Put away is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES PUT AWAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of put away in the English dictionary

The first definition of put away in the dictionary is to return to the correct or proper place. Other definition of put away is to save. Put away is also to lock up in a prison, mental institution, etc.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUT AWAY

put a damper on
put a foot wrong
put a sock in it
put a spoke in someone´s wheel
put about
put across
put all one´s eggs in one basket
put aside
put back
put by
put down
put forth
put forward
put in
put in a word for
put in an appearance
put in mothballs
put in the hard yards
put in the shade
put into words

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUT AWAY

away
blow away
come away
far and away
from away
get away
give away
give the game away
go away
have it away
keep away
once and away
out and away
right away
run away
straight away
take away
tuck away
turn away
walk away
while away

Synonyms and antonyms of put away in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «put away» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUT AWAY

Find out the translation of put away to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of put away from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «put away» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

放好
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guardar
570 millions of speakers

English

put away
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दूर रखा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَضَع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

убирать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guardar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দূরে রাখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ranger
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Letakkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

weglegen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

取っておく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

치우다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sijine adoh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

để sang một bên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தள்ளிவிடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दूर ठेवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bırakmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riporre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uprzątnąć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відкладати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a pune la loc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βάζω κατά μέρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verstoot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lägga undan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

legg vekk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of put away

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUT AWAY»

The term «put away» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.641 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUT AWAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «put away» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «put away» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about put away

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10 QUOTES WITH «PUT AWAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word put away.
1
Chinua Achebe
Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have to begin to learn to rule ourselves again.
2
Ezra Taft Benson
Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation upon which sincere and meaningful repentance must be built. If we truly seek to put away sin, we must first look to Him who is the Author of our salvation.
3
Henry Beston
Learn to reverence night and to put away the vulgar fear of it, for, with the banishment of night from the experience of man, there vanishes as well a religious emotion, a poetic mood, which gives depth to the adventure of humanity.
4
Barbara Deming
All prisons that have existed in our society to date put people away as no human being should ever be put away.
5
Rita Dove
I loved to write when I was a child. I wrote, but I always thought it was something that you did as a child, then you put away childish things.
6
Monica Edwards
We are in an electronic technology age now and it's about time we put away the old stuff.
7
G-Eazy
I just kept telling myself that ultimately, the money that my grandparents had put away to go into my college fund, that they were investing for me to go to school and get this education, it had to be worth something.
8
Dan Gelber
I'm Dan Gelber. As a federal prosecutor, I helped put away corporate criminals, corrupt politicians and violent gangs.
9
Ann Hood
There are so many cruel decisions parents have to make when their child dies. The funeral director requested a sheet for the coffin, and I sent the cozy flannel one, pale blue with happy snowmen, that had just been put away with the winter linens.
10
John Lennon
Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUT AWAY»

Discover the use of put away in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to put away and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Put Away: A Sociological Study of Institutions for the ...
A Sociological Study of Institutions for the Mentally Retarded Pauline Morris. PUT AWAY T i The International Library of Sociology PUT AWAY Founded. Front Cover.
Pauline Morris, 1998
2
Put Away Wet
Jocelyn "Joey" Fellows just got savagely dumped by her ex, Psycho Barbie.
Susan Smith, 2008
3
The Berenstain Bears Pick Up and Put Away
The Bears have reached the end of another busy day and everyone has to pitch in to get the tree house looking just right again. Full color.
Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, 1997
4
Rode Hard, Put Away Dead
Until Trade learns about another murder in town the same night Abby died ... a development that may bring the investigation -- and Trade -- to the very deadest of ends. From the Paperback edition.
Sinclair Browning, Sinclair Browning, 2009
5
Rode Hard and Put Away Wet
Richard Powell is one of those individuals who is determined to have as many different experiences as possible as he goes through life.
Richard Powell, 2008
6
Impact - Now (I Must Put Away Childish Things - No Other Way)
With 1 Corinthians 13:11 as a starting point, this book establishes a standard process within a biblical context for helping the transition from youth to adulthood.
Thornton Bell Sr, Thornton Bell Jr, Donovan Bell, 2006
7
Mafia Wipeout: How the Law Put Away an Entire Crime Family
After years of terror, extortion, murder and graft, the greedy Scarfo organized-crime family fell to a determined FBI and Mafia "turncoat witnesses"--the first time since Elliot Ness and "The Untouchables" that the government has convicted ...
Donald W. Cox, 1992
8
The Spiritual wrestler, or, Zion's children in the wilderness
He hates to put away : Arminians tell a lie, That we may he a child to.day, And then for ever die. He hates to put away Those lov'd by grace I '11 tell, Then mind not what Arminians say ; You cannot fall to hell. He hates to put away Poor souls he ...
‎1847
9
Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar
... clear away, clear up, collect and lay together, collect together, collect up, collect up together, cowl together, fold up, gather, gather and put away, gather together, gather up, gather up and put away, gather up together, get together, heap up, ...
Clive Upton, David Parry, John David Allison Widdowson, 1994
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The Evangelical Repository
ried to another, she comniitteth adultery." Luke xv. 18. "Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery, and whosoever marrietb her that is put away from her husband, committeth adultery." Such is the language of  ...
‎1857

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUT AWAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term put away is used in the context of the following news items.
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Put away your Bible, Justice: The new “religious freedom …
Want to put me on trial? I dare you. Seriously, though, marriage as the ancient Israelites conceived it, and as demonstrated throughout the Bible's rapine-replete ... «Salon, Jul 15»
2
Nancy Pelosi: Time To 'Put Away' Confederate Flag
WASHINGTON -- It is time for the U.S. to “put away” the Confederate battle flag, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Thursday, as a fight over ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Nascar Asks Fans to Put Away Confederate Flags
Confederate battle flags have been common at Nascar racetracks for decades, with fans often flying them above their motor homes along with American flags ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
4
Put away the poutine: Soylent ships to Canada starting today
The food substitute Soylent has gained a highly requested feature this morning: international shipping. We've written quite a bit about the powdered meal ... «Ars Technica, Jun 15»
5
Goldman New Cop Is FBI Agent Who Put Away Madoff, Rajaratnam
“The FBI produces some of the most seasoned and successful leaders in America, who often continue to put their specialized skills to work in private industry ... «Bloomberg, May 15»
6
LeBron James put away the Bulls and reminded us he's the best …
LeBron James put away the Bulls and reminded us he's the best there is. LeBron James put away the Bulls and reminded us he's the best there is. NBA ... «USA TODAY, May 15»
7
Put away the Champagne, Juve: Ronaldo back to his best with …
But Cristiano put paid to that with two goals late in the first half (both while ... So maybe Juve should put the Champagne away or at least keep it on ice after their ... «Goal.com, May 15»
8
Put away the brooms: Rockets offense stalls
DALLAS -- Kevin McHale was blunt, honest and basically everything you would expect from him when describing what his Houston Rockets were on Sunday ... «ESPN, Apr 15»
9
Put away No. 2 pencils – Common Core tests arrive
Fifth-grade students Alexis Garcia, 10, left, Shane Cooley, 11, center, and Miguel Rodriguez, 11, right, work together on their computer coding skills in class at ... «OCRegister, Apr 15»
10
Don't put away the winter clothes just yet
We're four days into spring and have enjoyed some great weather so far. Sunshine and temperatures in the mid to upper seventies have been in place for the ... «WMC Action News 5, Mar 15»

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