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How to Pronounce "make away with"

expression

ˈmeɪk/ /əˈweɪ/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ
MAYK-uh-WAY-with
mˈeɪk/ /ɐwˈeɪ/ /wˈɪð
MAYK-uh-WAY-with

Definition

To steal or take something secretly; can also mean to kill or get rid of someone, especially in a criminal context.

IPA Transcription

American English

ˈmeɪk/ /əˈweɪ/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ

British English

mˈeɪk/ /ɐwˈeɪ/ /wˈɪð

Simplified Pronunciation

US

MAYK-uh-WAY-with

UK

MAYK-uh-WAY-with

Listen in Context

Someone tried to make away with my phone at the market.

He planned to make away with the money after hours.

Thieves tried to make away with the paintings last night.

In the novel, the villain makes away with anyone who gets in his way.