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come away (from someone or something)

to move away from someone or something. Please come away from the fire. You will get burned if you don't. Come away! You can walk with me for a while.

See also: away, come

come away

v.

1. To leave, relinquish, or abandon a place in favor of another place: Come away with me to New York. We should come away to the country more often.

2. To be removed from a surface: When I sprayed water on the table, the dust came away very easily.

3. come away with To finish a process or event, having something as a result: Luckily, the driver came away from the accident with only a broken finger. She came away with first place in the competition.

See also: away, come