If you put something away, you put it into the place where it is normally kept when it is not being used, for example in a drawer.
She finished putting the milk away and turned around. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
'Yes, Mum,' replied Cheryl as she slowly put away her doll. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
Her bed was crisply made, her clothes put away. [VERB-ed PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If someone is put away, they are sent to prison or to a mental hospital for a long time.
[informal]
He's an animal! He should be put away. [beVERB-ed PARTICLE]
His testimony could put Drago away for life. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
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put away in British English
verb(tr, adverb)
1.
to return (something) to the correct or proper place
I put away my books
2.
to save
to put away money for the future
3.
to lock up in a prison, mental institution, etc
they put him away for twenty years
4.
to eat or drink, esp in large amounts
5.
to put to death, because of old age or illness
the dog had to be put away
put away in American English
1.
put aside
2. Informal
to consign to a jail, mental hospital, etc.
3. Informal
to consume (food or drink)
4.
to kill (a pet) to prevent suffering
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Examples of 'put away' in a sentence
put away
It is not yet time to put away warm winter clothes.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The brute has now been put away for life.
The Sun (2009)
He wanted them put away for life.
The Sun (2007)
Savers who have diligently put away money all their lives are unlikely to spend it in one go.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I was trying to hold down two jobs and putting away money.
The Sun (2009)
I seem to have said goodbye to the practice of carefully putting away my money in envelopes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They are not like photos that can be put away in a drawer, they are always here with me.
The Sun (2016)
Loyal savers who have been putting away money towards their retirement have been suffering from a barrage of hidden fees and dire returns for many years.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Regular savers can earn up to 6% if they are stringent about putting away money each month and willing to move their current account.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
If you've been thinking of putting away money for your future, now is as good a time as any to get going.
The Sun (2015)
When clothes are put away in the wardrobe and drawers, collars, ties and handkerchiefs should be placed in the top drawer of the dressing table.
Brian Hoey AT HOME WITH THE QUEEN: The Inside Story of the Royal Household (2002)
Half of the money was put away for savings, and I used the other half to set up a music studio at home.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A source said last night: 'The team just did not have enough money put away to get it through bad times like this.
The Sun (2008)
In other languages
put away
British English: put away /pʊt əˈweɪ/ VERB
If you put something away, you put it into the place where it is normally kept when it is not being used.
Put your maths books away, it's time for your history lesson.
American English: put away
Arabic: يَضَع
Brazilian Portuguese: guardar
Chinese: 放好
Croatian: spremiti
Czech: uklidit na místo
Danish: lægge væk
Dutch: wegzetten
European Spanish: guardar poner en su sitio
Finnish: panna syrjään
French: ranger
German: weglegen
Greek: βάζω κατά μέρος
Italian: riporre
Japanese: 取っておく
Korean: 치우다
Norwegian: legg vekk
Polish: uprzątnąć
European Portuguese: guardar
Romanian: a pune la loc
Russian: убирать
Latin American Spanish: guardar
Swedish: lägga undan
Thai: เอาเก็บไว้
Turkish: kenara koymak
Ukrainian: відкладати
Vietnamese: để sang một bên
Chinese translation of 'put away'
put away
vt
(= store, unpack) 把 ... 收起 (bǎ ... shōuqǐ)
⇒ I put away the shopping.我把买的东西收起来了。 (Wǒ bǎ mǎi de dōngxi shōu qǐlái le.)
(inf, = imprison) 把 ... 关(關)起 (bǎ ... guānqǐ)
⇒ They put him away for ten years.他们把他关了10年。 (Tāmen bǎ tā guānle shí nián.)
(= save)[money]存 (cún)
⇒ I've got a thousand pounds put away for a rainy day.我存了1000镑以备不时之需。 (Wǒ cúnle yīqiān bàng yǐ bèi bùshí zhī xū.)