Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

look away

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.40 in modern English

Syllables: look -away
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ignore something; to pretend not to have seen or noticed something; to avoid dealing with something.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"It's important not to look away from difficult situations like this."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

looks away (present, singular) looking away (participle, present) looked away (participle, past) looked away (past)

Questions

What does look away mean?: To ignore something; to pretend not to have seen or noticed something; to avoid dealing with something.

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