Bear Away (Verb)
Meaning
Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The new city bore them away from the isolation of the countryside.
- Their powerful words carried her away to a world of possibility.
- He got whisked away by his friends to celebrate his birthday.
- She was borne away in the chaos of the moment and lost her friends.
- Their grief bore them away to a dark place of mourning and sorrow.