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1. (adv.) away
from this or that place; off:
to go away.
2. away
aside; to another place; in another direction:
to turn one's eyes away; to turn away customers.
3. away
far; apart:
away back; away from the subject.
4. away
out of one's possession or use:
to give money away.
5. away
in or into a place for storage or safekeeping:
filed away.
6. away
out of existence or notice; into extinction:
to fade away; to idle away the morning.
7. away
so as to be removed or separated:
to break away.
8. away
incessantly or relentlessly:
He kept hammering away.
9. away
without hesitation:
Fire away.
10. (adj.) away
absent; gone:
to be away from home.
11. away
distant in place or time:
six miles away; Christmas is two months away.
12. away
immediately off and on one's way.
13. away
played in a ballpark, arena, etc., other than a team's own, usu. at the ballpark or arena of the opponent:
away games.
14. away
Baseball. having been put out; out.
Etymology: (bef. 950; ME; OE aweg, reduction of on weg. See away)
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| Definition of 'Away' |
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1. (adj) away(p)
not present; having left
"he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"
2. (adj) away
used of an opponent's ground
"an away game"
3. (adverb) away, outside
(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
"the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"
4. (adverb) away, off, forth
from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
"ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach"
5. (adverb) away, out
from one's possession
"he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"
6. (adverb) aside, away
out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
"brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"
7. (adverb) away
out of existence
"the music faded away"; "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder; "idled the hours away"; "her fingernails were worn away"
8. (adverb) off, away
at a distance in space or time
"the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century"
9. (adverb) away
indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily
"he worked away at the project for more than a year"; "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"
10. (adverb) away
so as to be removed or gotten rid of
"cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away"
11. (adverb) away
freely or at will
"fire away!"
12. (adverb) away
in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
"put the toys away"; "her jewels are locked away in a safe"; "filed the letter away"
13. (adverb) away, aside
in a different direction
"turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away"
14. (adverb) aside, by, away
in reserve; not for immediate use
"started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"
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1. (adverb) away
moving further from a place
to walk/run away
2. away
at a distance from
10 meters away; Keep away from the fire.
3. away
not in sb's usual place
gone away for a week; away from her desk
4. away
into its usual place
Put the clothes away in the closet.
5. away
continuously
She's been working away all day.
6. away
happening after period of time
now only two weeks/four days/12 hours away
7. away
gradually disappearing
voices fading away
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| Definition of 'Away' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) Away
from a place; hence
2. (adverb) Away
absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home
3. (adverb) Away
aside; off; in another direction
4. (adverb) Away
from a state or condition of being; out of existence
5. (adverb) Away
by ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away
6. (adverb) Away
on; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away
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Sense: to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about
He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!
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 Afrikaans: weg |
 Arabic: بَعيداً، في مَكان بَعيد |
 Bulgarian: разстояние |
 Brazilian: longe |
 Czech: daleko; pryč |
 German: weg |
 Danish: væk; bort(e) |
 Greek: μακριά, σε απόσταση |
 Spanish: a; lejos |
 Estonian: eemal(e),ära |
 Farsi: دور؛ دور از |
 Finnish: poissa |
 French: (au) loin |
 Hebrew: בְּמֶרְחַק מ- |
 Hindi: दूर |
 Croatian: dalje |
 Hungarian: el, messzire |
 Indonesian: jauh |
 Icelandic: burt |
 Italian: di distanza; via |
 Japanese: 離れて |
 Korean: 떨어져 |
 Lithuanian: toli,šalin |
 Latvian: projām |
 Malay: jauh |
 Dutch: weg |
 Norwegian: bort(e) |
 Polish: stąd |
 Persian: دور؛ دور از |
 Pashto: لیری ، له لیری څخه |
 Portuguese: longe |
 Romanian: departe |
 Russian: на таком-то расстоянии; п |
 Slovak: odtiaľ; preč |
 Slovenian: stran |
 Serbian: odavde |
 Swedish: från, bort[ifrån], i väg, |
 Thai: ในทิศทางอื่น |
 Turkish: uzakta, uzağa, başka yere |
 Taiwanese: 距離，遠離 |
 Ukrainian: віддалік; геть |
 Urdu: پرے ، دور |
 Vietnamese: xa |
 Chinese: 远处 |
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