away
/əˈweɪ/
verb
- 1
To depart; to go to another place.
“At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.”
adjective
- 1
Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
“The master is away from home.”
- 2
At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
“He's miles away by now.”
- 3
Not on one's home territory.
“Next, they are playing away in Dallas.”
- 4
(following the noun modified) Out.
“Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.”
adverb
- 1
From a place, hence.
“He went away on vacation.”
- 2
Aside; off; in another direction.
“I tried to approach him, but he turned away.”
- 3
Aside, so as to discard something.
“throw away, chuck away, toss away”
- 4
At a stated distance in time or space.
“Christmas is only two weeks away.”
- 5
In or to something's usual or proper storage place.
“I'll dry the dishes and you put them away.”
- 6
In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.
“He was shut away in the castle tower for six months.”
- 7
From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
“fade away, die away”
- 8
So as to remove or use up something.
“Please wipe away this spilled drink.”
- 9
(as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away.
“Away! Be gone! And don't let me see you round here again!”
- 10
On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
“She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer.”
- 11
Without restraint.
“I saw her whaling away at her detractors.”
interjection
- 1
Come on!; go on!
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