away

a-way · adverb

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Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    To or at a distance from a place, person, or thing.

  2. 2.

    Into a safe or secure place.

  3. 3.

    So as to be gone or used up.

  4. 4.

    Continuously; repeatedly.

  5. 5.

    (In sports) At the opponent's venue.

  6. 6.

    Absent; not present.

Phrases & expressions

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    away from — Not at; distant from.
  • •
    right away — Immediately.
  • •
    far away — At a great distance.
  • •
    get away — Escape; go on vacation.
  • •
    give away — Give for free; reveal unintentionally.
  • •
    take away — Remove; subtract.
  • •
    do away with — Abolish; eliminate.
  • •
    pass away — Die (euphemism).
  • •
    run away — Flee; escape.
  • •
    throw away — Discard.

Related words

Antonyms: here, near, present
See also: absent, distant, gone, off
Synonyms: absent, distant, off

Etymology

From Old English onweg ("on one's way, away"), from on ("on") + weg ("way, path").