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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•way /əˈweɪ/USA pronunciation adv. - from this or that place;
from here or from there;
off: to go away. - aside;
to another place;
in another direction:turned his eyes away. - far;
apart;
at a distance from:Stand away back. - out of one's possession or use: to give money away.
- in or into a place for storage or safekeeping: folded the clothes and put them away.
- out of existence:The image began to fade away.
- so as to be removed or separated:Don't take me away from her.
- continuously;
repeatedly:She was typing away madly. - without hesitation: Fire away.
adj. - [be + ~] absent;
gone: I hate to be away from home. - distant in place or time (from):[after a number or amount]The town is six miles away.
- on one's way:[be + ~]The plane left; they're well away by now.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•way (ə wā′),USA pronunciation adv. - from this or that place;
off:to go away. - aside;
to another place;
in another direction:to turn your eyes away; to turn away customers - far;
apart:away back; away from the subject. - out of one's possession or use:to give money away.
- out of existence or notice;
into extinction:to fade away; to idle away the morning. - incessantly or relentlessly;
repeatedly:He kept hammering away. - without hesitation:Fire away.
- away with:
- take away:Away with him!
- go away! leave!:Away with you!
- do away with:
- to get rid of;
abolish;
stop. - to kill:Bluebeard did away with all his wives.
- Naval Terms where away? (of something sighted from a ship) in which direction? where?
adj. - absent;
gone:to be away from home. - distant:six miles away.
- immediately off and on the way:The order was given and he was away.
- Sportplayed in a ball park, arena, or the like, other than the one that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team:winners in their last three away games.Cf. home (def. 16).
- Sport[Baseball.]having been put out:with two away in the top of the seventh.
- Sport[Golf.]
- (of a golf ball) lying farthest from the hole.
- (of a golfer) having hit such a ball and being required to play first.
- bef. 950; Middle English; Old English aweg, reduction of on weg. See on, a-1, way
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: away /əˈweɪ/ adv - from a particular place; off: to swim away
- in or to another, usual, or proper place: to put toys away
- apart; at a distance: to keep away from strangers
- out of existence: the music faded away
- indicating motion, displacement, transfer, etc, from a normal or proper place, from a person's own possession, etc: to turn one's head away, to give away money
- indicating activity that is wasteful or designed to get rid of something: to sleep away the hours
- continuously: laughing away, fire away
- away with ⇒ a command for a person to go or be removed: away with you, away with him to prison!
adj (usually postpositive)- not present: away from school
- distant: he is a good way away
- having started; released: he was away before sunrise, bombs away!
- (also prenominal) played on an opponent's ground
n - a game played or won at an opponent's ground
interj - an expression of dismissal
Etymology: Old English on weg on way |