[
US
/əˈweɪ/
]
[ UK /ɐwˈeɪ/ ]
[ UK /ɐwˈeɪ/ ]
ADVERB
-
so as to be removed or gotten rid of
the rotted wood had to be cut away
cleared the mess away -
at a distance in space or time
the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)
away back in the 18th century
the boat was 5 miles off (or away) -
in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
filed the letter away
her jewels are locked away in a safe
put the toys away -
out of existence
tried to explain away the affair of the letter
idled the hours away
her fingernails were worn away
the music faded away -
freely or at will
fire away! -
in reserve; not for immediate use
put something by for her old age
has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day
started setting aside money to buy a car -
out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
pushed all doubts away
brush the objections aside -
from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
go forth and preach
ran away from the lion
wanted to get away from there
the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal
went off to school
sent the children away to boarding school
they drove off -
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 -
in a different direction
turn away one's face
glanced away
turn aside -
from one's possession
he gave out money to the poor
gave away the tickets
ADJECTIVE
-
(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
the pitch was away (or wide)
an outside pitch -
used of an opponent's ground
an away game -
not present; having left
you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away
he's away right now
How To Use away In A Sentence
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- He slapped away a few dryads, but they still surrounded him.
- As far back as the 1920s, it was an easy getaway for Hollywood types looking for a little privacy; and this golden era lives on at select spots.
- A few uncounted votes or a few thousand voters turned away can be the difference between a national victory or not.
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- 'When I was a little girl I used to slip away from my nurse, climb to the top of my uncle's keep and sit in the crenel spaces. The Falcons of Montabard
- A couple of weeks ago, while glassing four female Meneliks bushbuck two hundred yards away feeding in a tiny clearing during a pouring rain, a nice male stepped into view. Very Little Drops Dead
- She laid a little of her pay away each week.
- This being Los Angeles, and me being a hick from the sticks, I was only a few feet away from asking the shorter guy for an autograph, when I chickened out.