Away Definition & Meaning
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adverb
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from this or that place; off.
to go away.
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aside; to another place; in another direction.
to turn your eyes away; to turn away customers
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far; apart.
away back; away from the subject.
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out of one's possession or use.
to give money away.
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out of existence or notice; into extinction.
to fade away; to idle away the morning.
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incessantly or relentlessly; repeatedly.
He kept hammering away.
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without hesitation.
Fire away.
adjective
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absent; gone.
to be away from home.
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distant.
six miles away.
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immediately off and on the way.
The order was given and he was away.
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Sports. played 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.
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Baseball. having been put out.
with two away in the top of the seventh.
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Golf.
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(of a golf ball) lying farthest from the hole.
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(of a golfer) having hit such a ball and being required to play first.
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verb phrase
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do away with
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to get rid of; abolish; stop.
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to kill.
Bluebeard did away with all his wives.
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idioms
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where away? (of something sighted from a ship) in which direction? where?
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away with,
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take away.
Away with him!
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go away! leave!.
Away with you!
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adverb
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from a particular place; off
to swim away
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in or to another, usual, or proper place
to put toys away
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apart; at a distance
to keep away from strangers
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out of existence
the music faded away
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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
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indicating activity that is wasteful or designed to get rid of something
to sleep away the hours
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continuously
laughing away
fire away
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a command for a person to go or be removed
away with you
away with him to prison!
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by a very great margin
far and away the biggest meal he'd ever eaten
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from a part of Canada other than Newfoundland
adjective
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not present
away from school
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distant
he is a good way away
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having started; released
he was away before sunrise
bombs away!
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(also prenominal) sport played on an opponent's ground
an away game
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golf (of a ball or player) farthest from the hole
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baseball (of a player) having been put out
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horse racing relating to the outward portion or first half of a race
noun
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sport a game played or won at an opponent's ground
interjection
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an expression of dismissal
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see back away; bang away; blow away; break away; by far (and away); carry away; cart off (away); cast away; clear out (away); die away; do away with; draw away; eat away; explain away; fade out (away); fall away; fire away; fool away; fritter away; get away; get away with; give away; go away; hammer away; lay aside (away); make away with; out and away; pass away; peg away at; piss away; plug away at; pull away; put away; right away; run away; run away with; salt away; send away; shy away from; slink away; slip out (away); sock away; spirit away; square away; squirrel away; stow away; take away from; take one's breath away; tear away; throw away; tuck away; turn away; walk away from; walk off (away) with; waste away; wear off (away); whale away; when the cat's away; while away.
Etymology
Origin of away
First recorded before 950; Middle English; Old English aweg, reduction of on weg; equivalent to a- 1 + way 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Sam’s Club had long struggled to break away from Walmart’s budget reputation, making it difficult to reach coveted upscale shoppers.
From The Wall Street Journal
He studies satellite imagery to find the paths worn away by the poachers through large fields and grasslands.
From BBC
Ryan's conversation with his dad gave him the space to ask for a break - taking a few days abroad, away from the home environment, to gain perspective.
From BBC
Michael and Alison have been together for nearly 20 years and they enjoy dancing, watching TV and going for walks together as well as weekends away.
From BBC
Meanwhile, Leeds and Forest have found far better form to pull away from the bottom three.
From Barron's
Related Words
- abroad
- absent
- aside
- distant
- elsewhere
- off
- over
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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