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Definition of away adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

away adverb   /əˈweɪ/  /əˈweɪ/For the special uses of away in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example get away with something is in the phrasal verb section at get.Idioms jump to other results

1.   to or at a distance from somebody/something in space or time
   • The beach is a mile away.
   • Christmas is still months away.
   • away from somebody/something The president was kept well away from the demonstrators.
   • The station is a few minutes' walk away from here.
   • The main landfill site was moved further away from the city.

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2.   to a different place or in a different direction
   • Go away!
   • Put your toys away.
   • The bright light made her look away.
3.   not present synonym absent
   • There were ten children away yesterday.
   • Sorry, he's away.
   • away from somebody/something She was away from work for a week.
4. used after verbs to say that something is done continuously or with a lot of energy
   • She was still writing away furiously when the bell went.
   • They were soon chatting away like old friends.
5. until disappearing completely
   • The water boiled away.
   • The music faded away.
6. (sport) at the opponent’s ground or stadium
   • Chelsea are playing away this Saturday.
   compare homeTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsb2
Word OriginOld English onweg, aweg ‘on one's way’ (from a- ‘to, towards’ and way).

Idioms away with…

1. (literary) used to say that you would like to be rid of somebody/something
   • Away with all these rules and regulations!

blow/clear the cobwebs away

1. to help somebody have a fresh, lively state of mind again
   • A brisk walk should blow the cobwebs away.

dance the night away

1. to dance for the whole evening or night

far and away

1. (followed by comparative or superlative adjectives) by a very great amount
   • She's far and away the best player.

right away/off

1. immediately; without delay
   • I want it sent right away.
   • I told him right off what I thought of him.

straight away

1. immediately; without delay synonym at once
   • I'll do it straight away.

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Other results

All matches

• away adjective
• away day noun
• cut away
• die away
• eat away
• get away
• go away
• peg away
• put away
• run away
• shy away
• back away
• bash away
• blow away
• burn away
• call away
• come away
• drop away
• fade away
• fall away

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• die away
• get away
• go away
• blast away
• drop away
• fade away
• fall away
• fire away
• pack away
• pine away
• romp away
• rust away
• slip away
• stow away
• tail away
• tick away
• trail away
• waste away
• be cast away
• get away (from…)

See more Idioms

• well away
• be miles away
• away from home
• give the game away
• be/get carried away
• get away from it all
• get away with murder
• go/run away to sea
• get/have your end away
• take somebody’s breath away
• a world away (from something)
• you can’t get away from something
• have it off/away (with somebody)
• a heartbeat away (from something)
• there’s no getting away from something
• when the cat’s away, the mice will play

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Nearby words

• awareness noun
• awash adjective
• away adverb
• away adjective
• away day noun

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