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Away   /əwˈeɪ/   Listen
Away

adverb
1.
From a particular thing or place or position ('forth' is obsolete).  Synonyms: forth, off.  "Wanted to get away from there" , "Sent the children away to boarding school" , "The teacher waved the children away from the dead animal" , "Went off to school" , "They drove off" , "Go forth and preach"
2.
From one's possession.  Synonym: out.  "Gave away the tickets"
3.
Out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts).  Synonym: aside.  "Pushed all doubts away"
4.
Out of existence.  "Tried to explain away the affair of the letter" , "Idled the hours away" , "Her fingernails were worn away"
5.
At a distance in space or time.  Synonym: off.  "The party is still 2 weeks off (or away)" , "Away back in the 18th century"
6.
Indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily.  "The child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"
7.
So as to be removed or gotten rid of.  "The rotted wood had to be cut away"
8.
Freely or at will.
9.
In or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping).  "Her jewels are locked away in a safe" , "Filed the letter away"
10.
In a different direction.  Synonym: aside.  "Turn away one's face" , "Glanced away"
11.
In reserve; not for immediate use.  Synonyms: aside, by.  "Put something by for her old age" , "Has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"
adjective
1.
Not present; having left.  "You must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"
2.
Used of an opponent's ground.
3.
(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter.  Synonym: outside.  "An outside pitch"



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