away


Definition: Meaning of, away in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / əˈweɪ /

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  1. used to say that someone leaves a place or person, or stays some distance from a place or person
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  2. towards a different direction
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  3. if someone is away from school, work, or home, they are not there [=  absent]
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  4. used to say how far it is to a place or thing
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  5. if an event is two days, three weeks etc away, it will happen after that period of time has passed
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  6. used to say how close someone is to achieving something or experiencing something
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  7. into or in a safe or enclosed place
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  8. used to show that something disappears or is removed
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  9. used to emphasize that an action continues
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  10. used to say that someone spends the whole of a period of time doing something
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  11. if a team is playing away, it is playing a game at its opponent's field or sports hall
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  1. an away game or match is played at your opponent's field or sports hall
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away used in phrases

  • Away in a Manger
    1. a popular Christmas CAROL (= a traditional religious song), sung especially by children
  • away game (noun)
    1. a game played away from home
  • barter away (verb)
    1. trade in in a bartering transaction
  • bear away (verb)
    1. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
  • beaver away (verb)
    1. work hard on something
  • blaze away (verb)
    1. an acting passage performing arts perform brilliantly and rapidly
    2. shoot rapidly and repeatedly
  • blink away (verb)
    1. force to go away by blinking
  • breaking away (noun)
    1. the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
    2. departing hastily
  • carry away (verb)
    1. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
  • cart away (verb)
    1. take away by means of a vehicle
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