away

adjective

  1. 1

    (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter

    the pitch was away (or wide)

    an outside pitch

  2. 2

    used of an opponent's ground

    an away game

  3. 3

    not present; having left

    he's away right now

    you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away

adverb

  1. 1

    from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)

    ran away from the lion

    wanted to get away from there

  2. 2

    from one's possession

    he gave out money to the poor

    gave away the tickets

  3. 3

    in reserve; not for immediate use

    started setting aside money to buy a car

    put something by for her old age

  4. 4

    out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)

    brush the objections aside

    pushed all doubts away

  5. 5

    out of existence

    the music faded away

    tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder

  6. 6

    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

  7. 7

    in a different direction

    turn aside

    turn away one's face

  8. 8

    in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)

    put the toys away

    her jewels are locked away in a safe

  9. 9

    at a distance in space or time

    the boat was 5 miles off (or away)

    the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)

Synonyms

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