Meaning (1):
- used of an opponent's ground
Meaning (2):
- at a distance in space or time
Example in sentence:- away back in the 18th century;
- the boat was 5 miles off (or away);
- the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)
Meaning (3):
- out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
Example in sentence:- brush the objections aside;
- pushed all doubts away
Meaning (4):
- so as to be removed or gotten rid of
Example in sentence:- cleared the mess away;
- the rotted wood had to be cut away
Meaning (5):
- in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
Example in sentence:- filed the letter away;
- her jewels are locked away in a safe;
- put the toys away
Meaning (6):
- freely or at will
Meaning (7):
- from one's possession
Example in sentence:- gave away the tickets;
- he gave out money to the poor
Meaning (8):
- in a different direction
Example in sentence:- glanced away;
- turn aside;
- turn away one's face
Meaning (9):
- from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
Example in sentence:- go forth and preach;
- ran away from the lion;
- sent the children away to boarding school;
- the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal;
- they drove off;
- wanted to get away from there;
- went off to school
Meaning (10):
- in reserve; not for immediate use
Example in sentence:- has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day;
- put something by for her old age;
- started setting aside money to buy a car
Meaning (11):
- indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily
Example in sentence:- he worked away at the project for more than a year;
- the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it
Meaning (12):
- out of existence
Example in sentence:- her fingernails were worn away;
- idled the hours away;
- the music faded away;
- tried to explain away the affair of the letter
Meaning (13):
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
Example in sentence:- an outside pitch;
- the pitch was away (or wide)
Meaning (14):
- not present; having left
Example in sentence:- he's away right now;
- you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away
Definition
[ adv.]