Definition
Meaning of 'away'
Meaning of 'away' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Away 
[ adv.]
- From a place; hence. [ adv.]- Absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home.
- Aside; off; in another direction.
- From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
- By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away.
- On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away.
Meaning of 'away' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. away [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- used of an opponent's ground
- used of an opponent's ground
Example in sentence:
- an away game
2. away [ r]
[ r]Meaning (2):
- out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
- out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
Example in sentence:
- brush the objections aside;
- pushed all doubts away
Meaning (3):
- so as to be removed or gotten rid of
- 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 (4):
- freely or at will
- freely or at will
Example in sentence:
- fire away!
Meaning (5):
- from one's possession
- from one's possession
Example in sentence:
- gave away the tickets;
- he gave out money to the poor
Meaning (6):
- indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily
- 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 (7):
- in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
- 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 (8):
- from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
- from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)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 (9):
- in reserve; not for immediate use
- 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 (10):
- at a distance in space or time
- 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 (11):
- out of existence
- 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 (12):
- in a different direction
- in a different direction
Example in sentence:
- glanced away;
- turn aside;
- turn away one's face
3. away [ s]
[ s]Meaning (13):
- not present; having left
- 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
Meaning (14):
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
- (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)
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