Away is often used with verbs of movement, such as 'go' and 'drive', and also in phrasalverbs such as 'do away with' and 'fade away'.
1. adverb [ADVERB after verb, beADVERB]
If someone or something moves or is moved awayfrom a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are awayfrom a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
An injured police officer was led away by colleagues.
He walked away from his car.
She drove away before either of them could speak again.
Jason was away on a business trip.
Simon had been away a good deal lately.
Synonyms: off, elsewhere, abroad, hence More Synonyms of away
2. adverb [ADVERB after verb]
If you look or turn awayfrom something, you move your head so that you are no longer looking at it.
She quickly looked away and stared down at her hands.
As he stands up, he turns his face away from her so that she won't see his tears.
3. adverb [ADVERB after verb]
If you put or tidy something away, you put it where it should be. If you hide someone or something away, you put them in a place where nobody can see them or find them.
I put my journal away and prepared for bed.
All her letters were carefully filed away in folders.
I have $100m hidden away where no one will ever find it.
Synonyms: aside, out of the way, to one side More Synonyms of away
4.
See away from sb/sth
5. adverb
You use away to talk about future events. For example, if an event is a week away, it will happen after a week.
...the Washington summit, now only just over two weeks away.
Peace it seemed might at last be no more than a few months away.
6. adverb [ADVERB after verb]
When a sports team plays away, it plays on its opponents' ground.
...a sensational 4-3 victory for the team playing away.
Away is also an adjective.
Charlton are about to play an important away match.
7. adverb [ADVERB after verb]
You can use away to say that something slowly disappears, becomes less significant, or changes so that it is no longer the same.
So much snow has already melted away.
His voice died away in a whisper.
Once they took office that source of support fell away.
8. adverb [ADVERB after verb, noun ADVERB]
You use away to show that there has been a change or development from one state or situation to another.
British courts are increasingly moving away from sending young offenders to prison.
There's been a dramatic shift away from traditional careers towards business andcommerce.
9. adverb [ADVERB after verb]
You can use away to emphasize a continuous or repeated action.
[emphasis]
He would often be working away on his computer late into the night.
She sighed, her heart banging away against her ribs as she opened the door.
Synonyms: continuously, repeatedly, relentlessly, incessantly More Synonyms of away
10. adverb [ADVERB after verb]
You use away to show that something is removed.
If you take my work away I can't be happy anymore.
The waitress whipped the plate away and put down my bill.
Weeks of heavy rain have washed away roads and bridges.
11. far and away
12. right away
More Synonyms of away
away in British English
(əˈweɪ)
adverb
1.
from a particular place; off
to swim away
2.
in or to another, the usual, or the proper place
to put toys away
3.
apart; at a distance
to keep away from strangers
4.
out of existence
the music faded away
5.
indicating motion, displacement, transfer, etc, from a normal or proper place, from a person's own possession, etc
to turn one's head away
to give away money
6.
indicating activity that is wasteful or designed to get rid of something
to sleep away the hours
7.
continuously
laughing away
fire away
8. away with
9. far and away
10. from away
adjective(usually postpositive)
11.
not present
away from school
12.
distant
he is a good way away
13.
having started; released
he was away before sunrise
bombs away!
14. (also prenominal) sport
played on an opponent's ground
an away game
15. golf
(of a ball or player) farthest from the hole
16. baseball
(of a player) having been put out
17. horse racing
relating to the outward portion or first half of a race
noun
18. sport
a game played or won at an opponent's ground
exclamation
19.
an expression of dismissal
Word origin
Old English on weg on way
away in American English
(əˈweɪ)
adverb
1.
from any given place; off
to run away
2.
in another place, esp. the proper place
to put one's tools away
3.
in another direction
look away, turn away
4.
by a considerable time or distance; far
away behind
5.
so as to be removed; aside
to clear snow away, to get away from the subject
6.
from one's possession
to give away a secret
7.
out of existence
the sound faded away
8.
at once
fire away
9.
without stopping; continuously
he worked away all night
10.
into action or movement
away we go!
adjective
11.
not present; absent; gone
he is away
12.
at a distance
a mile away
13. US
played on a competing team's field, court, etc.
an away game
14. US, Baseball
out
one away in the last half of the 4th
15. Golf
designating the player (or the ball) that is farthest from the cup and hence is required to shoot (or be shot) first
interjection
16.
begone
17.
let's go
Idioms:
away with
do away with
where away?
Word origin
ME < OE aweg < phr. on weg < on, on + weg, way, in the sense “from this (that) place”
More idioms containing
away
give with one hand and take away with the other
give the game away
send someone away with a flea in their ear
be away with the fairies
blow away the cobwebs
take your breath away
miles away
get away with murder
Examples of 'away' in a sentence
away
As a result it announced it was walking away from the deal.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Our goal is to narrow consumption to specific places far away from public spaces.
The Sun (2016)
Take one hand away and reach out and touch the ground.
The Sun (2016)
We had periods in the past where we could not financially compete with the bigger clubs who took our players away.
The Sun (2017)
He said:'I think they are as good an away side as there is in the league.
The Sun (2016)
France moved to capitalise on Brexit yesterday with the launch of a scheme to lure businesses away from the City.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Now that is really good practical stuff that we can all take away and use!
Piercy, Nigel Market-led Strategic Change (1991)
Winning away is something we need to do.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We have won our last two away games and are not playing badly.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The traders have taken to heckling him and his security men have warned him to stay away.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Their player was going away from goal.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They have a good time away from the places that they actually represent.
The Sun (2010)
You want to play and to have that taken away is horrible.
The Sun (2006)
But in one respect he has turned away from his old ideas.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
We tried to run away to higher ground but the wave was much quicker than us.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We should have taken something away from here.
The Sun (2015)
Villa play away to City again tomorrow hopeful of repeating their cup performance.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
away
British English: away /əˈweɪ/ ADVERB
in distance If someone moves away from a place, they move so that they are not there anymore.
He walked away from the house.
American English: away
Arabic: بَعِيداً
Brazilian Portuguese: afastar
Chinese: 在远处
Croatian: dalje
Czech: pryč
Danish: væk
Dutch: weg
European Spanish: fuera
Finnish: pois
French: loin
German: weg
Greek: μακριά
Italian: via
Japanese: 離れて
Korean: 떨어져
Norwegian: bort
Polish: daleko
European Portuguese: longe
Romanian: departe
Russian: прочь
Latin American Spanish: fuera lejos
Swedish: borta
Thai: ไปที่อื่น
Turkish: uzakta
Ukrainian: геть
Vietnamese: ra xa
British English: away /əˈweɪ/ ADVERB
put If you put something away, you put it where it should be.
Put your books away before you go.
American English: away
Arabic: في مَكَانِهِ
Brazilian Portuguese: arrumar
Chinese: 在适当的地方
Croatian: pospremiti
Czech: pryč
Danish: væk
Dutch: weg
European Spanish: en su sitio
Finnish: pois
French: ranger
German: weg
Greek: μακριά
Italian: a posto
Japanese: しまって
Korean: 다른 데(로)
Norwegian: vekk
Polish: nie tłumaczy się na język polski (tworzy angielski czasownik frazowy oznaczający oddalanie się czegoś)
European Portuguese: arrumar
Romanian: la loc
Russian: отсюда
Latin American Spanish: poner en orden
Swedish: undan
Thai: ในที่อื่น
Turkish: kaldırmak
Ukrainian: віддалік
Vietnamese: chỗ khác
All related terms of 'away'
go away
If you go away , you leave a place or a person's company .
away game
a game played at an opponent's ground
away goal
a goal scored by a team playing away from its home ground . Away goals count for more than home goals in certain competitions
away side
In sport, a side is a team.
away team
a team playing away from its home ground.
away win
a game won at an opponent's ground
away with
a command for a person to go or be removed
back away
If you back away from a commitment that you made or something that you were involved with in the past , you try to show that you are no longer committed to it or involved with it.
blow away
If you say that you are blown away by something, or if it blows you away , you mean that you are very impressed by it.
boil away
When you boil away a liquid, or when it boils away , it is boiled until all of it changes into steam or vapour .
come away
to become detached
die away
If a sound dies away , it gradually becomes weaker or fainter and finally disappears completely.
draw away
to move away or ahead
drop away
If land or ground drops away , it slopes down so that it is at a lower level to where you are or from a particular point that has been mentioned .
eat away
If one thing eats away another or eats away at another, it gradually destroys or uses it up.
fade away
fall away
If something falls away from the thing it is attached to, it breaks off.
file away
If you file away a document , you put it in the correct file.
fill away
to cause a vessel's sails to fill, either by steering it off the wind or by bracing the yards
fire away
If someone wants to say or ask something, you can say ' fire away ' as a way of showing that you are ready for them to speak.
fool away
to spend foolishly, as time or money ; squander
from away
from a part of Canada other than Newfoundland
game away
to squander or lose in gambling
get away
If you get away , you succeed in leaving a place or a person's company .
give away
If you give away something that you own, you give it to someone, rather than selling it, often because you no longer want it.
hack away
idle away
If you idle away a period of time, you spend it doing very little.
keep away
to refrain or prevent from coming (near)
lay away
to store or reserve for future use
lock away
If you lock something away in a place or container , you put or hide it there and fasten the lock.
make away
to depart in haste
melt away
If a crowd of people melts away , members of the crowd gradually leave until there is no-one left.
move away
If you move away , you go and live in a different town or area of a country.
pass away
You can say that someone passed away to mean that they died , if you want to avoid using the word 'die' because you think it might upset or offend people.
piss away
to lose or waste as through carelessness or neglect ; squander
plug away
If you plug away , you keep trying very hard to do something or achieve something even though you find it difficult .
pull away
When a vehicle or driver pulls away , the vehicle starts moving forward .
put away
If you put something away , you put it into the place where it is normally kept when it is not being used, for example in a drawer .
rot away
When something rots away , it decays until it falls to pieces or none of it remains .
run away
If you run away from a place, you leave it because you are unhappy there.
rust away
When a metal object rusts away , it is gradually weakened and destroyed by rust.
salt away
If someone salts away sums of money, they save the money for the future , often illegally.
send away
to dispatch or banish
shut away
If you shut yourself away , you avoid going out and seeing other people, usually because you are feeling depressed .
sign away
If you sign something away , you sign official documents that mean that you no longer own it or have a right to it.
slog away
sock away
to save up
stow away
If someone stows away , they hide in a ship, aeroplane , or other vehicle in order to make a journey secretly or without paying.
tail away
When a person's voice tails away or tails off , it gradually becomes quieter and then silent .
take away
If you take something away from someone, you remove it from them, so that they no longer possess it or have it with them.
Chinese translation of 'away'
away
(əˈweɪ)
adv
[move, walk] ... 开(開) ( ... kāi)
⇒ He rose and walked slowly away.他站起身，慢慢地走开。 (Tā zhàn qǐ shēn, mànmàn de zǒukāi.)
(= not present) 不在 (bùzài)
⇒ Jason is away in Germany.杰森现在在德国。 (Jiésēn xiànzài zài Déguó.)
⇒ She was away at the time of the accident.发生意外时她不在。 (Fāshēng yìwài shí tā bùzài.)
to put sth away妥善保存某物 (tuǒshàn bǎocún mǒuwù)
to hide sth away藏起某物 (cángqǐ mǒuwù)
[melt, fade, fall] ... 掉 ( ... diào)
⇒ The snow has already melted away.雪已经融化掉了。 (Xuě yǐjīng rónghuà diào le.)
adj
[match, game]客场(場)的 (kèchǎng de)
a week/month away还(還)有一个(個)星期/月 (háiyǒu yī gè xīngqī/yuè)
two kilometres away离(離)这(這)里(裡)两(兩)公里远(遠) (lí zhèlǐ liǎng gōnglǐ yuǎn)
to play away在对(對)方球场(場)比赛(賽) (zài duìfāng qiúchǎng bǐsài)
it's two hours away by car有两(兩)小时(時)车(車)程 (yǒu liǎng xiǎoshí chēchéng)
away from远(遠)离(離) (yuǎnlí)
⇒ a pleasant spot away from the city一个远离城市的宜人之地 (yīgè yuǎnlí chéngshì de yírén zhī dì)
to work/pedal/scrub away连(連)续(續)不断(斷)地工作/蹬车(車)/擦洗 (liánxù bùduàn de gōngzuò/dēngchē/cāxǐ)
All related terms of 'away'
go away
( leave ) 离(離)开(開) líkāi
die away
( sound, light ) 逐渐(漸)消失 zhújiàn xiāoshī
eat away
eat away at : sea, rust ) 侵蚀(蝕) qīnshí
far away
遥(遙)远(遠) yáoyuǎn ⇒ He sat as far away from the others as possible. → 他坐在尽可能远离他人的地方。 Tā zuòzài jìn kěnéng yuǎnlí tārén de dìfang.
fly away
( bird, insect ) 飞(飛)走 fēizǒu
get away
( leave ) 脱(脫)身 tuōshēn
put away
( store, unpack ) 把 ... 收起 bǎ ... shōuqǐ ⇒ I put away the shopping. → 我把买的东西收起来了。 Wǒ bǎ mǎi de dōngxi shōu qǐlái le.
rot away
朽烂(爛) xiǔlàn
run away
( from home, situation ) 出走 chūzǒu
tow away
( vehicle ) 拖走 tuōzǒu
away from
远(遠)离(離) yuǎnlí ⇒ a pleasant spot away from the city → 一个远离城市的宜人之地 yīgè yuǎnlí chéngshì de yírén zhī dì
back away
向后(後)退 xiàng hòu tuì
blow away
吹走 chuīzǒu
come away
( depart ) 离(離)开(開) líkāi
dash away
= dash off
drag away
fade away
( music, sound ) 慢慢减(減)弱 mànmàn jiǎnruò
give away
( money, object, prize ) 赠(贈)送 zèngsòng
idle away
▶ to idle away the time 虚(虛)度光阴(陰) xūdù guāngyīn
keep away
▶ to keep sth/sb away (from sth) 使某物/某人不要来(來)(某处(處)) shǐ mǒuwù/mǒurén bù yào lái (mǒuchù) ⇒ Keep animals away from the kitchen. → 别让动物到厨房里。 Bié ràng dòngwù dào chúfáng li.