aside; to another place; in another direction: to turn your eyes away; to turn away customers
far; apart: away back; away from the subject.
out of one's possession or use: to give money away.
out of existence or notice; into extinction: to fade away; to idle away the morning.
incessantly or relentlessly; repeatedly: He kept hammering away.
without hesitation: Fire away.
adjective
absent; gone: to be away from home.
distant: six miles away.
immediately off and on the way: The order was given and he was away.
Sports. played in a ball park, arena, or the like, other than the one that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team: winners in their last three away games.Compare home (def. 15).
Baseball. having been put out: with two away in the top of the seventh.
Golf.
(of a golf ball) lying farthest from the hole.
(of a golfer) having hit such a ball and being required to play first.
Verb Phrases
do away with,
to get rid of; abolish; stop.
to kill: Bluebeard did away with all his wives.
Idioms for away
away with,
take away: Away with him!
go away! leave!: Away with you!
where away?(of something sighted from a ship) in which direction? where?
Origin of away
before 950; Middle English; Old English aweg, reduction of on weg.See on, a-1, way1
Words nearby away
aware, awareness, awash, A watched pot never boils, awato, away, awayday, away goal, away-going crop, awe, aweary
The real challenge would be we’re four weeks away from election.
Trump moves closer to Pelosi in economic aid talks, and House speaker must decide next move|Rachael Bade, Erica Werner|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
I think that is something this industry makes you look away from.
Christian Puglisi Is Closing His Influential Copenhagen Restaurants. COVID Is Only Partly to Blame|Rafael Tonon|September 17, 2020|Eater
This is a situation that they thought they had the upper hand on politically, but that advantage seems to be slipping away.
Why House Democrats have good reason to be anxious about no coronavirus relief deal|Amber Phillips|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
It would go away without the vaccine, George, but it’s going to go away a lot faster with it.
Timeline: The 124 times Trump has downplayed the coronavirus threat|Aaron Blake, JM Rieger|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
It’s probably going to go away a lot faster now because of the vaccine.
Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine; Biden says Americans shouldn’t trust Trump|Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner|September 16, 2020|Washington Post
So it might be me projecting my desires onto Archer to want to just get away from work for a few weeks.
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My dad was a sailor, and all through my childhood he was away half of the time at sea, and to an extent I have a similar job.
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Sophisticated, nuanced, melodious pop music, that sweeps you away.
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Doubling down on Schedule I is, at best, a deranged way to push Americans away from “medical,” and toward recreational, use.
Obama’s Pot Policy Is Refer Madness|James Poulos|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Strong currents and winds, however, mean any debris could be drifting up to 31 miles a day eastward, away from the impact zone.
Wreckage, Bodies of AirAsia Crash Found|Lennox Samuels|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He ruined us—us who were so happy before; and then, as Armand says, cast us away as instruments he had done with.
The Parisians, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Clement would only be doing what is right if he drove me away.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various
He's been ill so much and away so much—sometimes people like that just don't seem to 'count' in a family.
The Turmoil|Booth Tarkington
Well get away at once, as nothing is to be gained by a stay in Nome and as, furthermore, we wish to avoid inquiries into our aims.
The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition|Gerald Breckenridge
Bring him away, Jug: yet the villain would not confess a word, till it was found about him.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 (of 15)|Robert Dodsley
British Dictionary definitions for away
away
/ (əˈweɪ) /
adverb
from a particular place; offto swim away
in or to another, usual, or proper placeto put toys away
apart; at a distanceto keep away from strangers
out of existencethe music faded away
indicating motion, displacement, transfer, etc, from a normal or proper place, from a person's own possession, etcto turn one's head away; to give away money
indicating activity that is wasteful or designed to get rid of somethingto sleep away the hours
continuouslylaughing away; fire away
away witha command for a person to go or be removedaway with you; away with him to prison!
far and awayby a very great marginfar and away the biggest meal he'd ever eaten
from awayCanadianfrom a part of Canada other than Newfoundland
adjective(usually postpositive)
not presentaway from school
distanthe is a good way away
having started; releasedhe was away before sunrise; bombs away!
(also prenominal)sportplayed on an opponent's groundan away game
golf(of a ball or player) farthest from the hole
baseball(of a player) having been put out
horse racingrelating to the outward portion or first half of a race
see back away; bang away; blow away; break away; by far (and away); carry away; cart off (away); cast away; clear out (away); die away; do away with; draw away; eat away; explain away; fade out (away); fall away; fire away; fool away; fritter away; get away; get away with; give away; go away; hammer away; lay aside (away); make away with; out and away; pass away; peg away at; piss away; plug away at; pull away; put away; right away; run away; run away with; salt away; send away; shy away from; slink away; slip out (away); sock away; spirit away; square away; squirrel away; stow away; take away from; take one's breath away; tear away; throw away; tuck away; turn away; walk away from; walk off (away) with; waste away; wear off (away); whale away; when the cat's away; while away.
absent, off, elsewhere, over, aside, distant, abroad, forth, afar, apart, beyond, hence, out of the way, far afield, far away, far off, out of, forever, incessantly, interminably