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Meaning of away

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

away

Pronunciation:/əˈweɪ//əˈweɪ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To depart; to go to another place.

    Example: At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.

    Example: The master is away from home.

  2. At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.

    Example: He's miles away by now.

  3. Not on one's home territory.

    Example: Next, they are playing away in Dallas.

  4. (following the noun modified) Out.

    Example: Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.

adverb

Definitions

  1. From a place, hence.

    Example: He went away on vacation.

  2. Aside; off; in another direction.

    Example: I tried to approach him, but he turned away.

  3. Aside, so as to discard something.

    Example: throw away, chuck away, toss away

  4. At a stated distance in time or space.

    Example: Christmas is only two weeks away.

interjection

Definitions

  1. Come on!; go on!