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away (ə wā′)

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!

Etymology: ME < OE aweg < phr. on weg < on, on + weg, way, in the sense “from this (that) place”

adjective

  1. not present; absent; gone he is away
  2. at a distance a mile away
  3. ☆ played on a competing team's field, court, etc. an away game
  4. ☆ Baseball out one away in the last half of the 4th
  5. Golf designating the player (or the ball) that is farthest from the cup and hence is required to shoot (or be shot) first

interjection

  1. begone
  2. let's go
away Idioms

away with

  1. take away
  2. go or come away
: Used generally as an imperative expression without a verb

do away with

  1. to get rid of; put an end to
  2. to kill

where away?

Naut. in what direction?: usually said in response to a lookout's report of sighting something

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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away Synonyms

away

modif.

  1. Removed

    absent, not present, gone, distant, at a distance, not here, elsewhere, far afield, at arm's length, remote, from home, out of, far off, apart, beyond, off, aside.

    Antonyms here*, present*, at hand.

  2. Continuously

    on, on and on, continuously, incessantly, without stopping, without rest, without end, without a break, tirelessly, endlessly.

    Antonyms briefly*, momentarily*, sporadically.

do away with

eliminate, get rid of, abolish, kill; see abolish, discard, end 1, kill 1.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

away quotes

Come, dear children, let us away; Down and away below!

-Arnold, Matthew

People who never get carried away, should be.

-Forbes, (Malcolm Stevenson) 'Steve',Jr

The way you wear your hat, The way you sip your tea, The mem'ry of all thatö No, no! They can't take that away from me!

-Gershwin, Ira originally Israel Gershowitz

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