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Away

adverb

1.

From a particular thing or place or position ('forth' is obsolete). Synonyms: forth, off. "Wanted to get away from there" , "Sent the children away to boarding school" , "The teacher waved the children away from the dead animal" , "Went off to school" , "They drove off" , "Go forth and preach"

2.

From one's possession. Synonym: out. "Gave away the tickets"

3.

Out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts). Synonym: aside. "Pushed all doubts away"

4.

Out of existence. "Tried to explain away the affair of the letter" , "Idled the hours away" , "Her fingernails were worn away"

5.

At a distance in space or time. Synonym: off. "The party is still 2 weeks off (or away)" , "Away back in the 18th century"

6.

Indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily. "The child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"

7.

So as to be removed or gotten rid of. "The rotted wood had to be cut away"

8.

Freely or at will.

9.

In or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping). "Her jewels are locked away in a safe" , "Filed the letter away"

10.

In a different direction. Synonym: aside. "Turn away one's face" , "Glanced away"

11.

In reserve; not for immediate use. Synonyms: aside, by. "Put something by for her old age" , "Has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"

adjective

1.

Not present; having left. "You must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"

2.

Used of an opponent's ground.

3.

(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter. Synonym: outside. "An outside pitch"

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"Away" Quotes from Famous Books

... own weakness," he said. "A dreadful necessity confronts me—I might shrink from the horrid idea, and, if I could open the door, might try to get away. Escape is impossible now. We are prisoners together. But don't suppose that we are alone. There is a third person present, who will judge between you and me. ...

— The Legacy of Cain • Wilkie Collins

... putting away their instruments, the crowd was melting, the attendants were stacking the chairs, so the two lovers went out of the gardens toward the ...

— The Goose Girl • Harold MacGrath

... he thought his own, Though expectations oft away have flown. The more of this I think, the less I know; Perhaps one half our bliss ...

— The Tales and Novels, Complete • Jean de La Fontaine

... rear, a shell burst among the teamsters' wagons, a caisson was overturned, and the passage choked. The retreat now became a panic-stricken rout. Traces were cut, cannon abandoned, mounted men went plunging through the struggling mass, and soldiers threw away their guns and ran streaming over the country, many never stopping till they were safe across ...

— A Brief History of the United States • Barnes & Co.

... cost; Another would fly swift, but wanteth wings; A third thinks, without expense at all, By guileful fair words peace may be obtain'd. Awake, awake, English nobility! Let not sloth dim your honours new-begot: Cropp'd are the flower-de-luces in your arms; Of England's coat one half is cut away. ...

— King Henry VI, First Part • William Shakespeare [Aldus edition]

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