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Away   /əwˈeɪ/   Listen
adverb
Away  adv.  
1.
From a place; hence. "The sound is going away." "Have me away, for I am sore wounded."
2.
Absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home.
3.
Aside; off; in another direction. "The axis of rotation is inclined away from the sun."
4.
From a state or condition of being; out of existence. "Be near me when I fade away."
5.
By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away. "And the Lord said... Away, get thee down."
6.
On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away. (Colloq.) Note: It is much used in phrases signifying moving or going from; as, go away, run away, etc.; all signifying departure, or separation to a distance. Sometimes without the verb; as, whither away so fast? "Love hath wings, and will away." It serves to modify the sense of certain verbs by adding that of removal, loss, parting with, etc.; as, to throw away; to trifle away; to squander away, etc. Sometimes it has merely an intensive force; as, to blaze away.
Away with, bear, abide. (Obs. or Archaic) "The calling of assemblies, I can not away with." (), i. e., "I can not bear or endure (it)."
Away with one, signifies, take him away. "Away with him, crucify him."
To make away with.
(a)
To kill or destroy.
(b)
To carry off.





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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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