away

Adjective Satellite

• not present; having left
  • "he's away right now"
  • "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"
• (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
  • "the pitch was away (or wide)"

Adjective

• used of an opponent's ground
  • "an away game"

Adverb

• From a particular place or at a distance.
• from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
  • "ran away from the lion"
  • "wanted to get away from there"
  • "sent the children away to boarding school"
  • "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"
• from one's possession
  • "gave away the tickets"
• out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
  • "pushed all doubts away"
• out of existence; ; - H.E.Scudder
  • "the music faded away"
  • "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"
  • "idled the hours away"
  • "her fingernails were worn away"
• at a distance in space or time
  • "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"
  • "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"
  • "away back in the 18th century"
• indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily
  • "he worked away at the project for more than a year"
  • "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"
• so as to be removed or gotten rid of
  • "cleared the mess away"
  • "the rotted wood had to be cut away"
• freely or at will
  • "fire away!"
• in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
  • "put the toys away"
  • "her jewels are locked away in a safe"
  • "filed the letter away"
• in a different direction
  • "turn away one's face"
  • "glanced away"
• in reserve; not for immediate use
  • "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"

Adv

• From a place, hence.
• Aside; off; in another direction.
• Aside, so as to discard something.
• At a stated distance in time or space.
• In or to something's usual or proper storage place.
• In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.
• From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
• So as to remove or use up something.
• Come away; go away; take away.
• On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
• Without restraint.

Intj

• Away with you! Go away!

Adj

• Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
• At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
• Not on one's home territory.
• Out.
• Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc lies farthest from the target).
• Misspelling of aweigh.

Verb

• To depart; to go to another place.

Examples

• At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.
• Away! Be gone! And don't let me see you round here again!
• Christmas is only two weeks away.
• fade away, die away
• He put away his tiles in disgust after I played ZAX.
• He was shut away in the castle tower for six months.
• He went away on vacation.
• He's miles away by now.
• I saw her whaling away at her detractors.
• I tried to approach him, but he turned away.
• I'll dry the dishes and you put them away.
• I'll sleep the rest of the day away/out and, hopefully, I'll manage to sleep this hangover off/away.
• Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
• Please file away these documents.
• Please wipe away this spilled drink.
• She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer.
• Spring is still a month away.
• That's where tourists go to hear great Cuban bands and dance the night away.
• The jewels were locked away in the safe.
• The master is away from home.
• The weather has worn away the inscription, and it is no longer legible.
• This is the entrance for away supporters.
• throw away, chuck away, toss away
• Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.
• Would you pick up my mail while I'm away.
• You've got questions? Ask away!

Synonyms

aside, by, forth, off, out, outside, ab-, apo-, at bay, de-, off-, out-

Antonyms

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