Away

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  • adverb. From a particular thing or place.
  • adverb. undefined
  • adverb. At or to a distance in space or time.
  • adverb. At or by a considerable interval.
  • adverb. undefined
  • adverb. In a different direction; aside.
  • adverb. On the way.
  • adverb. In or into storage or safekeeping.
  • adverb. Out of existence or notice.
  • adverb. So as to remove, separate, or eliminate.
  • adverb. From one's possession.
  • adverb. Continuously; steadily.
  • adverb. Freely; at will.
  • adjective. Absent.
  • adjective. Distant, as in space or time.
  • adjective. Played on an opponent's field or grounds.
  • adjective. In golf, having the ball lying farthest from the hole and properly playing first among competitors.
  • adjective. Out.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • On the way; onward; on; along: as, come away.
  • From this or that place; off: as, to go, run, flee, or sail away.
  • From one's own or accustomed place; absent: as, he is away from home; I found him away on a vacation.
  • From contact or adherence; off: as, to clear away obstructions; cut away the broken spars.
  • Removed; apart; remote: as, away from the subject.
  • From one's possession or keeping: as, to give away one's books or money; throw away a worn-out or discarded thing.
  • From one's immediate presence, attention, or use; aside: as, put or lay away your work; put away your fears; the things were laid away for the summer.
  • From this or that direction; in another or the other direction: as, turn your eyes away; he turned away.
  • At or to such a distance; distant; off: as, the village is six miles away.
  • From one state or condition to another; out of existence; to an end; to nothing: as, to pass, wear, waste, fade, pine, or die away; continual dropping wears away stone; the image soon faded away; the wind died away at sunset; she pined away with consumption.
  • Gone; vanished; departed: as, here's a health to them that's away.
  • On; continuously; steadily; without interruption: as, he worked away; he kept pegging away; and hence often as an intensive: as, to fire away, eat away, laugh away, snore away.
  • Often used elliptically, with a verb (as go, get) suppressed, and simulating an imperative: as, (go) away! (get) away! we must away; whither away so fast?
  • Away back, far back; long ago: as, away back in the years before the war; away back in 1844. [Colloq. often way back.]
  • Far away, far and away. At a great distance.
  • By far.
  • Right away, straightway; at once; immediately; forthwith.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. From a place; hence.
  • adverb. Absent; gone; at a distance.
  • adverb. Aside; off; in another direction.
  • adverb. From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
  • adverb. By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away.
  • adverb. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
  • adverb. bear, abide.
  • adverb. signifies, take him away.
  • adverb. To carry off.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adverb. From a place, hence.
  • adverb. Aside; off; in another direction.
  • adverb. From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
  • adverb. Come away; go away; take away.
  • adverb. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away.
  • adverb. Without restraint.