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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•way /əˈweɪ/USA pronunciation   adv. 
  1. from this or that place;
    from here or from there;
    off: to go away.
  2. aside;
    to another place;
    in another direction:turned his eyes away.
  3. far;
    apart;
    at a distance from:Stand away back.
  4. out of one's possession or use: to give money away.
  5. in or into a place for storage or safekeeping: folded the clothes and put them away.
  6. out of existence:The image began to fade away.
  7. so as to be removed or separated:Don't take me away from her.
  8. continuously;
    repeatedly:She was typing away madly.
  9. without hesitation: Fire away.

adj. 
  1. [be + ~] absent;
    gone: I hate to be away from home.
  2. distant in place or time (from):[after a number or amount]The town is six miles away.
  3. on one's way:[be + ~]The plane left; they're well away by now.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•way  (ə wā′),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. from this or that place;
    off:to go away.
  2. aside;
    to another place;
    in another direction:to turn your eyes away; to turn away customers
  3. far;
    apart:away back; away from the subject.
  4. out of one's possession or use:to give money away.
  5. out of existence or notice;
    into extinction:to fade away; to idle away the morning.
  6. incessantly or relentlessly;
    repeatedly:He kept hammering away.
  7. without hesitation:Fire away.
  8. away with:
    • take away:Away with him!
    • go away! leave!:Away with you!
  9. do away with:
    • to get rid of;
      abolish;
      stop.
    • to kill:Bluebeard did away with all his wives.
  10. Naval Terms where away? (of something sighted from a ship) in which direction? where?

adj. 
  1. absent;
    gone:to be away from home.
  2. distant:six miles away.
  3. immediately off and on the way:The order was given and he was away.
  4. Sportplayed in a ball park, arena, or the like, other than the one that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team:winners in their last three away games.Cf. home (def. 16).
  5. Sport[Baseball.]having been put out:with two away in the top of the seventh.
  6. Sport[Golf.]
    • (of a golf ball) lying farthest from the hole.
    • (of a golfer) having hit such a ball and being required to play first.
  • bef. 950; Middle English; Old English aweg, reduction of on weg. See on, a-1, way

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
away / əˈweɪ/
  1. from a particular place; off: to swim away
  2. in or to another, the usual, or the proper place: to put toys away
  3. apart; at a distance: to keep away from strangers
  4. out of existence: the music faded away
  5. indicating motion, displacement, transfer, etc, from a normal or proper place, from a person's own possession, etc: to turn one's head away, to give away money
  6. indicating activity that is wasteful or designed to get rid of something: to sleep away the hours
  7. continuously: laughing away, fire away
  8. away with ⇒ a command for a person to go or be removed: away with you, away with him to prison!
 (usually postpositive)
  1. not present: away from school
  2. distant: he is a good way away
  3. having started; released: he was away before sunrise, bombs away!
  4. (also prenominal) played on an opponent's ground
  1. a game played or won at an opponent's ground
  1. an expression of dismissal
Etymology: Old English on weg on way

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