away - Definition & Meaning | Lingo Dictionary

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way

at a distance from someone, somewhere, or somethingat a distance from someone, somewhere, or something

Examples

She turned and walked quietly away from the noise.
The dog backed away as the stranger approached.
He pushed the cart away from the curb.

Synonyms

forth aside apart off away

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a

way

1

at a distance from someone, somewhere, or something

She turned and walked quietly away from the noise.
The dog backed away as the stranger approached.
He pushed the cart away from the curb.
They ran away when the alarm sounded.
The child slowly drifted away from the group.

Synonyms:

forth aside apart off

2

in a descending direction, typically to a lower point or elevation

The hillside sloped sharply away toward the river.
The path falls away just past the ridge.
The ground drops away beneath the cliff.
Her voice trailed off as the elevator sank away.
The steps lead away down into darkness.

Synonyms:

below to a lower place underneath down at a lower place downwardly beneath downhill under downward

3

from the center of thought or action, shifting focus elsewhere

His attention drifted away during the meeting.
The campaign moved away from policy and toward personality.
The conversation turned away from politics.
The focus shifted away from tradition to innovation.
Public interest has turned away from print media in recent years.

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4

in a location where something is stored or kept safe

He put the old clothes away in the attic.
He stashed the cash away in a secret drawer.
She stored the food away in the pantry.
She tucked the documents away in a drawer.
After the meeting, he put his notes away in a folder.

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5

so as to gradually disappear, diminish, or cease to exist

The dust blew away in the wind.
The excitement wore away after the event was over.
The ice melted away in the sun.
The noise faded away after a while.
His anger ebbed away as he listened.

6

in a continuous or uninterrupted manner

He worked away at the task for hours.
The baby was babbling away happily.
The old clock ticked away in the corner.
They chatted away without pause.
She typed away on her laptop.

Synonyms:

together continuously uninterruptedly ceaselessly day in and day out on

7

in the process of departure or movement

They got away early in the morning.
The train pulled away from the station.
We set away before dawn.
The convoy moved away at full speed.
She slipped away quietly during the speech.

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out of one's possession or control

He gave away a fortune to various charities.
She threw away all the old letters.
The magician made the coin disappear away in a puff of smoke.
They sold away their family land years ago.
He signed away his rights without reading the contract.

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at the opponent's stadium or field

Chelsea will play away in their next match.
The match will be away, so we have to travel.
The team won their game away by two goals.
Manchester United will play away against Liverpool next week.
They faced challenges both at home and away during the season.

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(baseball) toward the outer edge of the plate from the batter's viewpoint

The pitch sailed away outside the strike zone.
The ball broke down and away from the lefty.
He threw a fastball away on the corner.
The curveball drifted away from the hitter.
The catcher set up away for the next pitch.

11

immediately, without delay or hesitation

Fire away when you're ready.
Ask away, I'm listening.
Go away and get started now.
Start away without waiting for us.
Speak away, don't hold back.

Synonyms:

straight off now forthwith immediately straight away instantaneously directly soon pronto promptly straightway right away presently instantly at once straight outright right