1. From a particular thing, place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete)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";
   - off, forth [archaic]
    
2. From one's possession
   "gave away the tickets";
   - out
    
3. Out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
   "pushed all doubts away";
   - aside
    
4. At a distance in space or time
   "the boat was 5 miles away"; "the party is still 2 weeks away"; "away back in the 18th century";
   - off
    
5. In a different direction
   "turn away one's face"; "glanced away";
   - aside
    
6. Out of existence
   "idled the hours away"; "her fingernails were worn away"; "the music faded away"; "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"
    
7. 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"
    
8. So as to be removed or gotten rid of
   "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away"
    
9. Freely or at will
   "fire away!"
    
10. In or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
    "filed the letter away"; "put the toys away"; "her jewels are locked away in a safe"
     
11. In reserve; not for immediate use
    "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day";
    - aside, by

1. Not present; having left
   "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"
    
2. (sport) used of an opponent's ground
   "an away game"
    
3. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
   "the pitch was away";
   - outside

Sounds like: aweigh

See also: absent, inaccurate

Antonym: home

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