away

away
a|way1 W1S1 [əˈweı] adv
[: Old English; Origin: onweg, aweg, from on + weg 'way']
1.) used to say that someone leaves a place or person, or stays some distance from a place or person
▪ Go away!
▪ Dinah was crying as she drove slowly away.
away from
▪ Stay away from the fire.
2.) towards a different direction
▪ She turned away and stared out of the window.
▪ Charley blushed and looked away, embarrassed.
3.) if someone is away from school, work, or home, they are not there
= ↑absent
▪ Simon is away with flu.
▪ Kate is away on holiday.
away from
▪ You must bring a note from your parents if you've been away from school.
4.) used to say how far it is to a place or thing
five miles/10 feet etc away
▪ Geneva is about 20 miles away.
▪ There's another hotel not far away.
away from
▪ She was sitting ten feet away from the microphone.
five minutes/two hours etc away
▪ The beach is only five minutes away (=it only takes five minutes to get there) .
5.) if an event is two days, three weeks etc away, it will happen after that period of time has passed
▪ Christmas is only a month away.
6.) used to say how close someone is to achieving something or experiencing something
away from
▪ At one stage, they were just two points away from victory.
7.) into or in a safe or enclosed place
▪ Put your money away, I'm paying.
▪ Thousands of archaeological treasures are being kept hidden away.
8.) used to show that something disappears or is removed
▪ The music died away.
▪ Ruben gave all his money away to charity.
▪ Support for the Democrats has dropped away.
▪ Cut away all the dead wood.
9.) used to emphasize that an action continues
▪ Sue was singing away to herself in the bath.
▪ They've been hammering away all day.
10.)used to say that someone spends the whole of a period of time doing something
▪ You can dance the night away in one of Benidorm's many discos.
11.) if a team is playing away, it is playing a game at its opponent's field or sports hall
≠ ↑at home
▪ Liverpool are playing away at Everton on Saturday.
→far and away at ↑far1 (12), right away at ↑right3 (2), straight away at ↑straight1 (7)
away 2
away2 adj [only before noun]
an away game or match is played at your opponent's field or sports hall
≠ ↑home

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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