away

Meaning of away

verb
  1. To depart; to go to another place.
    At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.
adjective
  1. Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
    The master is away from home.
  2. At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
    He's miles away by now.
  3. Not on one's home territory.
    Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
  4. (following the noun modified) Out.
    Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.
adverb
  1. From a place, hence.
    He went away on vacation.
  2. Aside; off; in another direction.
    I tried to approach him, but he turned away.
  3. Aside, so as to discard something.
    throw away, chuck away, toss away
  4. At a stated distance in time or space.
    Christmas is only two weeks away.
  5. In or to something's usual or proper storage place.
    I'll dry the dishes and you put them away.
  6. In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.
    He was shut away in the castle tower for six months.
  7. From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
    fade away, die away
  8. So as to remove or use up something.
    Please wipe away this spilled drink.
  9. (as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away.
    Away! Be gone! And don't let me see you round here again!
  10. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
    She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer.
  11. Without restraint.
    I saw her whaling away at her detractors.

interjection

Come on!; go on!

Information about away

  • The plural form of away is: aways.
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Hyphenation of away

away

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • away is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

away synonyms

Meaning gone:

gone, departed

Meaning outside:

outside

Meaning off:

off, forth

Meaning out:

out

Meaning aside:

aside, by

Translation of away

Words that rhyme with away

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