away

a·way  (-w)

adv.

1. From a particular thing or place: ran away from the lion; sent the children away to boarding school.

2.

a. At or to a distance in space or time: We live a block away from the park.

b. At or by a considerable interval: away back in the 17th century; away off on the horizon.

3.

a. In a different direction; aside: glanced away.

b. On the way: We want to get away early in the day.

4. In or into storage or safekeeping: put the toys away; jewels locked away in a safe.

5. Out of existence or notice: The music faded away.

6. So as to remove, separate, or eliminate: chipped the paint away; cleared away the debris.

7. From one's possession: gave the tickets away.

8. Continuously; steadily: toiled away at the project for more than a year.

9. Freely; at will: Fire away!

adj.

1. Absent: The neighbors are away.

2. Distant, as in space or time: The city is miles away. The game was still a week away.

3. Played on an opponent's field or grounds: an away game.

4. In golf, having the ball lying farthest from the hole and properly playing first among competitors.

5. Baseball Out: bases loaded, with two away.

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[Middle English, from Old English aweg : a-, on; see a-¹ + weg, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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away

Adverb

1. from a particular place: I saw them walk away and felt absolutely desolated

2. in or to another, a usual, or a proper place: he decided to put the car away in the garage

3. at a distance: keep away from the windows

4. out of existence: the pillars rotted away

5. indicating motion or distance from a normal or proper place: the child shook her head and looked away

6. continuously: he continued to scribble away

Adjective

1. not present: he had been away from home for years

2. distant: the castle was farther away than he had thought

3. Sport played on an opponent's ground [Old English on weg on way]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	away - not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away" absent - not being in a specified place
	2.	away - used of an opponent's ground; "an away game" athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition home - used of your own ground; "a home game"
	3.	away - (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch" outside baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" inaccurate - not exact; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate"
Adv.	1.	away - from a particular thing or 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"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" forth, off archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
	2.	away - from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets" out
	3.	away - out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" aside
	4.	away - out of existence; "the music faded away"; "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder; "idled the hours away"; "her fingernails were worn away"
	5.	away - at a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century" off
	6.	away - 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"
	7.	away - so as to be removed or gotten rid of; "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away"
	8.	away - freely or at will; "fire away!"
	9.	away - in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping); "put the toys away"; "her jewels are locked away in a safe"; "filed the letter away"
	10.	away - in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" aside
	11.	away - in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day" by, aside

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away

adjective 1. absent, out, gone, elsewhere, abroad, not there, not here, not present, on vacation, not at home

adverb 2. off, elsewhere, abroad, hence, from here

adverb 3. aside, out of the way, to one side

adverb 4. at a distance, far, apart, remote, isolated

adverb 5. continuously, repeatedly, relentlessly, incessantly, interminably, unremittingly, uninterruptedly

Translations

away [əˈweɪ] adv (gen) → fuera (= far away); lejos;

two kilometres away → a dos kilómetros (de distancia);

two hours away by car → a dos horas en coche;

the holiday was two weeks away → faltaban dos semanas para las vacaciones;

away from → lejos de, fuera de;

he's away for a week → estará ausente una semana;

he's away in Barcelona → está en Barcelona;

to take away → llevar(se);

to work/pedal away → seguir trabajando/pedaleando;

to fade away → desvanecerse; [sound] → apagarse

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away [əˈweɪ] adv → (au) loin;

(movement);

she went away → elle est partie adj (= not in, not here) → absent(e);

far away → (au) loin;

two kilometres away → à (une distance de) deux kilomètres, à deux kilomètres de distance;

two hours away by car → à deux heures de voiture or de route;

the holiday was two weeks away → il restait deux semaines jusqu'aux vacances;

away from → loin de;

he's away for a week → il est parti (pour) une semaine;

he's away in Milan → il est (parti) à Milan;

to take sth away from sb → prendre qch à qn;

to take sth away from sth (= subtract) → ôter qch de qch;

to work/pedal away → travailler/pédaller à cœur joie;

to fade away [colour] → s'estomper; [sound] → s'affaiblir

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away [əˈweɪ] adv → weg, fort;

(position) → entfernt;

two kilometres away → zwei Kilometer entfernt;

two hours away by car → zwei Autostunden entfernt;

the holiday was two weeks away → es war noch zwei Wochen bis zum Urlaub;

he's away for a week → er ist eine Woche nicht da;

he's away in Milan → er ist in Mailand;

to take away (from) (remove) → entfernen (von);

(subtract) → abziehen (von);

to work/pedal etc away → unablässig arbeiten/strampeln etc;

to fade away (colour, light) → verblassen;

(sound) → verhallen;

(enthusiasm) → schwinden

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away [əˈweɪ] adj, adv → via; lontano/a;

two kilometres away → a due chilometri di distanza;

two hours away by car → a due ore di distanza in macchina;

the holiday was two weeks away → mancavano due settimane alle vacanze;

away from → lontano da;

he's away for a week → è andato via per una settimana;

he's away in Milan → è (andato) a Milano;

to take away vt → portare via;

he was working/pedalling etc away → la particella indica la continuità e l'energia dell'azione, lavorava/pedalava etc più che poteva;

to fade/wither etc away → la particella rinforza l'idea della diminuzione