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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 [əˈweɪ]

adv

1. from a particular place; off to swim away

2. in or to another, usual, or proper place to put toys away

3. apart; at a distance to keep away from strangers

4. out of existence the music faded away

5. indicating motion, displacement, transfer, etc., from a normal or proper place, from a person's own possession, etc. to turn one's head away to give away money

6. indicating activity that is wasteful or designed to get rid of something to sleep away the hours

7. continuously laughing away fire away

away with a command for a person to go or be removed away with you away with him to prison!

far and away by a very great margin far and away the biggest meal he'd ever eaten

from away Canadian from a part of Canada other than Newfoundland

adj (usually postpositive)

1. not present away from school

2. distant he is a good way away

3. having started; released he was away before sunrise bombs away!

4. (General Sporting Terms) (also prenominal) Sport played on an opponent's ground an away game

5. (Individual Sports & Recreations) Golf (of a ball or player) farthest from the hole

6. (Team Sports / Baseball) Baseball (of a player) having been put out

7. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) Horse racing relating to the outward portion or first half of a race

n

(General Sporting Terms) Sport a game played or won at an opponent's ground

interj

an expression of dismissal

[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

absent, out, gone, elsewhere, abroad, not there, not here, not present, on vacation, not at home She was away on a business trip.

adverb

1. off, elsewhere, abroad, hence, from here She drove away before he could speak again.

2. aside, out of the way, to one side I put my journal away and prepared for bed.

3. at a distance, far, apart, remote, isolated They live thirty miles away from town.

4. continuously, repeatedly, relentlessly, incessantly, interminably, unremittingly, uninterruptedly He would work away on his computer well into the night.

Translations

away [əˈweɪ]

When away is an element in a phrasal verb, eg boil away, die away, get away, look up the verb.

A. ADV

1. (= at or to a distance) far away; a long way away → lejos
away in the distance → a lo lejos
it's ten miles away (from here) → está a diez millas(de aquí)
away from the noise → lejos del ruido
keep the child away from the fire → no dejes que el niño se acerque al fuego
White won with Peters only two strokes away → ganó White con Peters a sólo dos golpes de distancia
away back in 1066 → allá en 1066

2. (= absent) to be away → estar fuera, estar ausente
to be away (from home) → estar fuera, estar ausente
she's away today → hoy está fuera
he's away for a week → está fuera una semana
he's away in Bognor → está en Bognor
she was away before I could shout → se fue antes de que yo pudiese gritar
I must away (liter or hum) → tengo que marcharme
away with you! (= go away!) → ¡vete!, ¡fuera de aquí!; (expressing disbelief) → ¡venga ya!, ¡anda ya!; (joking) → ¡no digas bobadas
away with him! → ¡fuera!, ¡que se lo lleven de aquí!

3. (Sport) → fuera(de casa)
they have won only two games away → han ganado solamente dos partidos fuera(de casa)
to play away (Sport) → jugar fuera
Chelsea are away to Everton on Saturday → el Chelsea juega fuera, en campo del Everton, el sábado

4. after vb (= continuously) → sin parar
to talk away → no parar de hablar, seguir hablando
I could hear her talking away → la oía hablar sin parar
to work away → seguir trabajando, trabajar sin parar
he was working away in the garden → estaba dale que te pego en el jardín, estaba trabajando sin parar en el jardín
he was grumbling away → no paraba de refunfuñar

B. ADJ the away team → el equipo de fuera
away match → partido m fuera de casa
away win → victoria f fuera de casa

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away [əˈweɪ] adv

(in distance, time) far away → au loin
two kilometres away → à deux kilomètres
The town's 2 kilometres away → La ville est à deux kilomètres.
two hours away by car → à deux heures de route
The coast is 2 hours away by car → La côte est à deux heures de route.
two weeks away
The holiday was two weeks away → Il restait deux semaines jusqu'aux vacances.
away from → loin de

(= absent)
He's away for a week → il est parti (pour) une semaine
He's away in Milan → il est (parti) à Milan
Robbie's away today → Robbie est absent aujourd'hui
away day n (for training etc) → jour m de déplacement, journée f de déplacement
away game away match n (SPORT) → match m à l'extérieur
away goal n (SPORT) → but m marqué à l'extérieur
away team n (SPORT) → équipe f des visiteurs, visiteurs mpl

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away

adv

(= to or at a distance) → weg; three miles away (from here) → drei Meilen (entfernt) von hier; lunch seemed a long time away → es schien noch lange bis zum Mittagessen zu sein; away back in the distance/past → weit in der Ferne/vor sehr langer Zeit; they’re away behind/out in front/off course → sie sind weit zurück/voraus/ab vom Kurs

(motion) away! (old, liter) → fort!, hinweg! (old, liter); away with the old philosophy, in with the new! → fort mit der alten Philosophie, her mit der neuen!; come, let us away! (liter) → kommt, lasst uns fort von hier (old); away with him! → fort mit ihm!; but he was away before I could say a word → aber er war fort or weg, bevor ich den Mund auftun konnte; to look away → wegsehen; away we go! → los (gehts)!; they’re away! (horses, runners etc) → sie sind gestartet; they’re away first time → gleich der erste Start hat geklappt

(= absent) → fort, weg; he’s away from work (with a cold) → er fehlt (wegen einer Erkältung); he’s away in London → er ist in London; when I have to be away → wenn ich nicht da sein kann

(Sport) to play away → auswärts spielen; they’re away to Arsenal → sie haben ein Auswärtsspiel bei Arsenal

(= out of existence, possession etc) to put/give away → weglegen/weggeben; to boil/gamble/die away → verkochen/verspielen/verhallen; we talked the evening away → wir haben den Abend verplaudert

(= continuously) → unablässig; to work/knit etc away → vor sich (acc) → hin arbeiten/stricken etc

(= forthwith) ask away! → frag nur!, schieß los (inf); pull/heave away! → und los(, zieht/hebt an)!; right or straight away → sofort

(inf) he’s away again (talking, giggling, drunk etc) → es geht wieder los; he’s away with the idea that … → er hat den Fimmel, dass … (inf); away with you! → ach wo!

adj attr (Sport) → Auswärts-; away match → Auswärtsspiel nt; away win → Auswärtssieg m; away team → Gastmannschaft f

n (in football pools: = away win) → Auswärtssieg m

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away [əˈweɪ] adv

a. → lontano
away from → lontano da
far away from home → molto lontano da casa
the village is 3 miles away → il paese è a 3 miglia di distanza or è lontano 3 miglia
two hours away by car → a due ore di distanza in macchina
away in the distance → in lontananza
the holiday was two weeks away → mancavano due settimane alle vacanze

b. (absent) to be away → essere via
he's away in Milan → è (andato) a Milano
he's away for a week → è andato via per una settimana
go away! → vai via (di qui)!, via di qui!
to take away → portare via

c. to turn away → girarsi, voltarsi
to die away (sound) → spegnersi in lontananza
the snow melted away → la neve si è completamente sciolta
to play away (Sport) → giocare in trasferta or fuori casa
to talk away → parlare in continuazione
to work away → continuare a lavorare

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away

adv away [əˈwei]

1 to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away! weg بَعيداً، في مَكان بَعيد разстояние daleko; pryč væk; bort(e) weg μακριά, σε απόσταση a; lejos eemal(e), ära دور؛ دور از poissa (au) loin בְּמֶרְחַק מ- दूर dalje el, messzire jauh burt di distanza; via 離れて 떨어져 toli, šalin projām jauh weg bort(e) stąd longe de­parte на таком-то расстоянии; прочь odtiaľ; preč stran odavde från, bort[], i väg, undan ในทิศทางอื่น uzakta, uzağa, başka yere 離 віддалік; геть پرے ، دور xa 离

2 in the opposite direction She turned away so that he would not see her tears. weg إلى الجِهَة المُعاكِسَه в друга посока stranou væk; den anden vej weg προς την αντίθετη κατεύθυνση hacia el otro lado, para otra parte kõrvale به سوی دیگر vastakkaiseen suuntaan de l'autre côté לְכִיווּן אָחֶר विपरीत दिशा od el(fordul) pada arah yang berlawanan í burtu, undan dall'altra parte あちらへ 다른 방향으로 į šalį prom; projām ke arah lain weg bort, vekk, unna w drugą stronę de costas în altă parte в сторону stranou, nabok vstran u suprotnom pravcu bort, om ในทิศทางตรงข้าม başka yöne, başka tarafa 掉轉 геть مخالف سمت پر tránh xa 掉转

3 (gradually) into nothing The noise died away. weg بَعيداً تَدريجِيّاً отшумявам úplně væk; bort hinweg που σταδιακά εξασθενεί por completo ära از بین رفتن؛ محو شدن hiipua vähitellen complètement עַד שְׁנֶעֱלַם बाहर postupno nestajati el- lenyap deyja út completamente 去って 약해져 (Izsaka izzušanu, izgaišanu.) hilang weg (dø) bort zanikająco completamente de tot (постепенно) стихнув úplne (zaniknúť) popolnoma polako nestajući bort, undan หมดไป tükenip giderek (逐漸)消失 означає зникнення کالعدم mất (逐渐)消失

4 continuously They worked away until dark. hard, voort بِصورَة مُسْتَمِرَّه до stále, bez přestání derudad; uden ophør immer weiter αδιάκοπα, ακατάπαυστα sin pausa vahetpidamata بی وقفه jatkuvasti sans arrêt כָּל הַזְמָן, בְּלִי הֶפסֵק लगातार neprestano rendületlenül terus- menerus af kappi, í sífellu senza sosta 絶えず 계속해서 be perstojo vienā laidā tidak henti-henti voort i vei, uten stans bez przerwy sem parar neîncetat непрерывно bez prestania brez prestanka neprekidno undan, på อย่างต่อเนื่อง hep, durmaksızın, devamlı, boyuna 不斷 весь час لگا تار liên tục 不断

5 (of a football match etc) not on the home ground The team is playing away this weekend; (also adjective ) an away match. weg بَعيدا عَن (البَيت) на чужд терен venku udebane; udebane- auswärts εκτός έδρας fuera, en otro sitio võõrsil خارج از خانه vieraalla kentällä à l'extérieur בַּחוּץ दूर na tuđem terenu idegenben di luar á útivelli fuori casa 遠征地で 원정지에서 svetur, ne namie (spēle) izbraukumā di tempat lain uit borte(kamp) na wyjeździe fora în de­pla­sare (проводимый) на чужом поле vonku v gosteh u gostima bortamatch; borta ที่ไม่ได้เล่นในถิ่นของตน (กีฬา) deplasman, deplasmanda (足球賽等)不在主場的 на виїзді باہر ، دور bên sân đối phương （足球赛等）不在主场的

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away → بعيداً pryč væk weg μακριά fuera pois loin dalje via 離れて 떨어져 weg bort daleko longe далеко borta ไปที่อื่น uzakta ra xa 在远处