English dictionary
away
adjectivePronunciation
əˈweɪ
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
adjective
- used of an opponent's ground
adjective
- not present; having left
adverb
- from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete)
adverb
- from one's possession
adverb
- in reserve; not for immediate use
adverb
- out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
adverb
- out of existence
adverb
- indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily
adverb
- in a different direction
adverb
- in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
adverb
- at a distance in space or time
adverb
- so as to be removed or gotten rid of
adverb
- freely or at will
Example sentences
the pitch was away (or wide)
an outside pitch
an away game
he's away right now
you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away
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
he gave out money to the poor
gave away the tickets
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
brush the objections aside
pushed all doubts away
the music faded away
{'source': 'H.E.Scudder', 'text': 'tried to explain away the affair of the letter'}
idled the hours away
her fingernails were worn away
he worked away at the project for more than a year
the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it
turn aside
turn away one's face
glanced away
put the toys away
her jewels are locked away in a safe
filed the letter away
the boat was 5 miles off (or away)
the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)
away back in the 18th century
cleared the mess away
the rotted wood had to be cut away
fire away!