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away definition
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Grep of noun away anne hathaway areaway away game awayness black caraway breakaway breaking away caraway castaway cutaway dwindling away eating away fading away getaway giveaway going away hathaway hideaway runaway running away saint lawrence seaway seaway st lawrence seaway stowaway straightaway tearaway throwaway throwing away turning away walkaway wasting away wearing away whorled caraway Overview of adj away The adj away has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (9) away -- (distant in either space or time; "the town is a mile away"; "a country far away"; "the game is a week away") 2. (0) away -- (away from home or business; "he didn't leave an away phone number") 3. (1) away gone, departed -- (not present; having left "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests") 4. away -- ((sport) used of an opponent's ground; "an away game") 5. away outside -- ((of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch") Overview of adv away The adv away has 11 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (70) away off forth -- (from a particular thing or place or position; "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school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; (`forth' is obsolete as in "go forth and preach")) 2. (21) away out -- (from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets") 3. (13) aside, away -- (out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away") 4. (3) 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. (2) off 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") 6. (2) 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. (1) 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 aside -- (in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away") 11. aside, by away -- (in reserve; not for immediate use "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day") Antonyms of adj away 5 senses of away Sense 1 away(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA distant) -> close Sense 2 away(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA out) -> in Sense 3 away(prenominal), gone(prenominal), departed(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA absent) -> present Sense 4 away (vs. home) home(postnominal) (vs. away) Sense 5 away outside INDIRECT (VIA inaccurate) -> accurate Similarity of adj away 5 senses of away Sense 1 away(prenominal) => distant (vs. close) Sense 2 away(postnominal) => out(prenominal) (vs. in) Sense 3 away(prenominal), gone(prenominal), departed(postnominal) => absent (vs. present) Sense 4 away (vs. home) Sense 5 away outside => inaccurate (vs. accurate) Attributes of adj away Familiarity of adj away away used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj away away breakaway castaway faraway flyaway foldaway runaway straightaway take-away tearaway throwaway thrown-away Overview of adj away The adj away has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (9) away -- (distant in either space or time; "the town is a mile away"; "a country far away"; "the game is a week away") 2. (0) away -- (away from home or business; "he didn't leave an away phone number") 3. (1) away gone, departed -- (not present; having left "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests") 4. away -- ((sport) used of an opponent's ground; "an away game") 5. away outside -- ((of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch") Overview of adv away The adv away has 11 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (70) away off forth -- (from a particular thing or place or position; "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"; (`forth' is obsolete as in "go forth and preach")) 2. (21) away out -- (from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets") 3. (13) aside, away -- (out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away") 4. (3) 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. (2) off 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") 6. (2) 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. (1) 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 aside -- (in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away") 11. aside, by away -- (in reserve; not for immediate use "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day")
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