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Meaning away meaning

What does away mean?

Definitions in simple English

away Preposition

— When something moves away from something else, the distance between them gets bigger. They are no longer near or close. Go away! You're bothering me. Keep the machine away from water. The store is far away from my house. (It is a long distance from my house.)

away

— adverb (= off, forth) from a particular thing or place or position ('forth' is obsolete) ran away from the lion wanted to get away from there sent the children away to boarding school the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal went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 — adverb (= out) from one's possession he gave out money to the poor gave away the tickets — adverb (= aside) out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) brush the objections aside pushed all doubts away — adverb 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 — adverb 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 — adverb (= off) 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 — adverb so as to be removed or gotten rid of cleared the mess away the rotted wood had to be cut away — adjective not present; having left he's away right now you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away — adverb freely or at will fire away! — adverb (= aside) in a different direction turn aside turn away one's face glanced away — adverb 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 — adjective used of an opponent's ground an away game — adjective (= outside) (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter the pitch was away (or wide) an outside pitch — adverb (= aside, by) 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

Synonyms away synonyms

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away English » English

off out aside gone forth absent outside far in another place afar from yonder hence continuously by uninterruptedly thence previously outward onward missing further off from here forward far from down constantly beyond at a distance whole whether veer total toss away to the side to thither there that way take away sum straightway staying abroad stay away from stature spoken for something some size recently

Topics away topics

What do people use away to talk about?

Physical actions Move Pursue

Escape

What words refer to escaping from a dangerous place?

escape get out flee make your escape get away get clear abandon ship bail out evacuate fly the coop get free get loose run away scarper break away break free break loose sneak out
What words refer to escaping from someone who is chasing you?

get away give someone the slip throw someone off the scent slip through someone's fingers shake off make a clean getaway elude evade avoid capture dodge sidestep cover your trail/tracks
What words refer to running away from someone?

run away run off bolt run for it make a run for it take to your heels scatter run for your life
What words refer to escaping with something you have stolen?

get away with make off with

Physical actions Move Move toward something

Move away

What words refer to moving away from something?

move from/away/away from go away get away retreat back off run away come from

States Big

Distance

What words indicate the distance between two places?

from away off apart away from

States Big Distance

Far

What words indicate that something is far from something else?

far far away far off afar far afield far and wide a far cry from far apart far removed distant be distant a long distance in the distance some distance a good distance a ways way off a long way (off) a long ways away a fair way quite a ways nowhere near miles (away) yonder wide of clear off all over asunder at arm's length on the horizon the ends of the earth uttermost parts of the earth
What words refer to moving away from someone or something?

go away recede
What words refer to staying far from something?

not go near not come near stay away from keep away from keep your distance keep off stay back keep back remain at a distance stand off stand aloof steer clear of stand clear of

Person Life Die

Kill

What general words refer to killing someone?

kill murder assassinate bump off do away with finish someone off take someone's life dispatch dispose finish eliminate liquidate commit murder waste zap slay snuff send to Davy Jones locker lynch silence terminate
What words describe the manner of killing someone?

shoot gun down blow someone away stab stab someone to death butcher behead decapitate beat someone to death asphyxiate choke garrote strangle suffocate throttle smother stifle crucify drown electrocute hang hanging poison stone starve
What words refer to killing yourself?

kill yourself commit suicide take your own life end it all suicide suicidal be a suicide do away with yourself
What words refer to killing an animal?

slaughter destroy put down put away put something out of it misery

Grammar Part of speech

Prepositions, postpositions

What prepositions are in your language?

in on at from to away toward about

Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Pull

What words refer to pulling something with a lot of force so that it comes away from the thing it is connected to?

pull something away/from/out/apart wrench something open/off/away tear something out/from/away/down

States Quality Good Decay

Rust

What words refer to metal rusting?

rust corrode oxidize tarnish rust away
What words describe metal that has rusted?

rusty corroded tarnished rusted eaten away eaten through
What words refer to making metal rust?

corrode eat away eat through

States Time Aspectual time Start something

Stop something

What words refer to something stopping gradually?

fade away wear off go away die away

Universe, creation Water Movement of water

Store wealth

What words are used of storing wealth?

store put it away stash it away

Work and occupation Finance Share wealth

Give, donate

What words refer to giving something to someone?

give give away donate let someone have offer spare
What words refer to giving something to poor people?

give give away donate go to make a donation subscribe to

Physical actions Move Move toward something

Leave

What words refer to leaving a place?

leave depart departure go away withdraw take your leave scram skedaddle beat it set out hit the road quit (a place) absent yourself slip away vacate make yourself scarce

Physical actions Move something Take somewhere

Take something from somewhere

What words refer to taking something from somewhere?

take take away remove draw off empty evacuate milk strain
What words refer to taking something quickly or suddenly?

grab snatch whisk away seize

Physical actions Move something Take somewhere

Chase away

What words refer to causing someone to go away?

chase away send away exile expel send out dismiss

Physical actions Break, wear out

Damage

What words refer to something being damaged over a long period of time?

wear away corrode erode
What words refer to using something for a long time until it is damaged?

wear away wear out

States Quantity More

Decrease

What words refer to something decreasing in number or amount?

decrease fall go down come down slide diminish contract shrink lessen reduce reduction depreciate lose narrow slow down abate peter out tail off waste away
What words refer to something slowly reducing the number or amount of something?

erode eat into deplete whittle away

States Quality Good Decay

Garbage

What do people do to garbage?

take out throw away discard burn chuck dispose of disposal haul away bury dump litter pile up collect

States Time Aspectual time Future

Immediately

What words indicate that someone does something immediately?

immediate right away in no time at all
What words indicate that something happened immediately?

immediately instantly this instant sudden suddenly right away right now at once without any time going by without delay no sooner

States Location Be at a place

Absent

What words indicate that something or someone is not in a particular place?

be absent not be here not be around be out not be in be away missing be off not be at not be there absence be gone not present be away nowhere to be found out of sight truant absent without leave AWOL missing in action not show up make yourself scarce minus someone be lacking lose elsewhere somewhere else

Universe, creation Sky Weather

Wind

What words describe something being blown by the wind?

be blown by the wind wind blows something blow away waft on the breeze flutter in the breeze be carried by the wind be born along on/by the wind be picked up by the wind

Universe, creation Water Movement of water

Flow

What words refer to water washing away dirt?

erosion erode eroded wash away silt silt up deposit settle

Person Sense, perceive See

Look

What words refer to stopping looking at something and look at something else?

look away avert your eyes

Person Sense, perceive See

Visible

What words indicate that something happens where people cannot see it?

out of sight hidden from view away from people's eyes

Person Sense, perceive See Visible

Appear

What words refer to something disappearing?

disappear vanish disappear without a trace vanish into thin air go missing go out of sight fade away blend into disappear from sight dissolve into nothing be just gone fade from view retire from sight lose sight of

Person Healthy Sick

Recover from sickness

What words refer to a disease going away?

go away clear up

Person Healthy Disease

Malnutrition, starvation

What words refer to dying from lack of food?

starve starvation waste away

Person Healthy

Injure

What words describe someone who is not injured?

unharmed unhurt unscathed come to no harm no harm done without a scratch in one piece walk away from

Person Healthy Symptom of disease

Pain

What words describe pain decreasing?

subside go away fade

Person Life Marriage

Wedding

What are the parts of a wedding ceremony?

procession give (the bride) away speech wedding vows pronouncement reception toast

Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Attention

What words refer to not paying attention?

not pay attention daydream be miles away your mind wanders inattentive pay very little attention mind is elsewhere ignore take no notice goes in one ear and out the other

Language and thought

Emotion

What words describe a person whose emotions are so strong that they lose control?

hysterical have hysterics go to pieces fall apart break down have an emotional breakdown go berserk snap crack crack up give in to get carried away have a fit

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Enthusiastic

What words refer to feeling very enthusiastic?

get carried away be full of enthusiasm

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Disgusted

What words refer to feeling disgusted by something?

be disgusted execrate feel awful feel revolted feel sick shudder at the thought shudder to think turn away in disgust be disgusted be grossed out can't stand can't bear

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Lonely

What words refer to feeling very lonely?

pine away

Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Cry, tear

What do people do to tears?

wipe away dry

Social behavior Behavior Self-controlled

Lack self-control

What words refer to a lack of self-control?

lack self-control indulge overdo permit do something to excess lose control get carried away break down give in to

Social behavior Behavior Self-controlled

Tidy

What words refer to making something tidy?

tidy tidy up clean up clear up straighten straighten up get the place straight put something straight put something in order put something away

Social behavior Behavior

Change behavior

What words refer to trying to change someone's behavior?

change someone discipline train reform someone influence have a good/bad influence on someone turn someone toward/away from something

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to trouble

Avoid

What words refer to avoiding trouble?

avoid trouble avoid adversity retreat appease to run away

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Save from trouble

What words refer to saving yourself?

make it to safety get to safety avoid break bypass dodge duck elude escape evade evasion flee shake shy away from sidestep give someone the slip

Social behavior Government Government functions Police

Arrest

What words refer to the police arresting a criminal?

arrest apprehend apprehension bust capture catch collar detain detention nab pick up seize seizure take away take into custody take prisoner trap

Social behavior Law Punish

Imprison

What words refer to the action of putting a person in prison?

put in prison imprison to jail incarcerate lock up confine put in irons send to prison commit put away captivity

Daily life Household equipment Furniture

Cabinet

What do people do with cabinets?

put things away store open a drawer close a drawer put things on a shelf

Daily life Cleaning

Wash clothes

What are the steps is washing clothes?

soak scrub rinse wring hang up (to dry) dry take down iron fold put away hang up

Work and occupation Animal husbandry

Butcher, slaughter

What words refer to killing an animal?

kill butcher slaughter destroy put down put away put something out of its misery

Work and occupation Hunt and fish

Hunt

What words refer to hunting animals?

hunt (v) hunt (n) lay in wait blind decoy animal call bag an animal strike to cause injury strike hard kill flush an animal out of hiding to suddenly come out of hiding search hide capture chase away aim miss target shoot hit target nick

Work and occupation Hunt and fish

Things done to animals

What words refer to someone moving animals?

herd shoo away scare off

Work and occupation Finance

Share wealth

What words refer to sharing wealth with others?

share hand out give out distribute dish out dole out give away give to charity give to the poor donate make a donation

Work and occupation Finance Dishonest financial practices

Steal

What tools are used by robbers?

gun knife pick safe cracking tools skeleton key mask gloves get away car

Physical actions Move

Travel

What words refer to going somewhere without intending to return?

move away leave forever emigrate immigrate

Physical actions Move Travel

Move to a new house

What words refer to leaving home?

leave move out leave home run away vacate

Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Lower something

What words refer to moving something down?

lower lower away move (something) down drop it down a peg

Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Push

What words refer to pushing something so that it moves away you?

push something push away give something a push move something forward advance something thrust nudge give impetus impel

Physical actions Have, be with Keep something

Throw away

What words are used for throwing something away?

throw away throw aside toss junk jettison discard eliminate heave reject expel dispose of cast off throw overboard get rid of rid yourself of dump clean out purge smoke out unload delete

Physical actions Arrange Gather

Separate, scatter

What words refer to separating or scattering things?

separate separation scatter disperse dispersion dispersal spread out spray move apart move away from each other put space between to space (things) space out place at intervals divide division blow apart distribute sow strew sift

Physical actions Arrange Join, attach

Remove, take apart

What words refer to removing a part of something?

remove removal take off detach tear off break off cut off cut away

Physical actions Arrange

Multiple things moving

What words refer to more than one thing moving away from each other?

disperse thin out melt away break up spread out diverge permeate

States Quantity Count

Subtract numbers

What words refer to subtracting one number from another number?

subtract take take away deduct subtraction

States Big Thick

Thin person

What words refer to someone becoming thin?

lose weight slim shed (ten) pounds waste away get thin

States Quality Shape Horizontal

Leaning, sloping

What words describe a surface that is sloping?

sloping slope up/down on an incline rising rise up (toward) ascending upgrade uphill falling fall away descending downgrade downhill dip

States Location Direction

Away from

What words indicate that something is moving away from something else?

toward towards away from inward inwards outward outwards

States Location Direction

Towards

What words indicate that something is moving toward something else?

toward towards away from inward inwards outward outwards

Examples away examples

How do I use away in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Throw away the chairs whose legs are broken.

When the cat is away, the mice will play.

The meeting is ten days away.

The station is two miles away.

After all that, the pain went away.

Hey, rust is eating away the metal.

Why did he run away?

The thief got away with the money.

The next day he went away.

I'm sorry, but I can't answer right away.

Please put these glasses away.

I'll look after your child while you are away.

I'll be back right away.

You're just running away from life's problems.

I want a boat that will take me far away from here.

I want a boat that'll take me far away from here.

The king was tired of his sycophants always praising him, so he sent them away.

There is no distance on this earth as far away as yesterday.

Pick up your things and go away.

With his colored clothes, his long wig and his white gloves, one could guess he has run away from some kind of Disneyland.

Didn't you know that he passed away two years ago?

You may as well withdraw from the club right away.

Why did you try to run away?

You can see it, but you cannot take it away.

Don't you know that he passed away two years ago?

Can you break away from your parents?

Who took care of the dog while you were away?

We shall all miss you when you go away.

The bank is three blocks away.

Movie subtitles

I'll cause a distraction, so sneak away, ok?

Even though your mom lives her life like that Even though she's an idiot, She doesn't throw away her children.

Turn around and back away three steps.

Nanali, I'll clean it up right away, so stay right there.

With this. we can finally sweep away the parasites who were sucking Prince Clovis dry.

In contrast, by turning away from foreign trade and intensifying rice cultivation, the Chinese were stuck with rising population, falling incomes and declining nutrition, height and productivity.

The police are in Kampala, two days' drive away.

Somebody took our luggage away (Hasa Diga Eebowai!

Did he try to run away?

I know I'm doing a really good job and all, but let's not get too carried away, I mean, a lot of the people here are so scared to death of that General Koni guy.

Joseph Smith fucked the frog God gave him, and his AIDS went away!

At 1 49 million kilometres away, the Earth is at just the right place for water to exist as a liquid.

Because, from trillions of kilometres away, these small planets get lost in the blinding glare of their star's brightness.

With the closest stars light years away, is it possible to actually travel there?

That they must be very far away.

It became clear that the spiral nebulae must be very tar away way beyond the borders of the Kapteyn Universe.

Let's go. We should wait for the infantry. They're 3 hours away.

Move away!

Take him away!

That'd give you away.

Go away or I'll call the army!

I'm not gonna let anyone take you away.

Yeah, I. I got to get away. That's too bad.

You already put his father away.

We got away with this over the break, but break's over.

Yeah, but I kept pushing her away.

He gives his shit away for free.

We did what we did because they took away all the other option.

Take him away, take him away.

Oh, go away!

Go away!

Far, far away.

But this isn't going to go away.

At the end of season one, people weren't sure if she was either going to pass away, and there was going to be no more Lydia Martin.

And what if all those things not only went away, but everything else got even better?

Scott, you need to stay away from me right now.

News and current affairs

On the contrary, expansion takes away the worries - be they real or imagined - that surround the situation of the large Russian-speaking populations that now live outside of Russia but within the borders of the former Soviet Union.

His bill also contains an important provision aimed at encouraging open-source research, which would move the current research model away from secrecy toward sharing.

It is now clear that the ECB itself has caused a large part of the capital flight from countries like Spain and Italy, because the cheap credit that it offered drove away private capital.

As 2003 draws to a close, it is time for world leaders to help guide the world away from the obsessive, failing approach of America's government.

This orthodoxy, however, was also destined to fade away.

Nevertheless, even if America is only on the edge of a liquidity trap, and even if it moves away from the current state of affairs soon, this is a frightening situation.

Look at America in 1787: creation of the federal government swept away the balkanized system of pre-revolutionary colonies, ushering in an era of entrepreneurial expansion across the entire American Continent.

Most notably, for more than two years now, Pakistan has been moving away from the Bonn consensus, betting on the rebirth of the Taliban and giving it massive support.

Even as America has stripped away its safety net for people, it has strengthened the safety net for firms, evidenced so clearly in the Great Recession with the bailouts of AIG, Goldman Sachs, and other banks.

The government, Milton Friedman and others argued, told the poor: make more money and we will take away your free housing, food stamps, and income support.

Pulling away from dictators without trying to take credit for or hijack the revolt was exactly what was required.

First, your own eyes and your reason would surely tell you before long that the communist idyll - the withering away of the state and the triumph over need - would never come.

It would be interesting to know how many of those at Beijing's Central Party School - the party's main educational institute - believe that the Chinese state is about to wither away, or ever will.

The risks imposed by global warming, for example, have not gone away.

The husband of another young woman, Aisha, cut off her nose and ears when she ran away.

How do you turn away a pregnant mother, sitting with her children, crying for help?

This problem will not go away when Arafat does.

Life in Gaza has bled away my optimism.

It must begin by giving notice to those who are now a decade away from retirement - which is why it is important to launch such reforms now.

It was the first inaugural address of its kind since Reagan turned America away from government in 1981.

With the euro looking less appetizing as a diversification play away from the dollar, gold's appeal has naturally grown.

Ultimately, in the Communist utopia, conflicts of interests would melt away.

Every person pushed back into poverty is another step away from achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

Moreover, the Middle East's role in the global geopolitics of energy will grow in the coming decades, making it difficult to see how a superpower like the US could simply walk away from the region.

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