away
(adjective, adverb, interjection)
adjective
1. not present; having left
- he's away right now
- you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away
Similar word(s): absent
2. used of an opponent's ground
- an away game
3. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
- the pitch was away (or wide)
Similar word(s): inaccurate, outside
Sentences with away as an adjective:
- The master is away from home.
- Would you pick up my mail while I'm away.
- He's miles away by now.
- Spring is still a month away.
- Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
- Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.
adverb
1. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)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
2. from one's possession
- gave away the tickets
Similar word(s): out
3. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
- pushed all doubts away
Similar word(s): aside
4. out of existence
- the music faded away
- tried to explain away the affair of the letter
- idled the hours away
5. 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
Similar word(s): off
6. 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. so as to be removed or gotten rid of
- cleared the mess away
- the rotted wood had to be cut away
8. freely or at will
- fire away!
9. 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. in a different direction
- turn away one's face
- glanced away
Similar word(s): aside
11. in reserve; not for immediate use
- has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day
Sentences with away as an adverb:
- He went away on vacation.
- sing away
- You've got questions? Ask away!
- That's where tourists go to hear great Cuban bands and dance the night away.
- Christmas is only two weeks away.
interjection
1. (Northern England) come on!; go on!