away

/əwˈeɪ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adverb

from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
“ran away from the lion”
from one's possession
“he gave out money to the poor”
out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
“brush the objections aside”
out of existence- H.E.Scudder
“the music faded away”
at a distance in space or time
“the boat was 5 miles off (or away)”
indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily
“he worked away at the project for more than a year”
so as to be removed or gotten rid of
“cleared the mess away”
freely or at will
“fire away!”
in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
“put the toys away”
in a different direction
“turn aside”
in reserve; not for immediate use
“started setting aside money to buy a car”

adjective

not present; having left
“he's away right now”
used of an opponent's ground
“an away game”
(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
“the pitch was away (or wide)”

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