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1away

adverb \ə-ˈwā\

: from this or that place : in or to another place or direction

: toward another direction

: in a safe or secure place

Full Definition of AWAY

1
:  on the way :  along <get away early>
2
:  from this or that place <go away>
3
a :  in a secure place or manner <locked away>
b :  in another direction <look away>
4
:  out of existence :  to an end <echoes dying away>
5
:  from one's possession <gave away a fortune>
6
:  steadily onward :  uninterruptedly <clocks ticking away>
7
:  by a long distance or interval :  far <away back in 1910>
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First Known Use of AWAY

before 12th century

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Rhymes with AWAY

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2away

adjective

: not at home or in a usual or expected place

—used to describe how distant something is in space or time

: played on the field or court of an opponent

Full Definition of AWAY

1
:  absent from a place :  gone <away for the weekend>
2
:  distant in space or time <a lake 10 miles away> <the season is two months away>
3
:  played on an opponent's grounds <home and away games>
4
baseball :  out <two away in the ninth>
away·ness noun

First Known Use of AWAY

14th century
AWAY Defined for Kids

1away

adverb \ə-ˈwā\

Definition of AWAY for Kids

1
:  from this or that place <Go away!>
2
:  in another place or direction <turn away>
3
:  out of existence <The echo died away.>
4
:  from one's possession <He gave away a fortune.>
5
:  without stopping or slowing down <talk away>
6
:  at or to a great distance in space or time :  far <away back in 1910>

2away

adjective

Definition of AWAY for Kids

1
:  absent 1 <I wasn't planning to be away from home.>
2
:  distant 1 <The lake is ten kilometers away.>
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