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Away

əˈweɪ

Away definitions
adverb
away
  1. to or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing

    "she landed badly, and crawled away"

    aside off to one side
    • at a specified distance

      "when he was ten or twelve feet away he stopped"

    • at a specified future distance in time

      "the wedding is only weeks away"

    • towards a lower level; downwards

      "in front of them the land fell away to the river"

    • conceptually to one side, so as no longer to be the focus of attention

      "the Museum has shifted its emphasis away from research towards exhibitions"

    • (with reference to a sports fixture) at the opponents' ground

      "Oh what fun it is to see the Mariners win away"

  2. into an appropriate place for storage or safekeeping

    "he put away the pistol"

    at a distance apart isolated
  3. into non-existence

    "Marie felt her distress ebbing away"

    elsewhere abroad not at home not here gone absent
  4. constantly, persistently, or continuously

    "there was Morrissey crooning away"

adjective
away
  1. (of a sports fixture) played at the opponents' ground

    "tomorrow night's away game at Leicester"

    • relating to or denoting a sports team that is playing at the opponents' ground

      "the away side scored first"

noun
away aways
  1. an away match or win