away

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adverb

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
8
baseball : at or near the side of home plate opposite that at which the batter stands
The pitch broke down and away.
9
sports : on the field or court of an opponent
… failed to win a single series, at home or away, against any of the six other teams in their division …Roger Angell

away

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adjective

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
a
: out
two away in the ninth
b
: aimed at or near the side of home plate opposite that at which the batter stands
Instead of chasing bad pitches, especially breaking balls down and away, he has been laying off them.Tim Kurkjian
awayness noun

Examples of away in a Sentence

Adverb She hopes to get away early. The family next door moved away. We rowed away from the shore. Roll up the rug and carry it away. He pulled his arm away from the hot stove. You should keep away from the dog. It could be dangerous. She turned her face away. The will was locked away in the safe. She stowed the luggage away in the overhead compartment. Adjective They are away for the weekend. “Where is he?” “He's away at the moment, but he'll be back soon.” when I am away from home The team played both home games and away games.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
The central summit area is marked by several elevated mesas forming an arc, reaching a regional high and sloping downhill away from the summit area. Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024 Last week, a Russian missile exploded just a few hundred meters away from a convoy carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis – the leader of a NATO member state. Christian Edwards, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024 Police believe the 32-year-old wrestled the gun away from the 36-year-old. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024 That's not to take away from my partner, whose life and body—not so much from carrying the children but from being climbed/whaled upon by them mercilessly—has also changed. Megan Angelo, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024 Perhaps the best example of how tossing everything away became the new (toxic) normal is our own embrace of disposable water bottles. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024 The change reflects Shell’s move away from supplying renewable power to homes, following the sale of its UK and German retail business last year. Laura Hurst, Fortune Europe, 14 Mar. 2024 That was the only run TKA needed to come away with the eight-inning victory. Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024 In the 19th minute, Anders collected a middle pass near the top of the box, but her turnaround blast was blocked away by Souvanaphong. Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Her away games averaged some 13,000 fans, more than twice as high as the average for non-Iowa games at those colleges, ESPN data shows. Francesca Paris, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024 Head coach Steve Kerr will have a complete array of rotation players to deploy to begin a stretch of away games against the Wizards, Knicks, Raptors and Celtics. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024 As Embiid finished his warm-up for an afternoon on his backside, Nicky and his family huddled with other Sixers fans above the West tunnel, the shortest distance to the away locker room, waving that sign, leaning over hopefully, hoping to get his jersey signed. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2024 The average price of tickets sold for Inter Miami’s seven away games in the Top 10 most in-demand games is trending twice as high as the average price of tickets sold for their three home games in the top 10. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2024 Thankfully, though both teams’ home colors are nearly identical, the 49ers will wear their white away jerseys, as the Chiefs have been designated as the home team for the game. Aj Willingham, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024 She’s been seen rooting on Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs at home games at Arrowhead Stadium and also at the Chiefs’ away games, including Sunday’s win over Baltimore in the AFC Championship game. David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Jan. 2024 Doing so again, for a sixth time in a row in away games against Tottenham, would be remarkable. Steve Douglas, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024 That means the second edition of the MLC is set to be longer with owners hoping for a home and away format, where teams play each other twice, to eventually underpin the competition. Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of away was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/away. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

away

1 of 2 adverb
1
: on the way
get away early
2
: from this or that place
go away
3
: in or to another place or direction
turn away
4
: to an end : out of existence
echoes dying away
5
: from one's possession
gave away a fortune
6
: without stopping or slowing down
talk away
7
: at or to a great distance in space or time : far
away back in 1910

away

2 of 2 adjective
1
: absent from a place : gone
he is away from home
2
: distant in space or time
a lake not far away
the season is two months away

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