Looking for the meaning or definition of the word away? That's all it means.
not present; having left
"he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"
away(adj)used of an opponent's ground
"an away game"
away, outside(adverb)(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
"the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"
away, off, forth(adverb)from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)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"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach"
away, out(adverb)from one's possession
"he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"
aside, away(adverb)out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
"brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away"
away(adverb)out of existence
"the music faded away"; "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder; "idled the hours away"; "her fingernails were worn away"
off, away(adverb)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"
away(adverb)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"
away(adverb)so as to be removed or gotten rid of
"cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away"
away(adverb)freely or at will
"fire away!"
away(adverb)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"
away, aside(adverb)in a different direction
"turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away"
aside, by, away(adverb)in reserve; not for immediate use
"started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"
not close in time or space the store is far away from herePassover is still three months away
not at a certain placehe's away right now, but he should be back at the office next week
from this or that placedon't walk away while I'm still talking to you
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