Away
A·way
Away
adv.
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From a place; hence.
The sound is going away.
Have me away, for I am sore wounded.
- Absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home.
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Aside; off; in another direction.
The axis of rotation is inclined away from the sun.
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From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
Be near me when I fade away.
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By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away.
And the Lord said . . . Away, get thee down.
- On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away. [Colloq.]
Phrases & Compounds
- Away with
- bear, abide
- Away with
- signifies, take him away.
- To make away with
- To kill or destroy.