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Word: Away
Speech Type: Adverb
Old English onweg, aweg ‘on one's way’ (see a-, way)
əˈweɪ
to or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing
Short Definition:to or at a distance
Examples:- she landed badly, and crawled away
- they walked away from the vicarage in silence
- we'll only be away for four nights
into an appropriate place for storage or safekeeping
Short Definition:into storage
Examples:- he put away the pistol
into non-existence
Short Definition:into non-existence
Examples:- Marie felt her distress ebbing away
constantly, persistently, or continuously
Short Definition:constantly
Examples:- there was Morrissey crooning away
Word: Away
Speech Type: Adjective
əˈweɪ
(of a sports fixture) played at the opponents' ground
Short Definition:played at opponents' ground
Examples:- tomorrow night's away game at Leicester
- an away victory
Word: Away
Speech Type: Noun
əˈweɪ
an away match or win.
Short Definition:away match
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