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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- away :not present; having left
- he's away right now|you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away
- away :from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)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 :used of an opponent's ground
- away :from one's possession
- he gave out money to the poor|gave away the tickets
- away :(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
- the pitch was away (or wide)|an outside pitch
- away :out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
- brush the objections aside|pushed all doubts away
- away :out of existence
- the music faded away|tried to explain away the affair of the letter|idled the hours away|her fingernails were worn away
- away :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