Away

/əˈweɪ/

verb

  1. To depart; to go to another place.

    At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.

adjective

  1. Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.

    The master is away from home.

  2. At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.

    He's miles away by now.

  3. Not on one's home territory.

    Next, they are playing away in Dallas.

adverb

  1. From a place, hence.

    He went away on vacation.

  2. Aside; off; in another direction.

    I tried to approach him, but he turned away.

  3. Aside, so as to discard something.

    throw away, chuck away, toss away

Synonyms: at bay, off

interjection

  1. Come on!; go on!

away

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