Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    away
    /əˈweɪ/

    adverb

    • 1. to or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing: "she landed badly, and crawled away" Similar asideoffto one side
    • 2. into an appropriate place for storage or safekeeping: "he put away the pistol" Similar at a distanceapartisolated

    adjective

    • 1. (of a sports fixture) played at the opponents' ground: "tomorrow night's away game at Leicester"

    noun

    • 1. an away match or win.

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAWAY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    AWAY definition: 1. somewhere else, or to or in a different place, position, or situation: 2. at a distance (of or…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › awayAway Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : on the way : along. get away early. 2. : from this or that place. go away. 3. a. : in a secure place or manner. locked away. b. : in another direction. look away. 4. : out of existence : to an end. echoes dying away. 5. : from one's possession. gave away a fortune. 6. : steadily onward : uninterruptedly. clocks ticking away. 7.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAWAY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    AWAY meaning: 1. somewhere else, or to or in a different place, position, or situation: 2. at a distance (of or…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAWAY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › awayAWAY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    incessantly or relentlessly; repeatedly: He kept hammering away. without hesitation: Fire away. adjective. absent; gone: to be away from home. distant: six miles away. immediately off and on the way: The order was given and he was away.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › AwayAway - definition of away by The Free Dictionary

    1. From a particular thing or place: ran away from the lion; sent the children away to boarding school. 2. a. At or to a distance in space or time: We live a block away from the park. b. At or by a considerable interval: away back in the 17th century; away off on the horizon. 3. a. In a different direction; aside: glanced away. b.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishAWAY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    AWAY definition: 1. to or in a different place or situation: 2. at a particular distance from a place: 3. not at…. Learn more.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › awayaway adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    away. adverb. /əˈweɪ/. For the special uses of away in phrasal verbs, look at the entries for the verbs. For example, get away with something is in the phrasal verb section at get. to or at a distance from someone or something in space or time The beach is a mile away.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › awayaway | meaning of away in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    away meaning, definition, what is away: used to say that someone leaves a place ...: Learn more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordAWAY - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be. [...]