away

About 191.76 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adverb From a place, hence.

   He went away on vacation.

2. adverb Aside; off; in another direction.

   I tried to approach him, but he turned away.

3. adverb Aside, so as to discard something.

   throw away, chuck away, toss away

4. adverb At a stated distance in time or space.

   Christmas is only two weeks away.

5. adverb In or to something's usual or proper storage place.

   I'll dry the dishes and you put them away.

6. adverb In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.

   The jewels were locked away in the safe.

7. adverb From a state or condition of being; out of existence.

   fade away, die away

8. adverb So as to remove or use up something.

   The weather has worn away the inscription, and it is no longer legible.

Similar words

aside off out outside distant gone departed forth absent inaccurate

Often followed by

from the with and in to by at as

Word family

awayness awaynesses