away
gb/əwˈeɪ/ us/əwˈeɪ/
A1
Angličtina
~ 200
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adverb
A1
relation
1
At a distance from a place
In or to a place that is far from here.
Vzorec užití:
to be [distance] away
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'away' with 'out' when talking about location. 'Away' means at a distance, while 'out' means outside.
Synonyma
distantly (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Antonyma
nearby (Refers to being close instead of far.)
Kolokace
far away
|miles away
|away from home
|go away
Témata
daily life
|travel
|space
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- The beach is only five minutes away.
- She moved away to another city.
- Keep your phone away from water.
- They live miles away from the nearest town.
Učební příklady
- My school is near, but the park is far away.
- Please keep the baby away from the fire.
- He lives far away from his parents.
- The shop is two streets away.
adverb
A1
relation
2
In the opposite direction
Moving in another direction, not toward someone or something.
Vzorec užití:
to turn/move [something] away
Synonyma
aside (Often used for small sideways movement rather than fully leaving.)
Antonyma
toward (Indicates motion in the direction of something.)
Kolokace
turn away
|walk away
|look away
Témata
movement
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- He turned away when he saw the accident.
- She walked away without saying goodbye.
- The dog ran away from the noise.
Učební příklady
- Please look away from the sun.
- He walked away from the house.
- The cat ran away from the dog.
adverb
A1
state
3
Not present somewhere
Not here; in another place.
Synonyma
absent (More formal and often used for official contexts.)
Antonyma
present (Means being in a place instead of absent.)
Kolokace
be away
|away on business
|away at school
Témata
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- She is away on vacation this week.
- He was away from his desk when I called.
- The teacher will be away tomorrow.
Učební příklady
- My father is away at work now.
- She is away at school.
- I was away when you called.
adverb
B1
property
4
Continuously without stopping
Shows that someone keeps doing something without stopping until it ends.
Synonyma
continuously (General term for without interruption, not limited to idiomatic use after verbs.)
Antonyma
intermittently (Indicates something done with breaks or pauses.)
Kolokace
work away
|talk away
|play away
Témata
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- She worked away all afternoon on her project.
- He chatted away happily with his friends.
- The children played away in the garden.
Učební příklady
- He talked away for hours.
- She worked away at her homework.
- They played away until dinner.
adverb
B2
relation
5
Forward in time or events
Shows that time or events go forward into the future.
Synonyma
onward (Similar idea but more formal and less tied to passing time naturally.)
Antonyma
backward (Opposite in terms of movement in time or sequence.)
Kolokace
ticking away
|slip away (time)
Témata
time
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- The months went quickly away.
- Time is ticking away before the deadline.
- The years slipped away unnoticed.
Učební příklady
- Time goes away fast when you are happy.
- The day went away quickly.
- The hours went away as we talked.
Gramatika
Výrazy
run away
1/ɹˈʌn əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
Escape quickly from danger or trouble
To leave quickly because of fear, danger, or trouble.
Příklady
- The thief ran away when he saw the police.
- She ran away from home as a teenager.
fade away
1/fˈeɪd əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
Gradually disappear completely
To slowly go away until you cannot see, hear, or feel it anymore.
Příklady
- The sound of the music faded away.
- The sound of the train faded away into the distance.
- His strength slowly faded away after the illness.
- His anger slowly faded away as he listened.
give away
1/ɡˈɪv əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
to hand over without payment or reveal unintentionally
To give something to someone without asking for money, or to tell a secret by accident.
Příklady
- She gave away all her old clothes.
- They gave away free samples at the store.
- He smiled, which gave away how happy he was.
- He gave his old clothes away to charity.
go away
1/ɡˈoʊ əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
Leave a place for some time or forever
To leave a place and not come back soon.
Příklady
- Go away and never return!
- Please go away and let me work.
- She went away for the summer.
- He went away for the weekend.
right away
1/ɹˈaɪt əwˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
immediately without delay
Immediately; without waiting.
Příklady
- I need you to start right away.
- I’ll call you right away when I get home.
- She called me back right away.
- She started working on it right away.