away
gb/əwˈeɪ/ us/əwˈeɪ/
A1
English
~ 200
távol, messze, elfelé, el, távol van, nincs jelen, folyamatosan, kitartóan, elmúlik, fogy, telik
A1
1
Usage pattern:
to be [distance] away
The beach is only five minutes away.
A strand csak öt percnyire van.
She moved away to another city.
Elköltözött egy másik városba.
Keep your phone away from water.
They live miles away from the nearest town.
Learner examples
My school is near, but the park is far away.
Az iskolám közel van, de a park messze van.
Please keep the baby away from the fire.
Kérlek, tartsd távol a babát a tűztől.
He lives far away from his parents.
The shop is two streets away.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'away' with 'out' when talking about location. 'Away' means at a distance, while 'out' means outside.
Meaning
At a distance from a place
Collocations
far away
|miles away
|away from home
|go away
Synonyms
distantly (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Antonyms
nearby (Refers to being close instead of far.)
Themes
daily life
|travel
|space
|core_vocabulary
Definition
In or to a place that is far from here.
At or to a greater distance from a particular place or location.
A1
2
Usage pattern:
to turn/move [something] away
He turned away when he saw the accident.
Elfordult, amikor meglátta a balesetet.
She walked away without saying goodbye.
Elsétált anélkül, hogy elköszönt volna.
The dog ran away from the noise.
Learner examples
Please look away from the sun.
Kérlek, nézz másfelé, ne a napba.
He walked away from the house.
Elsétált a háztól.
The cat ran away from the dog.
Meaning
In the opposite direction
Collocations
turn away
|walk away
|look away
Synonyms
aside (Often used for small sideways movement rather than fully leaving.)
Antonyms
toward (Indicates motion in the direction of something.)
Themes
movement
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Moving in another direction, not toward someone or something.
In or toward a direction that is opposite or different from someone or something.
A1
3
távol van
A2
nincs jelen
B1
She is away on vacation this week.
Ezen a héten szabadságon van.
He was away from his desk when I called.
Nem volt az íróasztalánál, amikor hívtam.
The teacher will be away tomorrow.
Learner examples
My father is away at work now.
Apám most munkában van.
She is away at school.
Most iskolában van.
I was away when you called.
Meaning
Not present somewhere
Collocations
be away
|away on business
|away at school
Synonyms
absent (More formal and often used for official contexts.)
Antonyms
present (Means being in a place instead of absent.)
Themes
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Not here; in another place.
Not in the usual or expected place; absent.
B1
4
folyamatosan
B1
kitartóan
B2
She worked away all afternoon on her project.
Egész délután kitartóan dolgozott a projektjén.
He chatted away happily with his friends.
Vidáman, megállás nélkül csevegett a barátaival.
The children played away in the garden.
Learner examples
He talked away for hours.
Órákon át megállás nélkül beszélt.
She worked away at her homework.
Kitartóan dolgozott a házi feladatán.
They played away until dinner.
Meaning
Continuously without stopping
Collocations
work away
|talk away
|play away
Synonyms
continuously (General term for without interruption, not limited to idiomatic use after verbs.)
Antonyms
intermittently (Indicates something done with breaks or pauses.)
Themes
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Shows that someone keeps doing something without stopping until it ends.
Used after a verb to indicate that an action continues without stopping until it is finished.
B2
5
The months went quickly away.
A hónapok gyorsan elmúltak.
Time is ticking away before the deadline.
A határidőig egyre fogy az idő.
The years slipped away unnoticed.
Learner examples
Time goes away fast when you are happy.
Gyorsan telik az idő, amikor boldog vagy.
The day went away quickly.
A nap gyorsan elmúlt.
The hours went away as we talked.
Meaning
Forward in time or events
Collocations
ticking away
|slip away (time)
Synonyms
onward (Similar idea but more formal and less tied to passing time naturally.)
Antonyms
backward (Opposite in terms of movement in time or sequence.)
Themes
time
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Shows that time or events go forward into the future.
Used to indicate that time passes or events move forward.
Grammar
Dictionary form
away
IPA
GB/əwˈeɪ/
US/əwˈeɪ/
Syllables & stress
away (1 syllable)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: away
- Plural: aways
Word family
Expressions
run away
1/ɹˈʌn əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
Escape quickly from danger or trouble
To leave quickly because of fear, danger, or trouble.
Examples
- 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.
Examples
- 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.
Examples
- 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.
Examples
- 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.
Examples
- 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.