away
At a distance from a place
In or to a place that is far from here.
to be [distance] away
- 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.
- 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.
In the opposite direction
Moving in another direction, not toward someone or something.
to turn/move [something] away
- He turned away when he saw the accident.
- She walked away without saying goodbye.
- The dog ran away from the noise.
- Please look away from the sun.
- He walked away from the house.
- The cat ran away from the dog.
Not present somewhere
Not here; in another place.
- She is away on vacation this week.
- He was away from his desk when I called.
- The teacher will be away tomorrow.
- My father is away at work now.
- She is away at school.
- I was away when you called.
Continuously without stopping
Shows that someone keeps doing something without stopping until it ends.
- She worked away all afternoon on her project.
- He chatted away happily with his friends.
- The children played away in the garden.
- He talked away for hours.
- She worked away at her homework.
- They played away until dinner.
Forward in time or events
Shows that time or events go forward into the future.
- The months went quickly away.
- Time is ticking away before the deadline.
- The years slipped away unnoticed.
- Time goes away fast when you are happy.
- The day went away quickly.
- The hours went away as we talked.
run away
1Escape quickly from danger or trouble
To leave quickly because of fear, danger, or trouble.
- The thief ran away when he saw the police.
- She ran away from home as a teenager.
fade away
1Gradually disappear completely
To slowly go away until you cannot see, hear, or feel it anymore.
- 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
1to hand over without payment or reveal unintentionally
To give something to someone without asking for money, or to tell a secret by accident.
- 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
1Leave a place for some time or forever
To leave a place and not come back soon.
- 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
1immediately without delay
Immediately; without waiting.
- 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.