away
gb/əwˈeɪ/ us/əwˈeɪ/
A1
Kiingereza
~ 200
Maana
maana 0
adverb
A1
relation
1
At a distance from a place
In or to a place that is far from here.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to be [distance] away
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'away' with 'out' when talking about location. 'Away' means at a distance, while 'out' means outside.
Visawe
distantly (More formal and less common in everyday speech.)
Vinyume
nearby (Refers to being close instead of far.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
far away
|miles away
|away from home
|go away
Mada
daily life
|travel
|space
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- 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.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to turn/move [something] away
Visawe
aside (Often used for small sideways movement rather than fully leaving.)
Vinyume
toward (Indicates motion in the direction of something.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
turn away
|walk away
|look away
Mada
movement
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- He turned away when he saw the accident.
- She walked away without saying goodbye.
- The dog ran away from the noise.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- 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.
Visawe
absent (More formal and often used for official contexts.)
Vinyume
present (Means being in a place instead of absent.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
be away
|away on business
|away at school
Mada
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- She is away on vacation this week.
- He was away from his desk when I called.
- The teacher will be away tomorrow.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- 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.
Visawe
continuously (General term for without interruption, not limited to idiomatic use after verbs.)
Vinyume
intermittently (Indicates something done with breaks or pauses.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
work away
|talk away
|play away
Mada
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- She worked away all afternoon on her project.
- He chatted away happily with his friends.
- The children played away in the garden.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- 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.
Visawe
onward (Similar idea but more formal and less tied to passing time naturally.)
Vinyume
backward (Opposite in terms of movement in time or sequence.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
ticking away
|slip away (time)
Mada
time
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- The months went quickly away.
- Time is ticking away before the deadline.
- The years slipped away unnoticed.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- Time goes away fast when you are happy.
- The day went away quickly.
- The hours went away as we talked.
Sarufi
Semi
run away
1/ɹˈʌn əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
Escape quickly from danger or trouble
To leave quickly because of fear, danger, or trouble.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- 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.