Away
/əˈweɪ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:9 pts4 letters
Definition of Away
adjective
- Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
"The master is away from home."
- At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
"He's miles away by now."
- Not on one's home territory.
"Next, they are playing away in Dallas."
- (following the noun modified) Out.
"Two men away in the bottom of the ninth."
adverb
- From a place, hence.
"He went away on vacation."
- Aside; off; in another direction.
"I tried to approach him, but he turned away."
- Aside, so as to discard something.
"throw away, chuck away, toss away"
- At a stated distance in time or space.
"Christmas is only two weeks away."
- In or to something's usual or proper storage place.
"I'll dry the dishes and you put them away."
interjection
- Come on!; go on!
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