adv 1. at a particular distance or time ○ The nearest shop is three kilometres away. 2. moving or leading further from a person, place or object ○ We all waved as the bus moved away. ○ The track led away towards the sea. 3. (as emphasis, after verbs) without stopping ○ The birds were singing away in the garden. □ right away immediately ○ She ate the mince pie and right away asked for another one. 4. not here, somewhere else ○ The managing director is away on business. ○ My assistant is away sick. 5. (in sports) at your opponents’ sports ground ○ Our team is playing away next Saturday.
a•way´
adv. [AS. aweg, anweg, onweg; on on + weg way.]
1. From a place; hence. “The sound is going away.
Shak.” “Have me away, for I am sore wounded.
2 Chron. xxxv. 23.”
2. Absent; gone; at a distance; as the master is away from home.
3. Aside; off; in another direction. “The axis of rotation is inclined away from the sun.
Lockyer.”
4. From a state or condition of being; out of existence. “Be near me when I fade away.
Tennyson.”
5. By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away. “And the Lord said … Away, get thee down.
Exod. xix. 24.”
6. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as sing away. [Colloq.] It is much used in phrases signifying moving or going from; as go away, run away, etc.; all signifying departure, or separation to a distance. Sometimes without the verb; as whither away so fast ? ´Love hath wings, and will away.´ Waller. It serves to modify the sense of certain verbs by adding that of removal, loss, parting with, etc.; as to throw away; to trifle away; to squander away, etc. Sometimes it has merely an intensive force; as to blaze away. Away with, bear, abide. [Obs. or Archaic] ´The calling of assemblies, I can not away with.´ (Isa. i. 13), i. e., ´I can not bear or endure [it].´ — Away with one, signifies, take him away. ´Away with him, crucify him.´ John xix. 15. — To make away with. (a) To kill or destroy. (b) To carry off.
1. From a place; hence. “The sound is going away.
Shak.” “Have me away, for I am sore wounded.
2 Chron. xxxv. 23.”
2. Absent; gone; at a distance; as the master is away from home.
3. Aside; off; in another direction. “The axis of rotation is inclined away from the sun.
Lockyer.”
4. From a state or condition of being; out of existence. “Be near me when I fade away.
Tennyson.”
5. By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away. “And the Lord said … Away, get thee down.
Exod. xix. 24.”
6. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as sing away. [Colloq.] It is much used in phrases signifying moving or going from; as go away, run away, etc.; all signifying departure, or separation to a distance. Sometimes without the verb; as whither away so fast ? ´Love hath wings, and will away.´ Waller. It serves to modify the sense of certain verbs by adding that of removal, loss, parting with, etc.; as to throw away; to trifle away; to squander away, etc. Sometimes it has merely an intensive force; as to blaze away. Away with, bear, abide. [Obs. or Archaic] ´The calling of assemblies, I can not away with.´ (Isa. i. 13), i. e., ´I can not bear or endure [it].´ — Away with one, signifies, take him away. ´Away with him, crucify him.´ John xix. 15. — To make away with. (a) To kill or destroy. (b) To carry off.
"Run away," Scar advised. "Run away, and never come back."
The scentence about “The Lion King”.
Meaning of “away” in English language – adv 1. at a particular distance or time...
Request to translate if there is no definitions or definitions is not clear enough "away"?
Ask a question if something is not clear about the word "away".
To improve and add new definitions to the English dictionary, we need your support.
You can also help by adding definitions of words to the database.
Thank you!