01 adv. From a place; hence.
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From a place; hence.“The sound is going away.” — Shak.“Have me away, for I am sore wounded.” — 2 Chron. xxxv. 23.
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2.
Absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home.
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3.
Aside; off; in another direction.“The axis of rotation is inclined away from the sun.” — Lockyer.
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4.
From a state or condition of being; out of existence.“Be near me when I fade away.” — Tennyson.
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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.
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6.
On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away.[Colloq.]
Phrases & compounds
Away with —
bear, abide
Away with —
signifies, take him away.
To make away with —
To kill or destroy.