away, outside
(adjective) (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; âthe pitch was away (or wide)â; âan outside pitchâ
away
(adjective) used of an opponentâs ground; âan away gameâ
away
(adjective) not present; having left; âheâs away right nowâ; âyou must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is awayâ
away, off, forth
(adverb) from a particular thing or place or position (âforthâ is obsolete); âran away from the lionâ; âwanted to get away from thereâ; âsent the children away to boarding schoolâ; âthe teacher waved the children away from the dead animalâ; âwent off to schoolâ; âthey drove offâ; âgo forth and preachâ
away, out
(adverb) from oneâs possession; âhe gave out money to the poorâ; âgave away the ticketsâ
aside, by, away
(adverb) in reserve; not for immediate use; âstarted setting aside money to buy a carâ; âput something by for her old ageâ; âhas a nest egg tucked away for a rainy dayâ
aside, away
(adverb) out of the way (especially away from oneâs thoughts); âbrush the objections asideâ; âpushed all doubts awayâ
away
(adverb) out of existence; âthe music faded awayâ; âtried to explain away the affair of the letterâ- H.E.Scudder; âidled the hours awayâ; âher fingernails were worn awayâ
away
(adverb) indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily; âhe worked away at the project for more than a yearâ; âthe child kept hammering away as if his life depended on itâ
away, aside
(adverb) in a different direction; âturn asideâ; âturn away oneâs faceâ; âglanced awayâ
away
(adverb) in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping); âput the toys awayâ; âher jewels are locked away in a safeâ; âfiled the letter awayâ
off, away
(adverb) at a distance in space or time; âthe boat was 5 miles off (or away)â; âthe party is still 2 weeks off (or away)â; âaway back in the 18th centuryâ
away
(adverb) so as to be removed or gotten rid of; âcleared the mess awayâ; âthe rotted wood had to be cut awayâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
away (comparative further away, superlative furthest away)
From a place, hence.
Aside; off; in another direction.
Aside, so as to discard something.
At a stated distance in time or space.
In or to something's usual or proper storage place.
In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.
From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
So as to remove or use up something.
(as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away.
On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
Without restraint.
• (away from a place): at bay, off
away
(Northern England) come on!; go on!
away (comparative further away, superlative furthest away)
Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
(chiefly, sports) Not on one's home territory.
(baseball, following the noun modified) Out.
away (third-person singular simple present aways, present participle awaying, simple past and past participle awayed)
(intransitive, poetic) To depart; to go to another place.
away (comparative more away, superlative most away)
Misspelling of aweigh.
• Yawa
Source: Wiktionary
A*way", adv. Etym: [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 ~; begone; take ~. And the Lord said . . . Away, get thee down. Exod. xix. 24.
6. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away. [Colloq.]
Note: 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, crucify him." John xix. 15.
– To make away with. (a) To kill or destroy. (b) To carry off.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
