1. adin another place; far, at a great distance. not on the home field, played on another team's field (Sports). away\a*way"\ , adv. [as. aweg, anweg, onweg; on on + weg way.].
2. from a place; hence. the sound is going away. have me away, for i am sore wounded. xxxv.
3. 2. absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home.
4. aside; off; in another direction. the axis of rotation is inclined away from the sun. --lockyer.
5. from a state or condition of being; out of existence. be near me when i fade away.
6. by ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: go or come away; begone; take away. and the lord said away, get thee down. xix.
7. 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." 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." ( i. 13), i. e., "i can not bear or endure [it]."away with one, signifies, take him away. "away with him, crucify him." xix. 15.
8. From a place; hence.
9. Absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home.
10. Aside; off; in another direction.
11. From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
12. By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away.
13. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away. on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away "; "an outside pitch" used of an opponent's ground; "an away game" from a particular thing or place or position ; "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off toschool"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets" out of existence; "the music faded away"; "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder; "idled the hours away"; "her fingernails were worn away" indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily; "he worked away at the project for more than a year"; "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it" in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" in or into a proper place ; "put the toys away"; "her jewels are locked away in a safe"; "filed the letter away" so as to be removed or gotten rid of; "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away" freely or at will; "fire away!".
14. away Away is often used with verbs of movement, such as `go' and `drive', and also in phrasal verbs such as `do away with' and `fade away'.
15. If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be. An injured policeman was led away by colleagues He walked away from his car She drove away before either of them could speak again Jason was away on a business trip.
16. If you look or turn away from something, you move your head so that you are no longer looking at it. She quickly looked away and stared down at her hands As he stands up, he turns his face away from her so that she won't see:
his tears.
17. If you put or tidy something away, you put it where it should be. If you hide someone or something away, you put them in a place where nobody can see:
them or find them. I put my journal away and prepared for bed All her letters were carefully filed away in folders I have $100m hidden away where no one will ever find it.
18. If something is away from a person or place, it is at a distance from that person or place. The two women were sitting as far away from each other as possible country estate thirty miles away from town.
19. You use away to talk about future events. For example, if an event is a week away, it will happen after a week. the Washington summit, now only just over two weeks away.
20. When a sports team plays away, it plays on its opponents' ground. a sensational 4-3 victory for the team playing away. Away is also an adjective. Charlton are about to play an important away match.
21. You can use away to say that something slowly disappears, becomes less significant, or changes so that it is no longer the same. So much snow has already melted away His voice died away in a whisper.
22. You use away to show that there has been a change or development from one state or situation to another. There's been a dramatic shift away from traditional careers towards business and commerce.
23. emphasis You can use away to emphasize a continuous or repeated action. He would often be working away on his word processor late into the night.
24. You use away to show that something is removed. The waitress whipped the plate away and put down my bill.
25. far and away: see:
far right away: see right. an away game or match is played at your opponent's field or sports hall  home.
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