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From a particular thing or place: ran away from the lion; sent the children away to boarding school.
(adverb)
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At or to a distance in space or time: We live a block away from the park.
(adverb)
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At or by a considerable interval: away back in the 17th century; away off on the horizon.
(adverb)
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In a different direction; aside: glanced away.
(adverb)
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On the way: We want to get away early in the day.
(adverb)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.