1. away

not present; having left

Example Sentences:
'he's away right now'
'you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away'

2. away

used of an opponent's ground

Example Sentences:
'an away game'

3. away, outside

(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter

Example Sentences:
'the pitch was away (or wide)'
'an outside pitch'

• outside

4. away, forth, off

from a particular thing or place or position (forth' is obsolete)

Example Sentences:
'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 to school'
'they drove off'
'go forth and preach'

• forth
• off

5. away, out

from one's possession

Example Sentences:
'he gave out money to the poor'
'gave away the tickets'

• out

6. aside, away

out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)

Example Sentences:
'brush the objections aside'
'pushed all doubts away'

• aside

7. away

out of existence

Example Sentences:
'the music faded away'
'tried to explain away the affair of the letter'
'idled the hours away'
'her fingernails were worn away'

8. away, off

at a distance in space or time

Example Sentences:
'the boat was 5 miles off (or away)'
'the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)'
'away back in the 18th century'

• off

9. away

indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily

Example Sentences:
'he worked away at the project for more than a year'
'the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it'

10. away

so as to be removed or gotten rid of

Example Sentences:
'cleared the mess away'
'the rotted wood had to be cut away'

11. away

freely or at will

Example Sentences:
'fire away!'

12. away

in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)

Example Sentences:
'put the toys away'
'her jewels are locked away in a safe'
'filed the letter away'

13. aside, away

in a different direction

Example Sentences:
'turn aside'
'turn away one's face'
'glanced away'

• aside

14. aside, away, by

in reserve; not for immediate use

Example Sentences:
'started setting aside money to buy a car'
'put something by for her old age'
'has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day'

• aside
• by