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Synonyms for away
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : uh-wey |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈweɪ |
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Définition of away
Origin :- late Old English aweg, earlier on weg "on from this (that) place;" see a- (1) + way. Colloquial use for "without delay" (fire away, also right away) is from earlier sense of "onward in time" (16c.). Intensive use (e.g. away back) is American English, first attested 1818.
- adv in another direction; at a distance
- adv continuously
- Tibble saw that he was like one in another world, and gently led him away.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- So Uncle Peter had to lick her father and two brothers before he could get her away.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He would not look at it, and when I threw it close to him he dashed it away as if it was poison.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Tilly was to have gone also at that time, but had found it impossible to get away.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- We found that about a dozen natives had been to the springs while we were away.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- At last this lively maiden got Philip away from the rest, and began to cross-question him.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Did away with one pack-saddle, and repaired the others with the wool.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- It swept him away; this revival of passion was irresistible.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Then came that man, he filled her heart with illusions, and took her away in my absence.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- She put out both arms as if to lift the young girl, and carry her away.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
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