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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
Example sentences :
  • 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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