away, adv.
freq. cnt. 112
freq. cnt. 112
from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 86 freq. cnt.: 70 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 3
away forth off
sample 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"
semantic pointers
domain of synset (usage)
from one's possession
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 21
away out
sample sentences
"he gave out money to the poor""gave away the tickets"
out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 5
aside away
sample sentences
"brush the objections aside""pushed all doubts away"
out of existence
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
away
sample sentences
"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
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
away
sample sentences
"he worked away at the project for more than a year""the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"
at a distance in space or time
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 2
away off
sample sentences
"the boat was 5 miles off (or away)""the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"
"away back in the 18th century"
so as to be removed or gotten rid of
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
away
sample sentences
"cleared the mess away""the rotted wood had to be cut away"
in reserve; not for immediate use
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aside away by
sample 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"
in a different direction
<adv.all>
aside away
sample sentences
"turn aside""turn away one's face"
"glanced away"
in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
<adv.all>
away
sample sentences
"put the toys away""her jewels are locked away in a safe"
"filed the letter away"
freely or at will
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away