Antonym: near. Similar words: in a way, get away, await, award, put away, die away, pass away, take away. Meaning: [ə'weɪ] adj. 1. not present; having left 2. used of an opponent's ground 3. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter. adv. 1. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) 2. from one's possession 3. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) 4. out of existence 5. at a distance in space or time 6. indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily 7. so as to be removed or gotten rid of 8. freely or at will 9. in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping) 10. in a different direction 11. in reserve; not for immediate use.
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151. The shop is giving away a sample pack to every customer.
152. A crab scuttled away under a rock as we passed.
153. Life is not to wait until the storm goes away,but to learn how to dance in the rain.
154. The stock-market scandal is refusing to go away, mainly because there's still no consensus over how it should be dealt with.
155. Knowing her father's opposition to the young man, Nina decided to run away with him.
156. He put away a whole box of chocolates in one evening.
157. His mother yap ped at him for staying away so long.
158. That child is an absolute pest he keeps ringing the doorbell and then running away!
159. I wish the children would stop flinging their clothes about,but put them away tidily.
160. I broke away from him and rushed out into the hall.
161. The sudden appearance of a policeman caused the thief to run away.
162. The vine has begun to grow away from the wall.
163. The mighty desert is burning for the love of a bladeof grass whoshakes her head and laughs and flies away.
164. I've arranged with the neighbours about feeding the cat while we are away.
165. If I thought I could get away with it, I wouldn't pay any tax at all.
166. The company wanted to break away from its traditional, downmarket image.
167. I had lived two doors away from this family for several years.
168. The farm is isolated; the nearest house is 30 kilometers away.
169. We hadn't planned to go away - it was one of those spur-of-the-moment decisions.
170. The waste is safely locked away until it is no longer radioactive.
171. When the days become old photo when the old photos become memories, we became back to back the pedestrians, along different directions, the stubborn one step away from Athens, no, no Rome, no way back.
172. The kids had to fend for themselves while their parents were away.
173. I'm sorry. I must dash away now. I'm already late for the concert.
174. The small church of San Michel is tucked away in a narrow back street of Port-au-Prince.
More similar words: in a way, get away, await, award, put away, die away, pass away, take away, turn away, keep away, give away, far and away, away from, back away, break away, clear away, right away, throw away, awareness, be aware of, awaiting, do away with, withdrawal.