Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
Note: 'Away' is often used with verbs of movement, such as ‘go’ and ‘drive’, and also in phrasal verbs such as ‘do ~ with’ and ‘fade ~’.
1.
If someone or something moves or is moved ~ from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are ~ from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
An injured policeman was led ~ by colleagues...
He walked ~ from his car...
She drove ~ before either of them could speak again...
Jason was ~ on a business trip...
ADV: ADV after v, be ADV, oft ADV prep
2.
If you look or turn ~ from something, you move your head so that you are no longer looking at it.
She quickly looked ~ and stared down at her hands...
As he stands up, he turns his face ~ from her so that she won’t see his tears.
ADV: ADV after v, oft ADV prep
3.
If you put or tidy something ~, you put it where it should be. If you hide someone or something ~, you put them in a place where nobody can see them or find them.
I put my journal ~ and prepared for bed...
All her letters were carefully filed ~ in folders...
I have $100m hidden ~ where no one will ever find it.
ADV: ADV after v
4.
If something is ~ from a person or place, it is at a distance from that person or place.
The two women were sitting as far ~ from each other as possible...
...country estate thirty miles ~ from town.
PREP-PHRASE
5.
You use ~ to talk about future events. For example, if an event is a week ~, it will happen after a week.
...the Washington summit, now only just over two weeks ~...
ADV: be amount ADV
6.
When a sports team plays ~, it plays on its opponents’ ground.
...a sensational 4-3 victory for the team playing ~.
ADV: ADV after v
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Away is also an adjective.
Charlton are about to play an important ~ match.
ADJ: ADJ n
7.
You can use ~ to say that something slowly disappears, becomes less significant, or changes so that it is no longer the same.
So much snow has already melted ~...
His voice died ~ in a whisper...
ADV: ADV after v
8.
You use ~ to show that there has been a change or development from one state or situation to another.
There’s been a dramatic shift ~ from traditional careers towards business and commerce.
ADV: ADV after v, n ADV, oft ADV prep
9.
You can use ~ to emphasize a continuous or repeated action.
He would often be working ~ on his word processor late into the night...
ADV: ADV after v emphasis
10.
You use ~ to show that something is removed.
The waitress whipped the plate ~ and put down my bill...
ADV: ADV after v
11.
far and ~: see far
right ~: see right