A WORLD AWAY (FROM STH)

Meaning of A WORLD AWAY (FROM STH) in English

used to emphasize how different two things are :

His new luxury mansion was a world away from the tiny house where he was born.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

WORLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Disney World and Disneyland World Court The World New World monkey Old World monkey …
Английский словарь Британика
WORLD — I. ˈwərld, esp before pause or consonant -rəld; ˈwə̄ld noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English weorld, world, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AWAY — I. əˈwā adverb Etymology: Middle English away, on way, from Old English aweg, onweg, from a- (I) , on + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FROM — _f(r)əm, _f ə m, |främ, |frəm, _främ preposition Etymology: Middle English fram, from, from Old English; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORLD — (n.) In a more restricted sense, that part of the earth and its concerns which is known to any one, …
Английский словарь Webster
WORLD — /werrld/ , n. 1. the earth or globe, considered as a planet. 2. ( often cap. ) a particular division …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AWAY — /euh way"/ , adv. 1. from this or that place; off: to go away. 2. aside; to another place; in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORLD — I. ˈwər(-ə)ld noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English woruld human existence, this world, age (akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AWAY — I. ə-ˈwā adverb Date: before 12th century 1. : on the way : along get away early 2. : from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORLD — noun as an emblem of immensity, a great multitude or quantity; a large number. 2. world ·noun the inhabitants of …
Webster English vocab
AWAY — adv from a place; hence. 2. away ·adv aside; off; in another direction. 3. away ·adv from a state or …
Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WORLD — [world] n [ME, fr. OE woruld human existence, this world, age (akin to OHG weralt age, world); akin to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AWAY — [away] adv (bef. 12c) 1: on the way: along "get ~ early" 2: from this or that place: hence, thence …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WORLD — world BrE AmE wɜːld AmE wɝːld ▷ worlds wɜːldz AmE wɝːldz ▶ ˌ World ˈ Bank BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WORLD — / wɜːld; NAmE wɜːrld/ noun THE EARTH / ITS PEOPLE 1. the world [ sing. ] the earth, with all …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROM — / frəm; strong form frɒm; NAmE frʌm; frɑːm/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of from in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWAY — / əˈweɪ; NAmE / adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of away in phrasal verbs, look at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORLD — I. world 1 S1 W1 /wɜːld $ wɜːrld/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ world , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FROM — from S1 W1 /frəm; strong frɒm $ frəm strong frʌm, frɑːm/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AWAY — I. a ‧ way 1 S1 W1 /əˈweɪ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: onweg , aweg …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORLD — n. 1 a the earth, or a planetary body like it. b its countries and their inhabitants. c all people; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. --adv. 1 to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORLD — n. 1 a the earth, or a planetary body like it. b its countries and their inhabitants. c all people; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. adv. 1 to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORLD — n.1 a the earth, or a planetary body like it. b its countries and their inhabitants. c all people; the …
Oxford English vocab
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1. a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Oxford English vocab
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. --adv. 1. to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Oxford English vocab
WORLD — ( worlds) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The world is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWAY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Away' is often used with verbs …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AWAY — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car drives off/away ▪ The police car drove off at top speed. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORLD — n. Disney World and Disneyland Industrial Workers of the World World Court The World New World monkey Old World monkey …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AWAY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORLD — See: COME UP IN THE WORLD or RISE IN THE WORLD, DEAD TO THE WORLD, FOR ALL THE WORLD, IN …
Slang English vocab
AWAY
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY — adj. Function: adverb 1 from this or that place FF1C; come away at once FF1E; Synonyms: hence, thence Related Words: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY — I. adverb 1. from this or that place come away at once Synonyms: hence, thence Related Word: forth, out, therefrom …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORLD — noun 1 the earth/its people ADJECTIVE ▪ known ▪ a medieval map of the known ~ ▪ entire , whole …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WORLD — See ↑ AREA 9, ↑ WORLD 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ all over the world • ↑ be (sitting) on top …
Longman Activator English vocab
WORLD — INDEX: 1. the world 2. things that affect or happen everywhere in the world RELATED WORDS an area of the …
Longman Activator English vocab
AWAY — See ↑ DISTANCE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a long way off/far off/far away • ↑ at once/right away • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
AWAY — adj. 25B6; adverb she began to walk away : OFF, from here, from there. stay away from the trouble : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORLD — n. 1 earth, planet, sphere, globe, Terra; universe, cosmos, existence, creation, life Do you believe the world is round? Buckland …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WORLD — {v. phr.} To gain great attention or popularity throughout the city, country, etc. * /Pavarotti's unmatched tenor voice swept the …
Словарь английских идиом
WORLD — noun 1 BAD : Nepal has one of the highest mountains in all over the world. GOOD : Nepal has …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WORLD — 1. сущ. 1) мир, свет; вселенная around, round the world ≈ вокруг света to travel around the world ≈ путешествовать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FROM — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) предл. 1) (указывает на пространственные отношения; может передаваться тж. приставками) от, из, с from here ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AWAY — нареч. 1) обозначает : а) отдаленность от данного места далеко; б) отдаленность во времени давно away from home ≈ вдали …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WORLD — world.ogg 1. wɜ:ld n 1. 1> мир, свет, земля, земной шар the whole /entire/ world - весь мир to bring …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FROM — from.ogg frɒm (полная форма); frəm (редуцированная форма) prep 1. в пространственном значении указывает на 1> исходный пункт действия или движения …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AWAY — away.ogg 1. əʹweı a 1. predic 1> отсутствующий, в отсутствии to be away - отсутствовать; уехать he is away - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WORLD — 1. wɜ:ld n 1. 1> мир, свет, земля, земной шар the whole /entire/ world - весь мир to bring into …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FROM — prep 1. в пространственном значении указывает на 1> исходный пункт действия или движения из, с they started from Moscow - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AWAY — 1. əʹweı a 1. predic 1> отсутствующий, в отсутствии to be away - отсутствовать; уехать he is away - он …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WORLD — 1. сущ. 1) мир, свет; вселенная around, round the world — вокруг света to travel around the world — путешествовать …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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