away

²away

adj

Definition of AWAY

1

: absent from a place : gone <away for the weekend>

2

: distant in space or time <a lake 10 miles away> <the season is two months away>

3

: played on an opponent's grounds <home and away games>

4

baseball : out <two away in the ninth>

— away·ness noun

Examples of AWAY

1. They are away for the weekend.
2. “Where is he?” “He's away at the moment, but he'll be back soon.”
3. when I am away from home
4. The team played both home games and away games.

First Known Use of AWAY

14th century

Related to AWAY

Synonyms: distant, deep, far, faraway, far-flung, far-off, remote, removed

Antonyms: close, near, nearby, nigh

Related Words: apart, devious, isolated, lonesome, nowhere, obscure, odd, outlying, out-of-the-way, retired, secluded, secret, sequestered

Near Antonyms: adjacent, adjoining, contiguous

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