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Away (Adverb)

Meaning¹

At a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century".

Meaning²

In or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping); "put the toys away"; "her jewels are locked away in a safe"; "filed the letter away".

Meaning³

In a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away".

Meaning⁴

Indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily; "he worked away at the project for more than a year"; "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it".

Meaning⁵

Out of existence; "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".

Meaning⁶

So as to be removed or gotten rid of; "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away".

Examples

Fire away with your questions and I'll do my best to answer them.
The kids were told to play away in the backyard while the adults talked.
The DJ announced that the audience could sing along away to their favorite songs.
The teacher told the students to write away in their journals without worrying about grammar.
The comedian encouraged the audience to laugh away and have a good time.

Meaning⁸

In reserve; not for immediate use; "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".

From a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead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".