Away | Mean of away in English Dictionary

/əˈweɪ/

• from this or that place
1. She hopes to get away early.
2. The family next door moved away.
3. We rowed away from the shore.
4. Roll up the rug and carry it away.
5. He pulled his arm away from the hot stove.
6. You should keep/stay away from the dog. It could be dangerous.
• toward another direction
1. She turned her face away.
• in a safe or secure place
1. The will was locked away in the safe.
2. She stowed the luggage away in the overhead compartment.

• into a state of being completely gone
1. The memory is fading away.
2. He is wasting away from the disease.
3. echoes dying away
• from someone's possession
1. The family gave away a fortune to charity.
2. They took away the one thing I cared about.
3. The beautiful scenery took my breath away.
• without stopping or slowing down
1. The clocks are ticking away.
2. The water was bubbling away.
• on the field or court of an opponent
1. The team played both (at) home and away. [=the team played both home games and away games]
• not at home or in a usual or expected place
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
• played on the field or court of an opponent
1. The team played both home games and away games.