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{
"term": "away",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to or at a distance from somebody/something in space or time",
"sensetop": "away from somebody/something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The beach is a mile away."
},
{
"text": "Christmas is still months away."
},
{
"text": "The president was kept **well away** from the demonstrators.",
"contextForm": "away from somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "The station is a few minutes' walk away from here."
},
{
"text": "The main landfill site was moved **further away** from the city."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to a different place or in a different direction",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Go away!"
},
{
"text": "Put your toys away."
},
{
"text": "The bright light made her look away."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "not present",
"sensetop": "away from somebody/something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "There were ten children away yesterday."
},
{
"text": "Sorry, he's away."
},
{
"text": "She was away from work for a week.",
"contextForm": "away from somebody/something"
}
],
"synonyms": "absent"
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "used after verbs to say that something is done continuously or with a lot of energy",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was still writing away furiously when the bell went."
},
{
"text": "They were soon chatting away like old friends."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "until disappearing completely",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The water boiled away."
},
{
"text": "The music faded away."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "at the opponent’s ground or stadium",
"labels": "(sport)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Chelsea are playing away this Saturday."
}
],
"topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that you would like to be rid of somebody/something",
"labels": "(literary)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Away with all these rules and regulations!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to help somebody have a fresh, lively state of mind again",
"examples": [
{
"text": "A brisk walk should blow the cobwebs away."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to dance for the whole evening or night",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "by a very great amount",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She's far and away the best player."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "immediately; without delay",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I want it sent right away."
},
{
"text": "I told him right off what I thought of him."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "immediately; without delay",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'll do it straight away."
}
],
"synonyms": "at once"
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈweɪ/",
"audio": "aw/away/away__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈweɪ/",
"audio": "aw/away/away__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English onweg, aweg ‘on one's way’ (from a- ‘to, towards’ and way)."
}