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away
/əˈweɪ/
verb
To depart; to go to another place.
"At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed."
adjective
Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
"The master is away from home."
At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
"He's miles away by now."
Not on one's home territory.
"Next, they are playing away in Dallas."
adverb
From a place, hence.
"He went away on vacation."
Aside; off; in another direction.
"I tried to approach him, but he turned away."
Aside, so as to discard something.
"throw away, chuck away, toss away"
interjection
Come on!; go on!
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