away · ​. to or at a distance from somebody/something in space or time · ​. to a different place or in a different direction · ​. not present synonym absent · ​used ...

immediately; without delay synonym at once I'll do it straight away. See away in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

​played or scored at the opponent's ground or stadium. an away match/game. an away win.

to leave home for a period of time, especially for a vacation. They went away for a few days. I'm going away on business.

​(British English, informal) used to show that you do not believe or are surprised by what somebody has said. 'These tickets didn't cost me a thing.

to leave home for a period of time, especially for a holiday. They've gone away for a few days. I'm going away on business.

This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the 1890s. See meaning & use. Where does the verb ...

​to leave a difficult situation or relationship, etc. instead of staying and trying to deal with it. He was tempted to walk away from the problem.

​to put something in the place where it is kept because you have finished using it. I'm just going to put the car away (= in the garage).

Expressing motion or direction from a place: to a distance, to some other place; so as to be absent. Sometimes (without reference to a particular place): on ...