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How to pronounce away
Say it like this: /əˈweɪ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does away mean?
advFrom 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”
intjAway with you! Go away! Begone!
adjNot here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
“The master is away from home on a course.”
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.”
verbTo depart; to go to another place.
“I'll away up the road.”
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