Engelsk adjektiv: away | |||
1. | away not present; having left | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He's away right now. You must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away. | ||
Uttrykk med lignende betydning | absent | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | present | ||
2. | away used of an opponent's ground | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | An away game. | ||
Overordnet kategori | athletics, sport | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | home | ||
3. | away (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The pitch was away (or wide). An outside pitch. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | outside | ||
Uttrykk med lignende betydning | inaccurate | ||
Overordnet kategori | baseball, baseball game | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | accurate | ||
Engelsk adverb: away | |||
1. | away from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Ran away from the lion. Wanted to get away from there. Sent the children away to boarding school. The teacher waved the children away from the dead animal. Went off to school. They drove off. Go forth and preach. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | forth, off | ||
Overordnet anvendelse | archaicism, archaism | ||
2. | away from one's possession | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He gave out money to the poor. Gave away the tickets. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | out | ||
3. | away out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Brush the objections aside. Pushed all doubts away. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | aside | ||
4. | away out of existence | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The music faded away. Tried to explain away the affair of the letter. Idled the hours away. Her fingernails were worn away. | ||
5. | away at a distance in space or time | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The boat was 5 miles off (or away). The party is still 2 weeks off (or away). Away back in the 18th century. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | off | ||
6. | away indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He worked away at the project for more than a year. The child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it. | ||
7. | away so as to be removed or gotten rid of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Cleared the mess away. The rotted wood had to be cut away. | ||
8. | away freely or at will | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Fire away!. | ||
9. | away in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Put the toys away. Her jewels are locked away in a safe. Filed the letter away. | ||
10. | away in a different direction | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Turn aside. Turn away one's face. Glanced away. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | aside | ||
11. | away in reserve; not for immediate use | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Started setting aside money to buy a car. Put something by for her old age. Has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | aside, by | ||