away · adv
away (GRADUALLY)
B2 gradually disappearing until mostly or completely gone
Dictionary examples:
All the snow had melted away. (24.6)
The music faded away as the procession moved slowly up the street. (57.9)
away (CONTINUOUS ACTION)
C2 used after a verb to mean "continuously" or "repeatedly"
Dictionary examples:
Chris was hammering away in the garden all day. (35.9)
away (SPORTS)
C1 If a sports team is playing away, the game is at the place where the other team usually plays.
Dictionary examples:
They were playing away. (9.8)
away (DISTANCE FROM)
A2 at a particular distance from a place
Dictionary examples:
The weekend is always five long days away on Monday morning. (0.0)
The gym is always two blocks away, but the cake shop is next door. (0.0)
My pizza is always 20 steps away when I'm on my diet. (0.0)
The office is a half-hour drive away. (24.9)
The nearest town was ten miles away. (33.1)
We live 5 miles away from the ocean. (39.1)
away (SOMEWHERE ELSE)
A2 in a different place, position or situation
Dictionary examples:
I wish my problems would go away like my money does. (0.0)
My cat thinks 'go away' means 'please sit on my keyboard'. (0.0)
My phone battery is always away when I need it most. (0.0)
Keep/Stay away from him. (9.7)
Would you like your burger to eat in or take out? (14.6)
She's away on vacation until the end of the week. (14.9)
Just go away and leave me alone! (18.3)
away (INTO PLACE)
B1 in or into the usual or a suitable place, especially one that can be closed
Dictionary examples:
Quick! Put the cookies away! Grandma's coming, and she's on a diet! (0.0)
I tucked my exam results away in my pillow. Maybe they'll improve overnight! (0.0)
I hid my homework away in the dog's bed. The teacher will never look there! (0.0)
My grandparents had money hidden away in an old shoe box. (20.6)
Could you put the ice-cream away in the freezer? (27.2)
two weeks/five hours, etc. away
B1 at a particular time in the future
Dictionary examples:
The weekend is just five boring meetings away! (0.0)
The end of exams is two energy drinks away! (0.0)
My vacation is two paychecks away. I'm counting every penny! (0.0)
My English exam's only a week away and I haven't even started to prepare. (54.9)