away - Meaning in Sanskrit

away - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Definitions and Meaning of away in English

away adjective

1. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter

   Examples

   • "an outside pitch"
   • "the pitch was away (or wide)"
2. used of an opponent's ground

   Example

   • "an away game"
3. not present; having left

   Examples

   • "he's away right now"
   • "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"

away abverb

1. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)

   Examples

   • "go forth and preach"
   • "ran away from the lion"
   • "sent the children away to boarding school"
   • "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"
   • "they drove off"
   • "wanted to get away from there"
   • "went off to school"
2. from one's possession

   Examples

   • "gave away the tickets"
   • "he gave out money to the poor"
3. in reserve; not for immediate use

   Examples

   • "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"
   • "put something by for her old age"
   • "started setting aside money to buy a car"
4. out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)

   Examples

   • "brush the objections aside"
   • "pushed all doubts away"
5. out of existence

   Examples

   • "her fingernails were worn away"
   • "idled the hours away"
   • "the music faded away"
   • "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"
6. indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily

   Examples

   • "he worked away at the project for more than a year"
   • "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"
7. in a different direction

   Examples

   • "glanced away"
   • "turn aside"
   • "turn away one's face"
8. in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)

   Examples

   • "filed the letter away"
   • "her jewels are locked away in a safe"
   • "put the toys away"
9. at a distance in space or time

   Examples

   • "away back in the 18th century"
   • "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"
   • "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"
10. so as to be removed or gotten rid of

    Examples

    • "cleared the mess away"
    • "the rotted wood had to be cut away"
11. freely or at will

    Example

    • "fire away!"

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