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away

/əˈweɪ/adverb

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adverb
  1. 1

    to or at a distance from somebody or something in space or time

    दूर

    • The station is two kilometres away.
    • The exam is a week away.
    • My school is only ten minutes away.
    + 2 more examples
    • The wedding is still three months away.
    • Put the toys away when you have finished.

    Synonyms off far distant elsewhere out

    Opposite near close nearby here

  2. 2

    to a different place or direction

    दूसरी ओर, अलग

    • Go away!
    • She looked away.
    • He turned away to hide his tears.
    + 2 more examples
    • The birds flew away when the dog barked.
    • Radhika threw the old papers away.

    Synonyms off aside elsewhere

    Opposite back towards

  3. 3

    not present; not at home or at work

    अनुपस्थित, बाहर

    • She is away on holiday.
    • My parents are away on a pilgrimage until next Sunday.
    • Our teacher is away today, so there is no class.
    + 2 more examples
    • I will be away from home for a week.
    • Radhika was away on a school trip when the news came.

    Synonyms absent gone out abroad

    Opposite present at home back

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

be + away (from)

Away tells you the distance or absence; add from before the place or person you are separated from.

'Away' दूरी या अनुपस्थिति बताता है; जिस स्थान या व्यक्ति से दूरी हो उसके पहले from लगता है।

  • Our school is two kilometres away from the station.
  • Radhika is away on a trip to Jaipur.

distance + away

Put the measure of distance before away to say how far something is.

कोई वस्तु कितनी दूर है यह बताने के लिए दूरी की माप 'away' से पहले आती है।

  • The exam centre is only ten minutes away.

verb + away

Away after a verb adds the idea of leaving, removal or continuing steadily.

Verb के बाद 'away' चले जाने, हटाने या लगातार चलते रहने का भाव जोड़ता है।

  • Put your books away before dinner.
  • They worked away until midnight.

away (adverb) vs far / far away

Far is mostly used in questions and negatives; in positive sentences use a long way or far away.

'Far' प्रायः प्रश्नों और निषेधात्मक वाक्यों में आता है; सकारात्मक वाक्यों में 'a long way' या 'far away' लगाइए।

  • Is the station far?
  • Yes, it is a long way away.

away (sports) / away game

In sport, away means on the opponent's ground, and the opposite is at home.

खेल में 'away' का अर्थ विरोधी टीम के मैदान पर है; इसका विलोम 'at home' है।

  • Mumbai Indians won their away match in Chennai.
+Collocations 4

verb + away

rungivethrowwalklooktake

  • Please do not throw away the old newspapers.

adverb + away

farrightjustmilesstraight

  • The bus stop is just round the corner, not far away.

time + away

a weektwo daysthe whole summer

  • Her board exams are only a month away.

away + from + noun

away from homeaway from the roadaway from the crowdaway from schoolstay away from

  • Please stay away from the electric wires.
“More examples 6
  • The monsoon seems far away this year.

इस वर्ष मानसून बहुत दूर लग रहा है।

  • He walked away without saying a word.

वह एक शब्द कहे बिना चला गया।

  • The team is playing away this weekend.

टीम इस सप्ताहांत दूसरे के मैदान पर खेल रही है।

  • Right away, sir, I will send the file.

अभी, श्रीमान, मैं फ़ाइल भेज देता हूँ।

  • The sound of the shehnai faded away slowly.

शहनाई की ध्वनि धीरे-धीरे मंद पड़ गई।

  • She lives away from her parents because of her job.

नौकरी के कारण वह अपने माता-पिता से दूर रहती है।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ My house is away from here 5 km.

✓ My house is 5 km away from here.

Hindi puts the distance last, but English places the measure of distance before away.

हिंदी में दूरी बाद में आती है, परंतु अंग्रेज़ी में दूरी की माप 'away' से पहले आती है।

✗ He is going to away tomorrow.

✓ He is going away tomorrow.

Away is an adverb, so it is not preceded by to; going to away is a wrong blend with the future be going to.

'Away' adverb है, इसलिए उसके पहले 'to' नहीं लगता; 'going to away' भविष्यकाल के 'be going to' से भ्रम का परिणाम है।

✗ She stays away of her friends.

✓ She stays away from her friends.

Away is always followed by from, never of, when a person or place is named.

जब किसी व्यक्ति या स्थान का नाम आता है, तब 'away' के बाद सदा 'from' आता है, 'of' कभी नहीं।

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

off far distant elsewhere out aside absent gone abroad

Antonyms

near close nearby here back towards present at home

AaSpelling

a·way

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Pass away (die), give away (reveal a secret; give free), do away with (abolish), make away with (steal), run away (escape), put away (save; store), fade away (disappear slowly).

Phrasal verbs बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: pass away (मरना), give away (राज़ खोलना; मुफ़्त देना), do away with (समाप्त करना), make away with (चुराना), run away (भागना), put away (बचाना; रखना), fade away (धीरे-धीरे गायब होना)।

Right away (immediately), far and away (by a large amount: 'far and away the best').

Idiom: right away (तुरंत), far and away (बहुत अधिक: 'far and away the best')।