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away

  (ə-wā') pronunciation
adv.
  1. From a particular thing or place: ran away from the lion; sent the children away to boarding school.
    1. At or to a distance in space or time: We live a block away from the park.
    2. At or by a considerable interval: away back in the 17th century; away off on the horizon.
    1. In a different direction; aside: glanced away.
    2. On the way: We want to get away early in the day.
  2. In or into storage or safekeeping: put the toys away; jewels locked away in a safe.
  3. Out of existence or notice: The music faded away.
  4. So as to remove, separate, or eliminate: chipped the paint away; cleared away the debris.
  5. From one's possession: gave the tickets away.
  6. Continuously; steadily: toiled away at the project for more than a year.
  7. Freely; at will: Fire away!
adj.
  1. Absent: The neighbors are away.
  2. Distant, as in space or time: The city is miles away. The game was still a week away.
  3. Played on an opponent's field or grounds: an away game.
  4. In golf, having the ball lying farthest from the hole and properly playing first among competitors.
  5. Baseball. Out: bases loaded, with two away.

[Middle English, from Old English aweg : a-, on; see a–1 + weg, way.]


 
 
Thesaurus: away

adjective

    Not present: absent, gone, missing, wanting. See absence.

 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Not present; At a distance; Apart.

pronunciation He that giveth away his treasure wisely, giveth away his plagues: he that retaineth their increase, heapeth up sorrow. — Akhnaton, Source: title taken by Amenhotep IV

Tutor's tip: If you go "away" (absent from a place) on a cruise ship, you may hear someone say, "Anchors aweigh!" (hanging just above the bottom of the sea).

 
Wikipedia: Away

Away is a play by the Australian playwright Michael Gow. First performed by the Griffin Theatre Company in 1986, it tells the story of three internally-conflicted families holidaying on the coast for Christmas, 1968. It has become the most widely produced Australian play of all time and is part of the Higher School Certificate syllabi or general High School Curriculum in many states, including Western Australia and New South Wales.

Each of the three families hopes that the holiday will resolve the crisis that they face. Roy, a headmaster, and Coral, his wife, realise that their marriage is falling apart as they grieve the death of their son in the Vietnam War. Tom, an English immigrant and a pupil at Roy's school, knows that he is dying of leukaemia even though his parents, Harry and Vic, have yet to tell him. Tom's family know that this could be their last holiday together, so they are determined to have fun. The third family comprises of uptight, martyrish mother, Gwen, her husband, Jim, and their daughter, Meg, who has become friends with Tom courtesy of their mutual appearances in the recent school play. There is a mutual affection between Meg and Tom that is explored and challenged during a near sex scene, where Tom - aware that his life is soon to end - transforms into a desperate weeping puppy and begs Meg to "Let (him) do it to (her)". During a storm the three families find themselves thrown together on the beach that is the play's setting and their antagonism are exploded and resolved.

With the play's conscious nods to Shakespeare (it opens with the school's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and ends with King Lear) Gow emphasises the performativity of individual human responses to death, racism, class, and relationships. Gow sees the play as largely autobiographical.

In 2006, a national Australian tour commemorated the play's 20th anniversary. It was a co-production with The Queensland Theatre Company and The Griffin Theatre Company. Michael Gow is now the Artistic Director of The Queensland Theatre Company and the return of 'Away' to the Griffin was a cause for great celebration. The production then embarked on a sold out national tour.

This play is deeply loved as part of Australian culture. It is interesting to note that when the play was performed in the USA, many Americans did not realize Australia had been involved in the Vietnam War. They did not realize that many young Australians were lost in the Vietnam conflict or how unpopular the war had been due to conscription.

Winner of the 1997 Reputible Sands Actor's award and illustrious famed Australian Actor Thomas De Angelis described the play as "the epitome of Australian culture. The symbolic, metaphoric use of the beach as a healing and soothing place is fundamentally part of the Australian way of life. The phrase "going away" can mean something as simple as 'going on holiday' to something as serious as 'going off to die'. It is truly a masterpiece by Michael Gow and will go down in history as one of the most emotive Australian plays ever". He is quoted from Logies night 2005

Key productions

1986
2006
2007

Bibliography

  • Beckett, Wendy. Michael Gow's Away (Glebe: Pascal Press, 1993)
  • Bramwell, Murray. 'Dreamtime', Adelaide Review, No.46 January 1988 : pp.21-22
  • Gay, Penny. 'Michael Gow's Away: the Shakespeare connection', Reconnoitres: Essays in Australian Literature in Honour of G.A. Wilkes 1992 pp.204-213
  • Gow, Michael. Away (Sydney: Currency Thatre, 1986)
  • Hough, David. 'Away off the Mark', The Bulletin 1992, Vol.114 No.5838, 22 September. pp.82-83
  • Mitchell, Heather. Brodies notes on Michael Gow's Away (Sydney: Pan, 1988)
  • Payne, Pamela. 'Gow goes for less sentimentality, more power', Sydney Morning Herald 12 June 1992 : p16
  • Radic, Leonard. The state of play: revolution in the Australian theatre since the 1960's, (Ringwood: Penguin, 1991)
  • Webby, Elizabeth. 'Away', Modern Australian Plays 1990 pp.54-64

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Common misspelling(s) of away

  • awya

 
Translations: Translations for: Away

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - bort, væk
adj. - ude-, borte, væk
n. - udekamp, udesejr

idioms:

  • away from    borte fra, væk fra
  • away game    udekamp, udebanekamp
  • away match    udekamp, udebanekamp
  • be away    være bortrejst, være ude
  • do away with    skille sig af med
  • far away    langt borte, langt væk
  • get away    slippe bort, undslippe
  • get away with    slippe afsted med, slippe godt fra
  • go away    gå sin vej, forlade
  • make away with    stikke af med
  • out and away    være langt borte, være langt ude
  • put away    lægge bort, lægge væk
  • take away    tage væk, borttage

Nederlands (Dutch)
weg, voort, uit-, weg-, er op los-, weggegaan, niet aanwezig, van de plaats, uit de weg, uit (wedstrijd), Duvel op!,

Français (French)
adv. - loin, au loin, distant, absent, (Sport) à l'extérieur, sans arrêt, continuellement, complètement
adj. - loin, au loin, distant, (Sport) à l'extérieur, (une équipe) de visiteurs
n. - loin, au loin, distance, (Sport) extérieur

idioms:

  • away from    se tenir/être éloigné de
  • away game    match à l'extérieur
  • away match    match à l'extérieur
  • away with    hors d'ici
  • be away    être parti, être absent
  • do away with    se passer de, se débarrasser de
  • far away    loin, lointain
  • get away    partir, s'échapper, se sauver
  • get away with    partir avec, en être quitte pour, s'en tirer à bon compte
  • go away    partir, s'en aller
  • make away with    se tirer avec qn/qch, être à nouveau sur pied
  • out and away    de loin, de très loin
  • put away    écarter, ranger
  • take away    emporter, retirer à

Deutsch (German)
adv. - weg, entfernt, abwesend, ohne Unterbrechung, (so)gleich
adj. - weg, entfernt, Auswärts-
n. - Auswärtsspiel, Auswärtssieg

idioms:

  • away from    weg von
  • away game    Auswärtsspiel, Gastspiel
  • away match    Auswärtsspiel, Gastspiel
  • away with    weg od. fort mit
  • be away    weg sein
  • do away with    den Garaus machen, beseitigen, wegtun
  • far away    weit entfernt
  • get away    wegkommen, entkommen, entfernen
  • get away with    davonkommen mit, sich erlauben
  • go away    weggehen, fortgehen, abreisen
  • make away with    aus dem Weg räumen, verschwenden, stehlen
  • out and away    mit Abstand
  • put away    einschläfern, abheften, wegräumen, einsperren
  • take away    wegbringen, wegnehmen, abziehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - μακριά, πέρα, προς άλλη κατεύθυνση, συνεχώς, ασταμάτητα, απουσιάζων, απών, σε ταξίδι
adj. - εκτός έδρας
n. - εκτός έδρας αγώνας, εκτός έδρας νίκη
int. - Φύγε! Μακριά!

idioms:

  • away from    μακριά από
  • away game    εκτός έδρας αγώνας
  • away match    εκτός έδρας αγώνας
  • be away    λείπω, απουσιάζω
  • come away    αποσπώμαι, ξεκολλώ, αποχωρώ, φεύγω
  • do away with    καταργώ, ξεφορτώνομαι, ξεπαστρεύω, απαλλάσσομαι από
  • far away    μακριά, σε μεγάλη απόσταση
  • get away    αναχωρώ, δραπετεύω, απομακρύνομαι, φεύγω, τη γλιτώνω, τη σκαπουλάρω
  • get away with    γλιτώνω/σκαπουλάρω από/για/με
  • go away    φεύγω, αναχωρώ
  • make away with    ξεπαστρεύω, ξεφορτώνομαι, εξοντώνω, σελεμίζω
  • out and away    κατά πολύ
  • put away    καταχωνιάζω, αποταμιεύω, θανατώνω (ζώο), κατεβάζω, χλαπακιάζω, κλείνω σε τρελοκομείο
  • take away    αποκομίζω, παίρνω μαζί μου

Italiano (Italian)
via, lontano

idioms:

  • away match    trasferta
  • be away    essere assente, essere partito
  • do away with    eliminare, liquidare, sopprimere
  • far away    molto lontano
  • get away    scappare
  • go away    andare via, andarsene
  • out and away    di gran lunga
  • put away    mettere via, internare, scacciare

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - para longe, à distância, embora, imediatamente (coloq.)
adj. - ausente, fora, distante, longe
n. - jogo (m) fora de casa
int. - fora!

idioms:

  • away match    jogo (m) fora de casa
  • be away    estar longe, estar fora
  • do away with    subtrair, furtar
  • far and away    decididamente
  • far away    muito longe
  • get away    escapar, buscar alívio, partir
  • get away with    escapar impunemente
  • go away    ir embora
  • make away with    subtrair, furtar, matar alguém
  • out and away    afastado, isolado
  • put away    colocar em seu devido lugar, matar
  • take away    levar embora

Русский (Russian)
прочь

idioms:

  • away match    на стадионе противника
  • be away    отсутствовать
  • do away with    покончить с чем-либо, отделаться от
  • far and away    далеко
  • far away    далеко
  • get away    сбежать, не расплачиваться, выбираться, удирать, отрываться, трогаться, взлетать, да ну тебя!
  • get away with    выходить сухим из воды
  • go away    уехать, уходить, покидать, убирайся!
  • make away with    покончить
  • out and away    самый (лучший)
  • put away    припрятать, упечь кого-либо за решетку, в сумасшедший дом и пр.
  • take away    отнять, вычесть, доставить кого-л.(на место назначения)

Español (Spanish)
adv. - continuamente
adj. - fuera, lejos
n. - fuera, lejos

idioms:

  • away from    lejos de, a una distancia prudencial de
  • away game    partido fuera de casa, partido de visitante
  • away match    partido de ida, partido fuera de casa, partido de visitante
  • away with    ¡Fuera!, ¡Vayase!, ¡Basta ya!
  • be away    haber salido, estar ausente, estar fuera
  • do away with    matar, deshacerse de, terminar con, prescindir de
  • far away    lejano, lejos, remoto
  • get away    escaparse, alejarse, salir, irse, quitar, poner en marcha (automóvil), conseguir marcharse, evadirse
  • get away with    llevarse, salir sin castigo
  • go away    marcharse, irse, desaparecer, llevarse
  • make away with    llevarse, alzarse con, destruir, hacer desaparecer, despilfarrar, suprimir
  • out and away    con mucho, por mucho
  • put away    guardar, ahorrar, acumular, consumir, comer, tomar, poner en prisión, empeñar, matar
  • take away    llevar, quitar, sacar, remover, descolgar

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - bort, borta, iväg
adj. - borta(sport)
n. - bortamatch
int. - iväg

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
在远处, 离去, 到远处, 不在的, 离开的, 离开特定点有若干距离的, 在客方场地举行的, 客方的, 出局的, 在客方场地的比赛, 在客方场地的胜利

idioms:

  • away from    远离
  • away game    在客方场地进行的比赛
  • away match    在客方场地进行的比赛
  • be away    走了
  • do away with    废除, 杀掉, 去掉
  • far away    遥远, 深远遥远, 深远
  • get away    逃脱, 把...送走, 离开
  • get away with    侥幸逃脱
  • go away    离开, 停止
  • make away with    偷走, 杀死
  • out and away    远远地, 大大地
  • put away    放好, 处理掉, 储存...备用
  • take away    带走, 拿走

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 在遠處, 離去, 到遠處
adj. - 不在的, 離開的, 離開特定點有若干距離的, 在客方場地舉行的, 客方的, 出局的
n. - 在客方場地的比賽, 在客方場地的勝利

idioms:

  • away from    遠離
  • away game    在客方場地進行的比賽
  • away match    在客方場地進行的比賽
  • be away    走了
  • do away with    廢除, 殺掉, 去掉
  • far away    遙遠, 深遠遙遠, 深遠
  • get away    逃脫, 把...送走, 離開
  • get away with    僥倖逃脫
  • go away    離開, 停止
  • make away with    偷走, 殺死
  • out and away    遠遠地, 大大地
  • put away    放好, 處理掉, 儲存...備用
  • take away    帶走, 拿走

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 떨어져서, 부재하여, 연이어, 훨씬, 아웃이 되어, 복역 중으로
adj. - 멀리, 결석한, 연이은, 아웃이 된
n. - 원정 시합, 원정 시합의 승리

idioms:

  • be away    떨어져 있다, 부재중이다, 교도소에 들어가 있다
  • do away with    을 없애다, 훔쳐 달아나다
  • get away    떠나다, 도망치다, 을 제거하다
  • get away with    ~을 잘 해내다, 먹어 치우다
  • go away    가버리다, 갖고 도망치다
  • make away with    을 없애다, 훔쳐 달아나다
  • put away    처리하다
  • take away    을 제거하다, 을 줄이다, 떠나가다

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 離れて, 向こうへ, 消えて, 切り離して, 不在で, 遠征先で
adj. - 遠征先での

idioms:

  • away from    ~から遠ざかっている, 不在で
  • be away    しまわれている
  • do away with    廃止する, 殺す
  • make away with    奪って逃げる, 持ち逃げする, 殺す, 滅ぼす, 除く
  • put away    片づける, しまう, わきへ置く, とっておく, 刑務所に送り込む, 平らげる, 殺す, 片付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) بعيدا, جانبا, بإتجاه آخر (صفه) غائب, بعيد (الاسم) (نداء)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮הלאה, הרחק, בכיוון אחר, במקום אחר, במרחק, בלי הרף, הולך ומתרחק, ללא היסוס, ארוכות‬
adj. - ‮במגרשו של היריב‬
n. - ‮תחרות במגרשו של היריב, משחק חוץ‬


 
 

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