"away" meaning in English

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Preposition

IPA: /əˈweɪ/ Audio: en-us-away.ogg [US], en-uk-away.ogg [UK] Forms: away
enPR: əwā' Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something moves away from something else, the distance between them gets bigger. They are no longer near or close.
    Sense id: simple-away-en-prep-dM52s0J0
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "away",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Go away! You're bothering me."
        },
        {
          "text": "Keep the machine away from water."
        },
        {
          "text": "The store is far away from my house."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "When something moves away from something else, the distance between them gets bigger. They are no longer near or close."
      ],
      "id": "simple-away-en-prep-dM52s0J0"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "əwā'"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈweɪ/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/@\"weI/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-away.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-away.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "away"
}
{
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    {
      "form": "away",
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        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Go away! You're bothering me."
        },
        {
          "text": "Keep the machine away from water."
        },
        {
          "text": "The store is far away from my house."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "When something moves away from something else, the distance between them gets bigger. They are no longer near or close."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "əwā'"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈweɪ/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/@\"weI/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-away.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-away.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "away"
}

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