{
    "term": "away",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to or at a distance from somebody/something in space or time",
            "sensetop": "away from somebody/something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The beach is a mile away."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Christmas is still months away."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The president was kept **well away** from the demonstrators.",
                    "contextForm": "away from somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The station is a few minutes' walk away from here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The main landfill site was moved **further away** from the city."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to a different place or in a different direction",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Go away!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Put your toys away."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bright light made her look away."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "not present",
            "sensetop": "away from somebody/something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There were ten children away yesterday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sorry, he's away."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was away from work for a week.",
                    "contextForm": "away from somebody/something"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "absent"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "used after verbs to say that something is done continuously or with a lot of energy",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was still writing away furiously when the bell went."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were soon chatting away like old friends."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "until disappearing completely",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The water boiled away."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The music faded away."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "at the opponent’s ground or stadium",
            "labels": "(sport)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Chelsea are playing away this Saturday."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you would like to be rid of somebody/something",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Away with all these rules and regulations!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to help somebody have a fresh, lively state of mind again",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A brisk walk should blow the cobwebs away."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to dance for the whole evening or night",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "by a very great amount",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's far and away the best player."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "immediately; without delay",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I want it sent right away."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I told him right off what I thought of him."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "immediately; without delay",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'll do it straight away."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "at once"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈweɪ/",
                "audio": "aw/away/away__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈweɪ/",
                "audio": "aw/away/away__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English onweg, aweg ‘on one's way’ (from a- ‘to, towards’ and way)."
}