Definition of Away

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Definition of Away

Away

From a place; hence.

Absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home.

Aside; off; in another direction.

From a state or condition of being; out of existence.

By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away.

On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away.

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Away Quotations

There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things that we could use.
Mother Teresa

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson

A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.
Thomas Jefferson

Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day.
Dalai Lama

I used to go away for weeks in a state of confusion.
Albert Einstein

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
Ronald Reagan

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.
Ronald Reagan

A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.
Mark Twain

Drag your thoughts away from your troubles... by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.
Mark Twain

You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.
Abraham Lincoln

Away Translations

away in Afrikaans is ver
away in Danish is bort
away in Dutch is verwijderd, heen, vandoor, over
away in Finnish is pois
away in French is loin, acheminement
away in German is entfernt/weg, fort, entfernt, weg, weg
away in Italian is perso, lontano, strada
away in Latin is absentis, absens
away in Portuguese is afastado, longe
away in Spanish is lejos, camino
away in Swedish is borta, bort

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