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away

adverb (DISTANT)
 
 
/əˈweɪ/

Definition

A2 at a distance (of or from here): How far away is the station? The office is a half-hour drive away. We live five kilometres away from each other. Life's so much quieter away from the city.informal Oh, it's miles away (= a long distance from here).Distant in space and time
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