away
adverb (GONE) /əˈweɪ/Definition
B2 gradually until mostly or completely gone: All the snow had melted away. The music faded away as the procession moved slowly up the street. We used to while away (= spend time at) the weekends at my aunt's cottage in the country. We danced the night away (= until the night was over).Slow and moving slowlyComplete and wholeVery and extreme
(Definition of away adverb (GONE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- a/one hundred percent idiom
- absolutely adverb
- all or nothing idiom
- all told idiom
- all-in-one adjective
- all-inclusive adjective
- clean adjective (COMPLETE)
- completely adverb
- flat adverb (COMPLETELY)
- full-blown adjective
- full-length adjective (USUAL LENGTH)
- fully adverb (COMPLETELY)
- fully adverb (GREATEST POSSIBLE)
- fully fledged adjective
- totally adverb
- toto noun
- unabridged adjective
- unadulterated adjective
- unconditional adjective
- uncut adjective
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