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Away
/əˈweɪ/
Not present here, at a distance.
Synonyms:
absent
distant
gone
remote
Antonyms:
present
here
Examples:
Just as her eyes met his, he looked
away
.
'She had that note of yours taken
away
from her.
'The old place has been swept
away
!'
Etymology:
Originating in Old English
onweg
which meant
on
+
way
. It has evolved over centuries to express the concept of being absent or moving at a distance.
Usage Statistics:
358 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
Hint:
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