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away

away

Meaning of away

at a distance from here

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British English/əˈweɪ/
American English/əˈweɪ/
Russian transcription[prot͡ɕ]
away
away - прочь
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away with Russian translation

away usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он прогнал птиц прочь криком.

He chased the birds away with a shout.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Пожалуйста, отойдите прочь от двери.

Please stand away from the door.

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away belongs to the topic "Top 300". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

awayпрочь
onlineонлайн
togetherвместе
oftenчасто
rarelyредко
earlyрано
lateпоздно

away synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between away / off / out / elsewhere / afar / far

🇬🇧English
away

directly expresses being at a distance from here

A1Very Often

She walked away without saying anything.

Она ушла прочь, ничего не сказав.

🇬🇧English

often means moving away or separating from something, sometimes more informal or action-focused

A1Very Often

He ran off when he saw the dog.

Он убежал прочь, когда увидел собаку.

🇬🇧English

focuses on moving from inside to outside, not just being far away

A1Very Often

She went out for a walk.

Она вышла на прогулку.

🇬🇧English

means in another place, not necessarily far away or moving away

A1Often

If you don't like it here, you can look elsewhere.

Если тебе здесь не нравится, можешь поискать где-то еще.

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🇬🇧English
afar

more literary or poetic way to say from a distance

A1Rarely

We could see the mountains afar.

Мы видели горы издали.

🇬🇧English

describes great distance, but not necessarily movement away

A1Very Often

The station is far from here.

Станция далеко отсюда.

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away translation: прочь. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce away

/əˈweɪ/

away translation

прочь

away examples

He chased the birds away with a shout.

away transcription

/əˈweɪ/, /əˈweɪ/

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away meaning: what does it mean?

at a distance from here

away pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

away is pronounced as /əˈweɪ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

away definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

He chased the birds away with a shout. Translation: Он прогнал птиц прочь криком.

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