away
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1.0
- adverb
- /əˈweɪ/
:
guardado
- After the party, we put all the leftover food away in the fridge.
- hidden away
If you were to write them all down and stick them away, good.
- If you were to write them all down and stick them away, good.
- So stop being selfish, Put away that junk food and make babies.
Examples
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Let's get this bed put away and let's go for a tour on this train.
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When he was gone, she put the tray away in the bathroom and closed the door.
Fiction book (1990) -
If you were to write them all down and stick them away, good.
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You may put the cards away now.
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So, I drove home, put the car away and went up to my apartment.
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We have these folding doors and then it hides away all of the breakfast stuff.
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Are collectibles best when they're stored away or when they're displayed?
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It's important to put your valuables away in a safe place when you travel.
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She always puts her winter clothes away in storage until the next season.
Synonyms
463
1.0
To put something away to use later
225
2.0
To place something in its usual place for storage
145
3.1
To keep something for a particular person or purpose
32
3.4
Put someone or something somewhere they cannot leave and others cannot reach
13
4.9
Put something in a hidden place to use later
6
3.3
To place papers in order and keep them where you can find them later
3
2.6
To put something in a safe place to use later
1
9.9
To put something away in a safe place to keep it
1
3.9
To put things in a safe place for later use
Put money or things aside in a safe place to use later
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
5
4.4
To spend a long time moving to music until very late at night
- Archaic
To be extremely tired and worn after hard work or rough treatment
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Away comes from a- ('from') + way ('way'), which gives the idea of putting something to the side or off here. That's why to keep something away is to put it aside or in a safe place for later.