away
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /əˈweɪ/US /əˈweɪ/
Meaning
adverb
to or at a distance from somebody/something in space or time
“The beach is a mile away.”
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“engineers working away customer service”
📺 Joe Tsai Co-founder & Chair of AlibabaLearn this word in the video →
“that will go away.”
📺 Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about (TED 2022)Learn this word in the video →
“round of applause Stanford is near to my heart not least because I live just a mile and a half from here of course if my accident hasn't given it away for”
📺 2019 Stanford Commencement address by Tim CookLearn this word in the video →
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