away or a way

Away is the preposition you use when you tell someone to “go away!”

Way by itself is a noun meaning a road or path, or a style or manner of doing something.

“I don’t have a way to get downtown tomorrow.” 

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• error vs err
• basicly vs basically
• resign vs re-sign
• hock vs hawk
• as less as possible vs as little as possible
• stood vs stayed
• grill vs grille
• flys vs flies
• gaurd vs guard
• below table vs table below

Definitions

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• s  not present; having left
  he's away right now
  you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away
• a  used of an opponent's ground
  an away game
• s  (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
  the pitch was away (or wide)
• r  from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
  ran away from the lion
  wanted to get away from there
  sent the children away to boarding school
  the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal
• r  from one's possession
  gave away the tickets
• r  out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
  pushed all doubts away
• r  out of existence
  the music faded away
  tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder
  idled the hours away
  her fingernails were worn away
• r  at a distance in space or time
  the boat was 5 miles off (or away)
  the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)
  away back in the 18th century
• r  indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily
  he worked away at the project for more than a year
  the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it
• r  so as to be removed or gotten rid of
  cleared the mess away
  the rotted wood had to be cut away
• r  freely or at will
  fire away!
• r  in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
  put the toys away
  her jewels are locked away in a safe
  filed the letter away
• r  in a different direction
  turn away one's face
  glanced away
• r  in reserve; not for immediate use
  has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day

News & Articles

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• A world away, technology helps Army dad bridge gap
  James Bridges was a world away, but that wasn't going to stop him from sharing this cherished moment with this wife.
  June 16, 2013 - The Ocala Star-Banner
• Doug McIntyre: When the wife's away, this cat's over at Denny's
  The wife is away again - where does she go? - and that means I have to forage for myself, which is how I landed at Denny's at 11:30 on Saturday night for my first meal of the day.
  June 15, 2013 - Los Angeles Daily News
• Away With Geese Announces Partnership with 1% for the Planet
  Away With Geese joined 1% for the Planet, pledging to donate 1% of annual sales to support non-profit organizations focused on sustainability. (PRWeb June 14, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10827293.htm
  June 14, 2013 - PRWeb

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• Greek PM to meet coalition partners on Monday over ERT crisis
  ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will meet his coalition partners on Monday, his office said on Thursday, in a bid to find a way a out of a growing political crisis over the sudden closure of state broadcaster ERT. The meeting - which Samaras's junior coalition partners had demanded along with a repeal of the decision to close ERT - will take place at 11 am ET, his office ...
  June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• 25 years of inspiration for Edward Health and Fitness Center
  Sports enthusiasts Chuck and Mary Kay Graber moved to Naperville in late 1988 and joined a fledgling Edward Health and Fitness Center as a way to meet like-minded friends. Twenty five years later, Chuck is a spin-class master who also weight trains. Mary Kay, once an occasional swimmer, has now completed several triathlons, 14 marathons and a few half-ironman competitions, all inspired by the ...
  June 13, 2013 - Daily Herald