A place can be distant, or someone can move farther from it.
The idea
Away expresses distance or movement from a place. Use away from before the place: walk away from the door.
Examples
- The station is two kilometres away.
- A small island lies far away.
- The bird flew away from the window.
- Please keep the bags away from the fire.
- The bus stop is five minutes away.
- The children walked away from the gate.
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Do not omit from before a named starting point: say away from the door, not away the door.
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Choose the correct answer. The museum is ten minutes ___. (away / inside)
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away
away completes the distance from here.
Choose the correct answer. The cat ran away ___ the tree. (from / to)
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from
from introduces the tree as the starting point.
Choose the correct answer. Keep the chair ___ the heater. (away from / away to)
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away from
away from keeps the chair at a distance from the heater.
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Choose the correct answer. The museum is ten minutes ___. (away / inside)
Choose the correct answer. The cat ran away ___ the tree. (from / to)
Choose the correct answer. Keep the chair ___ the heater. (away from / away to)
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Describe a place a short distance away and something moving away from it.