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Away Pronunciation
Away is pronounced uh-WAY, IPA /əˈweɪ/.
uh-WAY
US /əˈweɪ/ · UK /əˈweɪ/
Syllables: uh · WAY (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adverb and adjective: To or at a distance from a place or person, or played at the opponent's ground.
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Away in a Sentence
- The station is ten minutes away on foot.
- They are away until the second week of term.
- We lost the away leg two nil.
Common Mispronunciations of Away
Not A-way
WAY has everything and the opening is a reduced uh with no colour. Splitting it as a way, two words, is exactly the mistake writers make on the page as well.
Not uh-WY
Keep the vowel on ay rather than letting it slide to the eye of my, which would give a question word instead.
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