Guest vs Away - What's the difference?
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A recipient of hospitality, specifically someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
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A patron or customer in a hotel etc.
An invited visitor or performer to an institution or to a broadcast.
to appear as a guest, especially on a broadcast
as a musician, to play as a guest, providing an instrument that a band/orchestra does not normally have in its line up (for instance, percussion in a string band)
(obsolete) To receive or entertain hospitably.
From a place, .
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, title= Aside; off; in another direction.
From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
Come away; go away; take away.
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On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
Without restraint.
Being so engaged for the entire time.
At a distance in time or space.
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, title= Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
(following the noun modified) At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
(chiefly, sports) Not on one's home territory.
(baseball, following the noun modified) Out.
As a proper noun guest
is .As an adverb away is
from a place,.As an interjection away is
(northern england) come on!; go on!.As an adjective away is
not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation or away can be .guest
English
Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- (Sylvester)
Derived terms
* guest of honour * guest book * guestfriendly * guestfriendship * guesthouse, guest houseAnagrams
*away
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Adverb
(further)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
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- Hi-yo Silver, away !
- While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away , were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away .}}
Synonyms
* (away from a place) at bay, offAdjective
(further)- The master is away from home.
- Would you pick up my mail while I'm away .
- He's miles away by now.
- Spring is still a month away .
- Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
- Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.