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5 VERB To award something to someone means to decide that it will be given to that person. □ [V n + to ] We have awarded the contract to a British shipyard. □ [V n n] A High Court judge had awarded him £6 million damages.

awa rd-wi nning ADJ [ADJ n] An award-winning person or thing has won an award, especially an important or valuable one. □  …an award-winning photo-journalist. □  …his award-winning film.

aware ◆◆◇ /əweə ^r /

1 ADJ [v-link ADJ , ADJ that] If you are aware of something, you know about it. □ [+ of ] Smokers are well aware of the dangers to their own health. □ [+ of ] He should have been aware of what his junior officers were doing. □  Some people may not be aware that this was a problem. ●  aware|ness N‑UNCOUNT [oft N that] □ [+ of/about ] Candidates must demonstrate an awareness of diversity issues within the workplace.

2 ADJ [v-link ADJ , ADJ that] If you are aware of something, you realize that it is present or is happening because you hear it, see it, smell it, or feel it. □ [+ of ] She was acutely aware of the noise of the city. □  Jane was suddenly aware that she was digging her nails into her thigh.

3 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] Someone who is aware notices what is happening around them or happening in the place where they live. □  They are politically very aware. ●  aware|ness N‑UNCOUNT □  He introduced radio to the school to increase the children's awareness.

awash /əwɒ ʃ/

1 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If the ground or a floor is awash , it is covered in water, often because of heavy rain or as the result of an accident. □  The bathroom floor was awash.

2 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If a place is awash with something, it contains a large amount of it. □ [+ with ] This, after all, is a company which is awash with cash.

away ◆◆◆ /əwe I / Away is often used with verbs of movement, such as 'go' and 'drive', and also in phrasal verbs such as 'do away with' and 'fade away'. 1 ADV [ADV after v, be ADV ] If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be. □  An injured policeman was led away by colleagues. □  He walked away from his car. □  She drove away before either of them could speak again. □  Jason was away on a business trip.

2 ADV [ADV after v] If you look or turn away from something, you move your head so that you are no longer looking at it. □  She quickly looked away and stared down at her hands. □  As he stands up, he turns his face away from her so that she won't see his tears.

3 ADV [ADV after v] If you put or tidy something away , you put it where it should be. If you hide someone or something away , you put them in a place where nobody can see them or find them. □  I put my journal away and prepared for bed. □  All her letters were carefully filed away in folders. □  I have $100m hidden away where no one will ever find it.

4 PHRASE If something is away from a person or place, it is at a distance from that person or place. □  The two women were sitting as far away from each other as possible. □  …a country estate thirty miles away from town.

5 ADV You use away to talk about future events. For example, if an event is a week away , it will happen after a week. □  …the Washington summit, now only just over two weeks away.