English Explanatory Dictionary

away

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. From a place, hence.
  2. Aside; off; in another direction.
  3. Aside, so as to discard something.
  4. At a stated distance in time or space.
  5. In or to something's usual or proper storage place.
  6. In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.
  7. From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
  8. So as to remove or use up something.
  9. Come away; go away; take away.
  10. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
  11. Without restraint.
intj
  1. Away with you! Go away! Begone!
adj
  1. Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
  2. At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
  3. Not on one's home territory.
  4. Out.
  5. Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc lies farthest from the target).
verb
  1. To depart; to go to another place.
adj
  1. Misspelling of aweigh.

Pronunciation

ə-wā' /əˈweɪ/ en-us-away.ogg En-uk-away.ogg

Word forms

away aways awaying awayed

Etymology

From Middle English away, awey, awei, oway, o wey, on way, from Old English āweġ, onweġ (“away”), originally on weġ (“on one's way; onward; on”), equivalent to a- (“on”) + way. Cognate with Scots awa, away (“away”), Old Frisian aweg, awei (“away”), Saterland Frisian wäch, wääge (“away”), Dutch weg (“away”), German weg (“away”), Danish væk (“away”), Swedish i väg (“away; off; along”).

Synonyms

at bay off off- ab- apo- de- out- afield

Derived words

abstract away from an apple a day keeps the doctor away auto-away autoaway away at the races away day awayday away-day girl away from home away game away goal away goals rule away-going away in a hack away message awayness away side away swing away team away there away to the races awayward away with the fairies away with the pixies away with you back away bang away bargain away bat away bear away bear away the bell beaver away blast away blaze away blow away blow the cobwebs away boil away bombs away book away bottle away breakaway break away bring away bring oneself away brush away burn away by far and away call away cannot away with carried away carry away cart away cast away chase away chat away chip away chocks away chuck away chug away claw away
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