away
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
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”).
PronunciationEdit
- enPR: ə-wā'; IPA(key): /əˈweɪ/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪ
- Homophone: aweigh
- Hyphenation: a‧way
AdverbEdit
away (comparative further away, superlative furthest away)
- From a place, hence.
- He went away on vacation.
- 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:
- The departure was not unduly prolonged. […] Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments […] ; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
- 2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
- One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.
- Aside; off; in another direction.
- I tried to approach him, but he turned away.
- Aside, so as to discard something.
- throw away, chuck away, toss away
- At a stated distance in time or space.
- Christmas is only two weeks away.
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
- 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.
- 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:
- 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.
- In or to something's usual or proper storage place.
- I'll dry the dishes and you put them away.
- Please file away these documents.
- In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.
- The jewels were locked away in the safe.
- He was shut away in the castle tower for six months.
- From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
- fade away, die away
- So as to remove or use up something.
- The weather has worn away the inscription, and it is no longer legible.
- Please wipe away this spilled drink.
- That's where tourists go to hear great Cuban bands and dance the night away.
- (as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away.
- Away! Be gone! And don't let me see you round here again!
- 1933+, Fran Striker, The Lone Ranger, WXYZ-AM
- Hi-yo Silver, away!
- On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
- She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer.
- Without restraint.
- You've got questions? Ask away!
- I saw her whaling away at her detractors.
SynonymsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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InterjectionEdit
away
- (Northern England) come on!; go on!
AdjectiveEdit
away (comparative further away, superlative furthest away)
- Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
- The master is away from home.
- Would you pick up my mail while I'm away.
- At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
- He's miles away by now.
- Spring is still a month away.
- (chiefly sports) Not on one's home territory.
- This is the entrance for away supporters.
- Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
- (baseball, following the noun modified) Out.
- Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.
- (golf) Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc lies farthest from the target).
- 2016, Justin Menickelli, Ryan Pickens, Definitive Guide to Disc Golf
- For example, immediately after every person in the group has teed off, if you are clearly the away player (perhaps because you smacked your drive into the tree closest to the tee pad), you should grab your bag and try to be the first person advancing down the fairway.
- 2016, Justin Menickelli, Ryan Pickens, Definitive Guide to Disc Golf
TranslationsEdit
VerbEdit
away (third-person singular simple present aways, present participle awaying, simple past and past participle awayed)
- (intransitive, poetic) To depart; to go to another place.
- At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.
Derived termsEdit
- an apple a day keeps the doctor away
- away game
- awayness
- away side
- away swing
- away team
- away with the fairies
- awayday
- back away
- bang away
- bat away
- beaver away
- blow away
- bombs away
- break away
- breakaway
- cannot away with
- carry away
- cart away
- cast away
- chuck away
- clear away
- die away
- do away with
- draw away
- eat away
- explain away
- fade away
- fall away
- far and away
- far away
- faraway
- fend away
- file away
- fire away
- fool away
- footle away
- fritter away
- get away
- get away with
- get away with murder
- get carried away
- get one's end away
- get-away
- getaway
- give away
- give away the store
- give-away shop
- give one's daughter away
- glance away
- go away
- go-away bird
- hammer away
- home away from home
- keep away
- keep away from
- keep-away
- lay away
- make away
- make away with
- out and away
- pack away
- pass away
- peg away
- piss away
- plug away
- plug away at
- pull away
- put away
- ridden hard and put away wet
- right away
- run away
- run away with
- run-away
- runaway
- salt away
- send away
- send away for
- shy away from
- slip away
- sneak away
- soak away, soakaway
- sock away
- spirit away
- square away
- squirrel away
- steal away
- stow away
- straight away
- strip away
- tail away
- take away
- take away from
- take it away
- take-away
- take one's breath away
- tear away
- throw away
- throw away the key
- throw money away
- throw-away
- tuck away
- turn away
- walk away from
- walk away with
- want-away
- wash away
- waste away
- wear away
- when the cat's away
- when the cat's away the mice will play
- while away
- wipe away
- wither away
Etymology 2Edit
AdjectiveEdit
away (comparative more away, superlative most away)
- Misspelling of aweigh.
ReferencesEdit
- away at OneLook Dictionary Search
AnagramsEdit
CebuanoEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: a‧way
VerbEdit
away
NounEdit
away
- a fight; a physical confrontation
- a quarrel; a heated argument
- (sports) a boxing or martial arts match
- a war
QuotationsEdit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:away.
AnagramsEdit
Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old English onweġ, aweġ; equivalent to a- + wey.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
away
- Out, away (from), off.
- Sideways, to a side.
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “awei, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
QuechuaEdit
VerbEdit
away
- (transitive) To weave.
ConjugationEdit
infinitive | away | |||||||
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agentive | awaq | |||||||
present participle | awaspa | |||||||
past participle | awasqa | |||||||
future participle | awana | |||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person inclusive |
1st person exclusive |
2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | ñuqa | qam | pay | ñuqanchik | ñuqayku | qamkuna | paykuna | |
present | awani | awanki | awan | awanchik | awayku | awankichik | awanku | |
past (experienced) |
awarqani | awarqanki | awarqan | awarqanchik | awarqaniku | awarqankichik | awarqanku | |
past (reported) |
awasqani | awasqanki | awasqan | awasqanchik | awasqaniku | awasqankichik | awasqanku | |
future | awasaq | awanki | awanqa | awasunchik | awasaqku | awankichik | awanqaku | |
imperative | — | qam | pay | — | — | qamkuna | paykuna | |
affirmative | away | awachun | awaychik | awachunku | ||||
negative | ama awaychu |
ama awachunchu |
ama awaychikchu |
ama awachunkuchu |
See alsoEdit
TagalogEdit
EtymologyEdit
Compare Cebuano away and Waray-Waray away.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
away
Derived termsEdit
Waray-WarayEdit
NounEdit
away
YolaEdit
AdverbEdit
away
- Alternative form of awye
- 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 8:
- An moulteen away.
- And pining away.
ReferencesEdit
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 86