away

Енглески

Etymology 1

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 Lua грешка in Модул:compound at line 262: attempt to call field 'getNonEtymological' (a nil value).. Cognate with Scots awa, away (away), Old Frisian aweg, awei (away), Saterland Frisian wäch, wääge (away), Холандски weg (away), Немачки weg (away), Дански væk (away), Шведски i väg (away; off; along).

Pronunciation

Adverb

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  1. From a place, hence.
    He went away on vacation.
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    • 2014 јун 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
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  2. Aside; off; in another direction.
    I tried to approach him, but he turned away.
  3. Aside, so as to discard something.
    throw away, chuck away, toss away
  4. 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 јун 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, strana 52:
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  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
    fade away, die away
  8. 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.
  9. (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!
  10. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
    She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer.
  11. Without restraint.
    You've got questions? Ask away!
    I saw her whaling away at her detractors.
Synonyms
Translations
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Interjection

away

  1. (Northern England) come on!; go on!

Adjective

away (comparative further away, superlative furthest away)

  1. Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
    The master is away from home.
    Would you pick up my mail while I'm away.
  2. At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
    He's miles away by now.
    Spring is still a month away.
  3. (chiefly sports) Not on one's home territory.
    This is the entrance for away supporters.
    Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
  4. (baseball, following the noun modified) Out.
    Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.
  5. (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.
Translations

Verb

away

  1. (intransitive, poetic) To depart; to go to another place.
    At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

away (comparative more away, superlative most away)

  1. Misspelling of aweigh.

References

  • away at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

  • Yawa (alphagram aawy)

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧way

Verb

away

  1. to fight; to contend in physical conflict
  2. to quarrel; to squabble
  3. to go to war

Noun

away

  1. a fight; a physical confrontation
  2. a quarrel; a heated argument
  3. (sports) a boxing or martial arts match
  4. a war

Quotations

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Anagrams


Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English onweġ, aweġ; equivalent to Африканс.

Pronunciation

Adverb

away

  1. Out, away (from), off.
  2. Sideways, to a side.

Descendants

  • Енглески: away
  • Scots: awa
  • Yola: awye

References


Quechua

Verb

away

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Conjugation

See also


Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Cebuano away and Waray-Waray away.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. fight; quarrel; dispute

Derived terms


Waray-Waray

Noun

away

  1. fight; quarrel; altercation; trouble

Yola

Adverb

away

  1. Alternative form of awye
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References