AWAY

away, outside

(adjective) (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; “the pitch was away (or wide)”; “an outside pitch”

away

(adjective) used of an opponent’s ground; “an away game”

away

(adjective) not present; having left; “he’s away right now”; “you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away”

away, off, forth

(adverb) from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete); “ran away from the lion”; “wanted to get away from there”; “sent the children away to boarding school”; “the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal”; “went off to school”; “they drove off”; “go forth and preach”

away, out

(adverb) from one’s possession; “he gave out money to the poor”; “gave away the tickets”

aside, by, away

(adverb) in reserve; not for immediate use; “started setting aside money to buy a car”; “put something by for her old age”; “has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day”

aside, away

(adverb) out of the way (especially away from one’s thoughts); “brush the objections aside”; “pushed all doubts away”

away

(adverb) out of existence; “the music faded away”; “tried to explain away the affair of the letter”- H.E.Scudder; “idled the hours away”; “her fingernails were worn away”

away

(adverb) indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily; “he worked away at the project for more than a year”; “the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it”

away, aside

(adverb) in a different direction; “turn aside”; “turn away one’s face”; “glanced away”

away

(adverb) in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping); “put the toys away”; “her jewels are locked away in a safe”; “filed the letter away”

off, away

(adverb) at a distance in space or time; “the boat was 5 miles off (or away)”; “the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)”; “away back in the 18th century”

away

(adverb) so as to be removed or gotten rid of; “cleared the mess away”; “the rotted wood had to be cut away”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Adverb

away (comparative further away, superlative furthest away)

From a place, hence.

Aside; off; in another direction.

Aside, so as to discard something.

At a stated distance in time or space.

In or to something's usual or proper storage place.

In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.

From a state or condition of being; out of existence.

So as to remove or use up something.

(as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away.

On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.

Without restraint.

Synonyms

• (away from a place): at bay, off

Interjection

away

(Northern England) come on!; go on!

Adjective

away (comparative further away, superlative furthest away)

Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.

At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.

(chiefly, sports) Not on one's home territory.

(baseball, following the noun modified) Out.

Verb

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.

Etymology 2

Adjective

away (comparative more away, superlative most away)

Misspelling of aweigh.

Anagrams

• Yawa

Source: Wiktionary

A*way", adv. Etym: [AS. aweg, anweg, onweg; on on + weg way.]

1. From a place; hence. The sound is going away. Shak. Have me away, for I am sore wounded. 2 Chron. xxxv. 23.

2. Absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home.

3. Aside; off; in another direction. The axis of rotation is inclined away from the sun. Lockyer.

4. From a state or condition of being; out of existence. Be near me when I fade away. Tennyson.

5. By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come ~; begone; take ~. And the Lord said . . . Away, get thee down. Exod. xix. 24.

6. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away. [Colloq.]

Note: It is much used in phrases signifying moving or going from; as, go away, run away, etc.; all signifying departure, or separation to a distance. Sometimes without the verb; as, whither away so fast "Love hath wings, and will away." Waller. It serves to modify the sense of certain verbs by adding that of removal, loss, parting with, etc.; as, to throw away; to trifle away; to squander away, etc. Sometimes it has merely an intensive force; as, to blaze away. Away with, bear, abide. [Obs. or Archaic] "The calling of assemblies, I can not away with." (Isa. i. 13 ), i. e., "I can not bear or endure [it]." -- Away with one, signifies, take him away. "Away with, crucify him." John xix. 15.

– To make away with. (a) To kill or destroy. (b) To carry off.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

AWAY

Etymology 1

Adverb

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Interjection

Adjective

Verb

Etymology 2

Adjective

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