away
Part of speech: adv
intj
adj
verb
Morphological type: derivation
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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”).
Base: way
Affixes: a-
Inflected forms:
form: aways
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: awaying
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: awayed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: awayed
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: From a place, hence.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: He went away on vacation.
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.
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.
gloss: Aside; off; in another direction.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: I tried to approach him, but he turned away.
gloss: Aside, so as to discard something.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: throw away, chuck away, toss away
gloss: At a stated distance in time or space.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: Christmas is only two weeks away.
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.
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.
gloss: In or to something's usual or proper storage place.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: I'll dry the dishes and you put them away.
Please file away these documents.
gloss: In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: The jewels were locked away in the safe.
He was shut away in the castle tower for six months.
gloss: From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: fade away, die away
I'll sleep the rest of the day away/out and, hopefully, I'll manage to sleep this hangover off/away.
gloss: So as to remove or use up something.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: The weather has worn away the inscription, and it is no longer legible.
Please wipe away this spilled drink.
He gambled his inheritance away.
That's where tourists go to hear great Cuban bands and dance the night away.
I've just idled away the morning.
gloss: Come away; go away; take away.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: Away! Be gone! And don't let me see you round here again!
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Hi-yo Silver, away!
gloss: On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer.
gloss: Without restraint.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: You've got questions? Ask away!
I saw her whaling away at her detractors.
gloss: Away with you! Go away! Begone!
pos: intj
tags: Scotland
gloss: Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: The master is away from home.
Would you pick up my mail while I'm away.
gloss: At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: He's miles away by now.
Spring is still a month away.
My office is only an hour away.
gloss: Not on one's home territory.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: This is the entrance for away supporters.
Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
gloss: Out.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.
gloss: Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc lies farthest from the target).
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: 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.
gloss: To depart; to go to another place.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
poetic
examples: At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.
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