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”).
Meanings
(not-comparable) Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
Would you pick up my mail while I'm away.
The master is away from home on a course.
(not-comparable) At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
My office is only an hour away.
Spring is still a month away.
He's miles away by now.
(not-comparable) Not on one's home territory.
This is the entrance for away supporters.
Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
(not-comparable, qualifier:following the noun modified) Out.
Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.
(not-comparable) Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc lies farthest from the target).
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:
Translations (41)
ps لرې (traveling; on vacation) · sco awa (not here; gone) · pt ausente (not here; gone) · nn borte (traveling; on vacation) · is í fríi (traveling; on vacation) · de weg (traveling; on vacation) · de abwesend (not here; gone) · fi lomalla (traveling; on vacation) · is fjarverandi (unavailable) · de weg (not here; gone) · sk odcestovaný (traveling; on vacation) · ro indisponibil (unavailable) · pt indisponível (unavailable) · km មិននៅ (not here; gone) · pt fora (traveling; on vacation) · fi poissa (traveling; on vacation) · pl daleko (not here; gone) · ru недосту́пно (unavailable) · ru далеко́ (not here; gone) · ps لرې (not here; gone) · is fjarverandi (not here; gone) · is fjarverandi (traveling; on vacation) · sv borta (not here; gone) · pl niedostępny (unavailable) · de unterwegs (traveling; on vacation) · nl weg (not here; gone) · pl z dala (not here; gone) · pl na wyjeździe (traveling; on vacation) · el απών (not here; gone) · sk nedostupný (unavailable) · sk neprítomný (not here; gone) · de fort (not here; gone) · de fort (traveling; on vacation) · fi poissa (not here; gone) · ro absent (not here; gone) · pl nieobecny (not here; gone) · fi poissa (unavailable) · ps لرې (unavailable) · is ekki við (unavailable) · nn unna (not here; gone) · de abwesend (unavailable)
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”).
Meanings
(not-comparable) From a place, hence.
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. 2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
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. 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
He went away on vacation.
(not-comparable) Aside; off; in another direction.
I tried to approach him, but he turned away.
(not-comparable) Aside, so as to discard something.
throw away, chuck away, toss away
(not-comparable) At a stated distance in time or space.
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. 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25:
Christmas is only two weeks away.
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. 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:
(not-comparable) In or to something's usual or proper storage place.
Please file away these documents.
I'll dry the dishes and you put them away.
(not-comparable) 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.
(not-comparable) From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
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.
(not-comparable) So as to remove or use up something.
He gambled his inheritance away, while I bargained away my birthrights
That's where tourists go to hear great Cuban bands and dance the night away.
I blinked away my tears and just idled away the morning.
The weather has worn away the inscription, and it is no longer legible.
Please wipe away this spilled drink.
(as imperative, not-comparable, qualifier:by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away.
1933+, Fran Striker, The Lone Ranger, WXYZ-AM
Hi-yo Silver, away!
Away! Be gone! And don't let me see you round here again!
(not-comparable) On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer.
(not-comparable) Without restraint.
I saw her whaling away at her detractors.
You've got questions? Ask away!
Synonyms
out- (away from a place) · apo- (away from a place) · ab- (away from a place) · at bay (away from a place) · off (away from a place) · afield (away from a place) · de- (away from a place) · off- (away from a place)
Translations (116)
es sin parar (on; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away) · arz بعيد (from a place; hence) · ru доло́й (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) · izh pakkoo (from a place; hence) · de weg (from a state or condition of being; out of existence) · nn borte (from a state or condition of being; out of existence) · es fuera (from a place; hence) · ps لرې (at a distance in time or space) · pt embora (from a place; hence) · sk ďalej (on; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away) · pt vai/vá embora (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) · grc ἀπο- (from a place; hence) · quc ub'ik (from a place; hence) · nb vekk (from a place; hence) · ps لرې (from a place; hence) · nb bort (from a place; hence) · sq shkuar (from a place; hence) · la hinc (from a place; hence) · fi pois (from a state or condition of being; out of existence) · pt suma/some daqui (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) · fi poispäin (from a place; hence) · lb ewech (aside; off; in another direction) · ca fora (from a place; hence) · uk геть (from a place; hence) · ja 遠方に (from a place; hence) · de weg (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) · ru прочь (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) · ru прочь (aside; off; in another direction) · fi poispäin (aside; off; in another direction) · ru доло́й (from a place; hence) · nl weg (from a place; hence) · ar بَعِيدًا (from a place; hence) · km ឆ្ងាយ (from a place; hence) · la a loco (from a place; hence) · sco awa (from a state or condition of being; out of existence) · lb ewech (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) · is í brott (from a place; hence) · ru прочь (from a place; hence) · izh vällää (from a place; hence) · lb ewech (from a place; hence) · grc ἀπό (from a place; hence) · ro în continuare (on; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away) · la apage (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) · it via (from a place; hence) · ps لرې (aside; off; in another direction) · pt sai (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) · be прэч (from a place; hence) · pt a (at a distance in time or space) · el μακριά (from a place; hence) · lb ewech (from a state or condition of being; out of existence) · fi kuluttua (at a distance in time or space) · es lejos (at a distance in time or space) · got 𐌰𐍆 (from a place; hence) · sl strán (from a place; hence) · nn bort (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) · nn bort (from a place; hence) · de weg (from a place; hence) · de weg (aside; off; in another direction) · es fuera (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) · fi pois (aside; off; in another direction) · fi päässä (at a distance in time or space) · de fort (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) · izh pois (from a place; hence) · fi pois (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) · pt saia (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) · de fort (from a state or condition of being; out of existence) · nn unna (at a distance in time or space) · ja 遠くに (from a place; hence) · km ឆ្ងាយ (from a state or condition of being; out of existence) · pl precz (from a place; hence) · cy bant (from a place; hence) · sk preč (from a state or condition of being; out of existence) · de fort (aside; off; in another direction) · grc ἀπο- (from a state or condition of being; out of existence) · fr loin (from a place; hence) · ps لرې (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) · pt para fora (aside; off; in another direction) · km ឆ្ងាយ (at a distance in time or space) · nb bort (aside; off; in another direction) · izh väljää (from a place; hence) · ro de aici (from a place; hence) · txb at (from a place; hence) · de fern (at a distance in time or space) · ru вон (from a place; hence) · izh poikkee (from a place; hence) · de fort (from a place; hence) · fi pois (from a place; hence) · la loci (from a place; hence) · nn bort (aside; off; in another direction) · ro încolo (aside; off; in another direction) · es distar (at a distance in time or space) · la foris (from a place; hence) · ga ar shiúl (at a distance in time or space) · la foras (from a place; hence) · sv iväg (from a place; hence) · ga ar fad (on; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away) · km ឆ្ងាយ (aside; off; in another direction) · cy i ffwrdd (from a place; hence) · sv bort (from a place; hence) · km ចាកឆ្ងាយ (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) · sl pròč (from a place; hence) · pl stąd (from a place; hence) · da væk (from a place; hence) · cs pryč (from a place; hence) · km នៅលើ (on; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away) · quc b'ik (from a place; hence) · ru вон (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away) · bg дале́ч (from a place; hence) · cmn 消 (from a state or condition of being; out of existence) · sk preč (from a place; hence) · pt daqui a (at a distance in time or space) · sv åstad (from a place; hence) · cim budar (from a place; hence) · nb borte (from a state or condition of being; out of existence) · quc ub'i (from a place; hence) · uk пріч (from a place; hence)
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”).
Meanings
(Scotland, qualifier:dismissal) Away with you! Go away! Begone!
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”).
Meanings
(Scotland, intransitive, poetic) To depart; to go to another place.