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away¹
- /əˈweɪ/ US, UK
- /əˈwɛj/ British, Southern, Standard
- /əˈwæɪ/ Australia, New Zealand
- /əˈwe/ Scotland
- /əˈwei/ Wales
Sounds like aweigh · Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
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”).
adverb
- From a place, hence. He went away on vacation.
- 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.
- In or to something's usual or proper storage place. I'll dry the dishes and you put them away.
- In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place. The jewels were locked away in the safe.
- 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.
- Come away; go away; take away. Away! Be gone! And don't let me see you round here again!
- 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!
interjection
- Away with you! Go away! Begone!
adjective
- Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation. The master is away from home on a course.
- At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively. He's miles away by now.
- Not on one's home territory. This is the entrance for away supporters.
- Out. Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.
- 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.
verb aways · awaying · awayed
- To depart; to go to another place. At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.
away²
- /əˈweɪ/ US, UK
- /əˈwɛj/ British, Southern, Standard
- /əˈwæɪ/ Australia, New Zealand
- /əˈwe/ Scotland
- /əˈwei/ Wales
Sounds like aweigh · Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
See aweigh.
adjective
- Misspelling of aweigh.aweigh
