away

Meaning

Adv

1. (not-comparable) From a place, hence.
2. (not-comparable) Aside; off; in another direction.
3. (not-comparable) Aside, so as to discard something.
4. (not-comparable) At a stated distance in time or space.
5. (not-comparable) In or to something's usual or proper storage place.
6. (not-comparable) In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.
7. (not-comparable) From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
8. (not-comparable) So as to remove or use up something.
9. (not-comparable) Come away; go away; take away.
10. (not-comparable) On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
11. (not-comparable) Without restraint.

Intj

Away with you! Go away!

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
2. (not-comparable) At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
3. (not-comparable) Not on one's home territory.
4. (not-comparable) Out.
5. (not-comparable) Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc lies farthest from the target).

Verb

To depart; to go to another place.

Adj

Misspelling of aweigh.

Synonyms

off

out

aside

gone

forth

absent

outside

far

afar

in another place

from

continuously

yonder

by

hence

at a distance

previously

thence

forward

beyond

far from

from here

uninterruptedly

down

outward

constantly

missing

onward

further off

deviate

denoting

avoid

continually

atwain

completely

chronically

carry off

at

absentee

whole

forthwith

breeze

format

farther

be off

apart

ex

full

get away

entire

Translations

loin

weg

fort

lontano

lejos

weg

via

heen

vandoor

abwesend

μακριά

over

entfernt

verwijderd

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈweɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: away

Inherited from Old English: āweġ

Cognate with Scots: awa

Cognate with Old Frisian: aweg

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: wäch

Cognate with Dutch: weg

Cognate with German: weg

Cognate with Danish: væk

Cognate with Swedish: i väg

In summary

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”).

Sentences

Some went away while I was there , and other people came .

Oh , it’s not such a big deal right away .

I saw it just inches away before it hit me .

Please never throw salami pizza away .

It washed away tents and parts of the forest on the island .

" I'm going away ," he said .