away
away - English
Pronunciation
- enPR: ə-wā'; IPA: /əˈweɪ/
- Homophone: aweigh
- Hyphenation: a‧way
Adverb
away (comparative further away, superlative furthest away)
- 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.
- Please file away these documents.
- 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.
- 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.
- Please wipe away this spilled drink.
- That's where tourists go to hear great Cuban bands and dance the night away.
- (as imperative, by ellipsis) 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!
- I saw her whaling away at her detractors.
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Interjection
away
Adjective
away (comparative further away, superlative furthest away)
- Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
- The master is away from home.
- Would you pick up my mail while I'm away.
- At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
- He's miles away by now.
- Spring is still a month away.
- (chiefly sports) Not on one's home territory.
- This is the entrance for away supporters.
- Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
- (baseball, following the noun modified) Out.
- Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.
- (golf) Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc lies farthest from the target).
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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.
- At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.
Derived terms
Terms using away
- an apple a day keeps the doctor away
- auto-away
- away-going
- away at the races
- away day
- awayday
- away from home
- away game
- away goal
- away goals rule
- away in a hack
- awayness
- away side
- away swing
- away team
- away to the races
- away with the fairies
- away with you
- back away
- bang away
- bargain away
- bat away
- bear away
- bear away the bell
- beaver away
- blast away
- blaze away
- blow away
- blow the cobwebs away
- bombs away
- bottle away
- break away
- breakaway
- brush away
- burn away
- call away
- cannot away with
- carried away
- carry away
- cart away
- cart away
- cast away
- chase away
- chip away
- chocks away
- chuck away
- claw away
- clear away
- come away
- come away empty
- die-away
- die away
- do away with
- drain away
- draw away
- drive away
- drop away
- dry up and blow away
- eat away
- eat away at
- explain away
- fade-away
- fade away
- fall away
- far and away
- far away
- faraway
- far far away
- fend away
- fetch away
- fiddle away
- figure away
- file away
- fire away
- fly-away
- fold away
- fool away
- footle away
- frit away
- fritter away
- from a mile away
- get-away
- getaway
- get away
- get away with
- get away with murder
- get carried away
- get one's end away
- give-away
- give-away shop
- give away
- give away the farm
- give away the store
- give one's daughter away
- give the game away
- give the store away
- give with one hand and take away with the other
- glance away
- go-away-bird
- go-away bird
- go away
- going away
- going away dress
- hack away
- hammer away
- have it away
- hide away
- home-and-away
- home away from home
- interpret away
- jaw away
- keep-away
- keep away
- keep away from
- laugh away
- lay away
- lock away
- lock someone up and throw away the key
- make away
- make away with
- melt away
- miles away
- move away
- once and away
- out and away
- over the hills and far away
- pack-away
- pack away
- pass away
- peel away
- peg away
- pick away at
- piddle away
- pine away
- piss away
- play away
- plug away
- plug away at
- pom-pom-pull-away
- pray away the gay
- pray the gay away
- pull away
- pull away the shoulder
- push away
- put away
- ridden hard and put away wet
- right-away signal
- right away
- roar away
- run-away
- runaway
- run away
- run away with
- salt away
- scurry away
- sell away
- sell in May and go away
- sell in May and stay away
- sell in May then go away
- send away
- send away for
- show away
- shrink away
- shut away
- shy away
- shy away from
- sign away
- slattern away
- slave away
- slip away
- slug away
- sneak away
- soak away, soakaway
- sock away
- spirit away
- square away
- squirrel away
- steal away
- store away
- stow away
- straight away
- strip away
- sweep away
- tail away
- take-away
- take away
- take away from
- take it away
- take one's breath away
- take someone's breath away
- teach away
- tear away
- there away
- this too shall pass away
- throw-away
- throw away
- throw away the key
- throw money away
- tick away
- tow-away zone
- trade away
- trail away
- tuck away
- turn away
- turning-away
- turning away
- walk-away
- walk away
- walk away from
- walk away with
- want-away
- wash away
- waste away
- wave away
- wear away
- wheel away
- when the cat's away
- when the cat's away the mice play
- when the cat's away the mice will play
- when the cat's away the mice will play
- where away
- while away
- whisk away
- whither away
- wipe away
- wire away
- wish away
- wither away
- withering away of the state
Adjective
away (comparative more away, superlative most away)
- Misspelling of aweigh.
Anagrams
away - Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧way
- IPA: /ˈʔawaj/, [ˈʔa.waɪ̯]
Verb
away
Noun
away
- a fight; a physical confrontation
- a quarrel; a heated argument
- (sports) a boxing or martial arts match
- a war
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see away.
Anagrams
away - Quechua
Verb
away
- (transitive) To weave.
Conjugation
infinitive | away | |||||||
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agentive | awaq | |||||||
present participle | awaspa | |||||||
past participle | awasqa | |||||||
future participle | awana | |||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person inclusive | 1st person exclusive | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | ñuqa | qam | pay | ñuqanchik | ñuqayku | qamkuna | paykuna | |
present | awani | awanki | awan | awanchik | awayku | awankichik | awanku | |
past (experienced) | awarqani | awarqanki | awarqan | awarqanchik | awarqaniku | awarqankichik | awarqanku | |
past (reported) | awasqani | awasqanki | awasqan | awasqanchik | awasqaniku | awasqankichik | awasqanku | |
future | awasaq | awanki | awanqa | awasunchik | awasaqku | awankichik | awanqaku | |
imperative | — | qam | pay | — | — | qamkuna | paykuna | |
affirmative | away | awachun | awaychik | awachunku | ||||
negative | ama awaychu | ama awachunchu | ama awaychikchu | ama awachunkuchu |
away - Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧way
- IPA: /ˈʔawaj/, [ˈʔa.waɪ̯]
Noun
away
Derived terms
- away-trapiko
- awayan
- awayin
- bahagyang pag-aaway
- kaaway
- mag-away
- magkaaway
- makipag-away
- mang-away
- pag-aaway
- pakikipag-away
- palaaway
away - Waray-Waray
Noun
away
away - Yola
Adverb
away
- Alternative form of awye