away

away - English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ə-wā'; IPA: /əˈweɪ/
  • Homophone: aweigh
  • Hyphenation: a‧way

Adverb

away (comparative further away, superlative furthest away)

  1. From a place, hence.
    • He went away on vacation.
  2. Aside; off; in another direction.
    • I tried to approach him, but he turned away.
  3. Aside, so as to discard something.
    • throw away, chuck away, toss away
  4. At a stated distance in time or space.
    • Christmas is only two weeks away.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
    • fade away, die away
  8. 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.
  9. (as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away.
    • Away! Be gone! And don't let me see you round here again!
  10. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
    • She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer.
  11. Without restraint.
    • You've got questions? Ask away!
    • I saw her whaling away at her detractors.

Synonyms

Translations

  • Finnish: use the frequentative form of the verb
  • Irish: ar fad
  • Khmer: នៅលើ (nɨv lǝǝ)
  • Romanian: în continuare
  • Slovak: ďalej
  • Spanish: sin parar

Interjection

away

  1. (Northern England) come on!; go on!

Adjective

away (comparative further away, superlative furthest away)

  1. Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
    • The master is away from home.
    • Would you pick up my mail while I'm away.
  2. At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
    • He's miles away by now.
    • Spring is still a month away.
  3. (chiefly sports) Not on one's home territory.
    • This is the entrance for away supporters.
    • Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
  4. (baseball, following the noun modified) Out.
    • Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.
  5. (golf) Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc lies farthest from the target).

Translations

  • Finnish: poissa (fi), lomalla
  • German: fort (de), weg (de), unterwegs (de)
  • Icelandic: fjarverandi, í (is) frí (is)i (on holiday)
  • Norwegian:
  • Pashto: لرې (lëre)
  • Polish: na wyjeździe
  • Portuguese: fora (pt)
  • Slovak: odcestovaný

Verb

away (third-person singular simple present aways, present participle awaying, simple past and past participle awayed)

  1. (intransitive, poetic) To depart; to go to another place.
    • At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.

Derived terms

Terms using away

Adjective

away (comparative more away, superlative most away)

  1. Misspelling of aweigh.

Anagrams

away - Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧way
  • IPA: /ˈʔawaj/, [ˈʔa.waɪ̯]

Verb

away

  1. to fight; to contend in physical conflict
  2. to quarrel; to squabble
  3. to go to war

Noun

away

  1. a fight; a physical confrontation
  2. a quarrel; a heated argument
  3. (sports) a boxing or martial arts match
  4. a war

Quotations

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Anagrams

away - Quechua

Verb

away

  1. (transitive) To weave.

Conjugation

infinitive away
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

  1. fight; quarrel; dispute

Derived terms

away - Waray-Waray

Noun

away

  1. fight; quarrel; altercation; trouble

away - Yola

Adverb

away

  1. Alternative form of awye
Meaning and Definition of away
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