away

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Etymology [edit]

Old English onweġ.

Pronunciation [edit]

Adverb [edit]

away (comparative further away, superlative furthest away)

  1. From a place, hence.
    He went away on vacation.
  2. Aside; off; in another direction.
  3. From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
  4. (as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away.
    • 1933+, Fran Striker, The Lone Ranger, WXYZ-AM
      Hi-yo Silver, away!
  5. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away.
  6. Without restraint.
    You've got questions? Ask away!
  7. At a distance in time or space
    Christmas is only two weeks away.
    • 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
      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.

Synonyms [edit]

Translations [edit]

from a place; hence
absent; gone; at a distance
aside; off; in another direction
from a state or condition of being; out of existence
equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away
on; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away
to release
at a distance in time or space
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Interjection [edit]

away

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

Adjective [edit]

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. (following the noun modified) 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.
    Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
  4. (baseball, following the noun modified) Out.
    Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.

Translations [edit]

not here; gone
unavailable
traveling; on vacation
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Derived terms [edit]

terms using away

Statistics [edit]

Quechua [edit]

Verb [edit]

away

  1. (transitive) To weave.

Conjugation [edit]

    conjugation of away
infinitive away
present participle awaq
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
conditional ñuqa qam pay ñuqanchik ñuqayku qamkuna paykuna
present awayman awankiman awanman awanchikman awaykuman awankichikman awankuman
obligative ñuqa qam pay ñuqanchik ñuqayku qamkuna paykuna
present awanay awanayki awanan awananchik awanayku awanaykichik awananku
imperative — qam pay — — qamkuna paykuna
affirmative away awachun awaychik awachunku

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