away
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old English onweġ.
Pronunciation [edit]
- enPR: əwā', IPA: /əˈweɪ/, X-SAMPA: /@"weI/
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- Hyphenation: a‧way
Adverb [edit]
away (comparative further away, superlative furthest away)
- From a place, hence.
- He went away on vacation.
- Aside; off; in another direction.
- From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
- (as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away.
- 1933+, Fran Striker, The Lone Ranger, WXYZ-AM
- Hi-yo Silver, away!
- 1933+, Fran Striker, The Lone Ranger, WXYZ-AM
- On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away.
- Without restraint.
- You've got questions? Ask away!
- 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
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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
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at a distance in time or space
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Interjection [edit]
away
Adjective [edit]
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.
- (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.
- (chiefly sports) Not on one's home territory.
- Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
- (baseball, following the noun modified) Out.
- Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.
Translations [edit]
not here; gone
unavailable
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traveling; on vacation
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Derived terms [edit]
terms using away
Statistics [edit]
Quechua [edit]
Verb [edit]
away
- (transitive) To weave.
Conjugation [edit]
conjugation of away
| infinitive | away | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||