away

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adverb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 Quotations

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English onweġ

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: əwā', IPA: /əˈweɪ/, SAMPA: /@"weI/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -eɪ

• Hyphenation: a‧way

[edit] Adverb

away (not comparable)

1. From a place; hence.

   Go away!

2. Absent; gone; at a distance;

   The master is away from home.

3. Aside; off; in another direction.
4. From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
5. By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away.
6. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away.
7. To release

   Anchors away!

8. 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.

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• (away from a place): at bay, off

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[edit] Adjective

away (not comparable)

1. Not here; gone.
2. Unavailable.
3. Traveling; on vacation.

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[edit] Derived terms

• get away, getaway, run away, runaway

[edit] Quotations

• 1933+, Fran Striker, The Lone Ranger, WXYZ-AM

  Hi-yo Silver, away!