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See also: ʼaʼway and ’away

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    From Middle English away, awey, awei, oway, o wey, on way, from Old English āweġ, onweġ (“away”), originally on weġ (“on one's way; onward; on”), equivalent to a- (“on”) +‎ way.

    Cognate with Scots awa, away (“away”), Old Frisian aweg, awei (“away”), Saterland Frisian wäch, wääge (“away”), Dutch weg (“away”), German weg (“away”), Danish væk (“away”), Swedish i väg (“away; off; along”).

    Adverb

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    away (not comparable)

    1. From a place, hence.
      He went away on vacation.
      • 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
        The departure was not unduly prolonged. […] Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments […] ; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
      • 2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist‎[1], volume 411, number 8891, archived from the original on 15 August 2014:
        One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.
    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.
      • 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.
      • 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist‎[2], volume 407, number 8839, archived from the original on 19 July 2013, page 52:
        From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble 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
      I'll sleep the rest of the day away/out and, hopefully, I'll manage to sleep this hangover off/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.
      He gambled his inheritance away, while I bargained away my birthrights
      That's where tourists go to hear great Cuban bands and dance the night away.
      I blinked away my tears and just idled away the morning.
    9. (as imperative, by ellipsis) Come away; go away; take away.
      Away! Be gone! And don't let me see you round here again!
      • 1933+, Fran Striker, The Lone Ranger, WXYZ-AM
        Hi-yo Silver, away!
    11. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
      She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer.
    12. Without restraint.
      You've got questions? Ask away!
      I saw her whaling away at her detractors.
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    Interjection

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    away

    1. (chiefly Scotland, dismissal) Away with you! Go away! Begone!

    Adjective

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    away (not comparable)

    1. Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
      The master is away from home on a course.
      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.
      My office is only an hour 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).
      • 2016, Justin Menickelli, Ryan Pickens, Definitive Guide to Disc Golf:
        For example, immediately after every person in the group has teed off, if you are clearly the away player (perhaps because you smacked your drive into the tree closest to the tee pad), you should grab your bag and try to be the first person advancing down the fairway.
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    Verb

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

    1. (intransitive, poetic or Scotland) To depart; to go to another place.
      At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.
      (Scottish usage) I'll away up the road.
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    Etymology 2

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    See aweigh.

    Adjective

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    away

    1. Misspelling of aweigh.

    References

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    • “away”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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    Cebuano

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Philippine *áway.

      Pronunciation

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      • Hyphenation: a‧way
      • IPA(key): /ˈʔawaj/ [ˈʔaː.wai̯]

      Noun

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      áway (Badlit spelling ᜀᜏᜌ᜔)

      1. a fight; a physical confrontation
        Synonym: buno
      2. a quarrel; a heated argument
        Synonym: bingkil
      3. (sports) a boxing or martial arts match
        Synonym: takos
      4. a war
        Synonym: gubat

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      Middle English

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      Adverb

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      away

      1. alternative form of awey

      Quechua

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      Verb

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      away

      1. (transitive) To weave.

      Conjugation

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      Conjugation of away
      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
      awaniku1       		awankichik awanku
      past
      (experienced)       		awarqani awarqanki awarqan awarqanchik awarqayku
      awarqaniku       		awarqankichik awarqanku
      past
      (reported)       		awasqani awasqanki awasqan awasqanchik awasqayku
      awasqaniku       		awasqankichik awasqanku
      future awasaq awanki awanqa awasunchik awasaqku awankichik awanqaku
      imperative — qam pay ñuqanchik — qamkuna paykuna
      affirmative — away awachun awasun2
      awasunchik       		— awaychik awachunku
      negative — ama
      awaychu       		ama
      awachunchu       		ama awasunchu
      ama awasunchikchu       		— ama
      awaychikchu       		ama
      awachunkuchu

      1 The conjugation -niku is only for the Ayacucho-Chanca variety.
      2 The form -sun refers to "you and I together", while the form -sunchik refers to "you and I and other people".

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      Tagalog

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      Etymology

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        Inherited from Proto-Philippine *áway. Compare Cebuano away and Waray-Waray away.

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        Noun

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        away (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜌ᜔)

        1. fight; quarrel; dispute
          Synonyms: alit, alitan, bangay, bangayan, pag-aaway, babag, pagtatalo, hidwaan, tunggalian, labanan, taltalan, talakan, (gay slang) warla

        Derived terms

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        Further reading

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        • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*áway”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

        Anagrams

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        Waray-Waray

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        Etymology

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          Inherited from Proto-Philippine *áway.

          Pronunciation

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          • IPA(key): /ˈʔawaj/, [ˈʔa.waɪ̯]

          Noun

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          away

          1. fight; quarrel; altercation; trouble

          References

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          • Abuyen, Tomas A. (2000), “away”, in Diksyunaryo Waray-waray (Visaya), English-Tagalog, Mandaluyong City: National Book Store, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 22

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          Adverb

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          away

          1. alternative form of awye
            • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 8, page 86:
              More trolleen, an yalpeen, an moulteen away.
              More rolling and spewing, and pining away.

          References

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          • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 86
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