away

adv

/əˈweɪ/

Etymology

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”).

inherited from āweġ
inherited from away

Definitions

1
From a place, hence.
- He went away on vacation.
- 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
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
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1. 4
  At a stated distance in time or space.
  - Christmas is only two weeks away.
  - 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 7
  From a state or condition of being
  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.
5. 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.
6. 9
  Come away
  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!
7. 10
  On
  On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
  - She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer.
8. 11
  Without restraint.
  - You've got questions? Ask away!
  - I saw her whaling away at her detractors.
9. Away with you! Go away! Begone!
10. 13
  Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling
  Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
  - The master is away from home.
  - Would you pick up my mail while I'm away.
11. 14
  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.
12. 15
  Not on one's home territory.
  - This is the entrance for away supporters.
  - Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
13. 16
  Out.
  - Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.
14. Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc…
  Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc lies farthest from the target).
15. 18
  To depart
  To depart; to go to another place.
  - At 9 o'clock sharp he awayed to bed.
16. Misspelling of aweigh.

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at away. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at away. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at away

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA