Complete Definition of "away"

wikipedia|Away (disambiguation)
English

rank|while|again|also|146|away|against|though|get

Pronunciation
enPR|�w�', IPA|/��weɪ/, SAMPA|/@"weI/
audio|en-us-away.ogg|Audio (US)

Hyphenation: a·way

Etymology
OE. onweġ

Adverb
en-adv|-

  1. From a place; hence.
  2. Absent; gone; at a distance; as, 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.

Translations
trans-top|from a place; hence
Finnish: pois, poispäin
trans-mid
Polish: st�d
Slovene: pro�, stran
trans-bottom

trans-top|absent; gone; at a distance
Finnish: poissa
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|aside; off; in another direction
Finnish: pois, poispäin
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|from a state or condition of being; out of existence
Finnish: pois
Scots: awa
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|by ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|on; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|to release
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|At a distance in time or space
Finnish: päässä
trans-mid
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|German: fort, weg
ttbc|Portuguese: distante

Adjective
en-adj|-

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

Translations
trans-top|not here; gone
Finnish: poissa
German: weg, fort, abwesend
Icelandic: fjarverandi
trans-mid
Polish: daleko, z dala, nieobecny(person)
Russian: далеко
Scots: awa
trans-bottom

trans-top|unavailable
Finnish: poissa
German: abwesend
Icelandic: ekki við, fjarverandi
trans-mid
Polish: niedost�pny
Russian: недо���пно
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trans-top|traveling; on vacation
Finnish: poissa, lomalla
German: weg, unterwegs
Icelandic: fjarverandi, í fríi (on holiday)
trans-mid
Polish: na wyjeździe
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Portuguese: ausente
ttbc|Slovak: pre�

Derived terms
run away, runaway

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

Category:200 English basic words

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