away

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   To or at a distance from a place, person, or thing.

   The beach is only five miles away.

2. 2
   adv

   In a direction moving from a place or thing.

   The dog ran away from the lion.

3. 3
   adv

   Into a proper place for storage or safekeeping.

   Please put the toys away when you finish.

4. 4
   adv

   So as to disappear or be removed gradually.

   The music slowly faded away.

5. 5
   adj

   Played at an opponent's ground rather than your own.

   They lost the away game on Saturday.

Common collocations

• run away Verb + preposition/particle

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”).

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