away

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)

   ran away from the lion

2. 2
   adv

   out of existence

   the music faded away

3. 3
   adv

   in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)

   put the toys away

4. 4
   adv

   at a distance in space or time

   the boat was 5 miles off (or away)

5. 5
   adv

   so as to be removed or gotten rid of

   cleared the mess away

6. 6
   adv

   freely or at will

   fire away!

7. 7
   adj

   (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter

   the pitch was away (or wide)

8. 8
   adj

   used of an opponent's ground

   an away game

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”).