away

A1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /əˈweɪ/ See IPA manual

adv adj Freq #158

Meanings

1

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

The beach is only five miles away.
2

adv
In a direction moving from a place or thing.

The dog ran away from the lion.
3

adv
Into a proper place for storage or safekeeping.

Please put the toys away when you finish.
4

adv
So as to disappear or be removed gradually.

The music slowly faded away.
5

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

They lost the away game on Saturday.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · to or at a distance from a... off

Common collocations

run away Verb + preposition/particle

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”).

away Middle English āweġ Old English

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction

# away

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** adv, adj
**IPA (US):** əˈweɪ
**Frequency rank:** 158

## Meanings
1. To or at a distance from a place, person, or thing.
2. In a direction moving from a place or thing.
3. Into a proper place for storage or safekeeping.
4. So as to disappear or be removed gradually.
5. Played at an opponent's ground rather than your own.

## Examples
- The beach is only five miles away.
- The dog ran away from the lion.
- Please put the toys away when you finish.
- The music slowly faded away.
- They lost the away game on Saturday.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: away
- Root: āweġ

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Away comes 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”).

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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