away

CEFRA1

/əˈweɪ/

adverb · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    To or at a place some distance from here.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Not present or not at home.

Examples

  • I want a boat that will take me far away from here.

  • You're just running away from life's problems.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /əˈwæɪ/
  • /əˈwei/

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meanings

  1. Aside, so as to discard something.

  2. Aside; off; in another direction.

  3. From a place, hence.

More examples

In context

  • The beach is a mile away.

  • I tried to approach him, but he turned away.

  • He went away on vacation.

Synonyms

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Origin

adverb

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”).