away

away
away late O.E. aweg, earlier on weg "on from this (that) place;" see WAY (Cf. way). Colloquial use for "without delay" (fire away, also right away) is from earlier sense of "onward in time" (16c.). Intensive use (e.g. away back) is Amer.Eng., first attested 1818.

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  • away — a|way1 [ ə weı ] adverb *** 1. ) in a different direction a ) moving so that you go farther from a person, place, or thing: When Sykes saw the police, he ran away. away from: People had been driven away from their homes by the invading army. b )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • away — a|way1 W1S1 [əˈweı] adv [: Old English; Origin: onweg, aweg, from on + weg way ] 1.) used to say that someone leaves a place or person, or stays some distance from a place or person ▪ Go away! ▪ Dinah was crying as she drove slowly away. away… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • away — /euh way /, adv. 1. from this or that place; off: to go away. 2. aside; to another place; in another direction: to turn your eyes away; to turn away customers 3. far; apart: away back; away from the subject. 4. out of one s possession or use: to… …   Universalium

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