away

Words with a similar base: away

'away'

[away.s.01] as in: not present; having left

Examples:
he's away right now
you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away

'away'

[away.a.02] as in: used of an opponent's ground

Examples:
an away game

'away'

[away.s.02] as in: (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter

Examples:
the pitch was away (or wide)
an outside pitch

'away'

[away.r.01] as in: from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)

Examples:
ran away from the lion
wanted to get away from there
sent the children away to boarding school
the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal
went off to school
they drove off
go forth and preach

'away'

[away.r.02] as in: from one's possession

Examples:
he gave out money to the poor
gave away the tickets

'away'

[aside.r.02] as in: out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)

Examples:
brush the objections aside
pushed all doubts away

'away'

[away.r.04] as in: out of existence; ; - H.E.Scudder

Examples:
the music faded away
tried to explain away the affair of the letter
idled the hours away
her fingernails were worn away

'away'

[off.r.02] as in: at a distance in space or time

Examples:
the boat was 5 miles off (or away)
the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)
away back in the 18th century

'away'

[away.r.06] as in: indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily

Examples:
he worked away at the project for more than a year
the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it

'away'

[away.r.07] as in: so as to be removed or gotten rid of

Examples:
cleared the mess away
the rotted wood had to be cut away

'away'

[away.r.08] as in: freely or at will

Examples:
fire away!

'away'

[away.r.09] as in: in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)

Examples:
put the toys away
her jewels are locked away in a safe
filed the letter away

'away'

[away.r.10] as in: in a different direction

Examples:
turn aside
turn away one's face
glanced away

'away'

[aside.r.06] as in: in reserve; not for immediate use

Examples:
started setting aside money to buy a car
put something by for her old age
has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day

Origins

					away (English)
└── onweg (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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