away
From a place, henceFrom a place, hence.
» The meeting is ten days away.
Das Treffen ist in zehn Tagen.
Зустріч буде за десять днів.
Meaning
11 senses(not comparable)From a place, hence.
He went away on vacation.
fort, weg
прочьpročʹ, вонvon, доло́йdolój
гетьhetʹ, прічprič
in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
(not comparable)Aside; off; in another direction.
I tried to approach him, but he turned away.
fort, weg
прочьpročʹ
in a different direction
(not comparable)Aside, so as to discard something.
throw away, chuck away, toss away
(not comparable)At a stated distance in time or space.
Christmas is only two weeks away.
fern
at a distance in space or time
(not comparable)In or to something's usual or proper storage place.
I'll dry the dishes and you put them away.
Please file away these documents.
(not comparable)In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place.
The jewels were locked away in the safe.
He was shut away in the castle tower for six months.
out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
(not comparable)From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
fade away, die away
I'll sleep the rest of the day away/out and, hopefully, I'll manage to sleep this hangover off/away.
fort, weg
out of existence
(not comparable)So as to remove or use up something.
The weather has worn away the inscription, and it is no longer legible.
Please wipe away this spilled drink.
in reserve; not for immediate use
(not comparable)Come away; go away; take away.
Away! Be gone! And don't let me see you round here again!
1933+, Fran Striker, The Lone Ranger, WXYZ-AM Hi-yo Silver, away!
fort, weg
прочьpročʹ, вонvon, доло́йdolój
(not comparable)On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
She's been in her room all day, working away at her computer.
(not comparable)Without restraint.
You've got questions? Ask away!
I saw her whaling away at her detractors.
Examples
9916 sentencesThe meeting is ten days away.
Зустріч буде за десять днів. — deniko
deDas Treffen ist in zehn Tagen. — Zaghawa
The station is two miles away.
Станція знаходиться у двох мілях звідси. — deniko
ruСтанция в трёх километрах отсюда. — marafon
deDer Bahnhof ist zwei Meilen entfernt. — Dejo
The pain has mostly gone away.
Біль майже пройшов. — aandrusiak
deDer Schmerz ist größtenteils verschwunden. — Wolf
I recognized your voice right away.
Я відразу впізнав твій голос. — deniko
ruЯ сразу узнал твой голос. — katjka
deIch habe Ihre Stimme sofort erkannt. — raggione
He gave away all his money.
Він роздав усі свої гроші. — deniko
ruОн отдал все свои деньги. — Balamax
deEr gab all sein Geld weg. — pne
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English away, awey, awei, oway, o wey, on way, from Old English āweġ, onweġ (“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.
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Synonyms
12 synonymsCollocations
12 patterns- right away
- stay away from
- ran away
- that right away
- passed away
- stay away
- get away with
- far away
- get away
- ran away from
- away from the
- get away from