away

  • 31away — [OE] Away was formed in the late Old English period by conflating the phrase on weg, literally ‘on way’, that is, ‘on one’s way, departing’. This soon became reduced to aweg, hence away. => WAY …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 32away — [OE] Away was formed in the late Old English period by conflating the phrase on weg, literally ‘on way’, that is, ‘on one’s way, departing’. This soon became reduced to aweg, hence away. Cf.⇒ WAY …

    Word origins

  • 33Away — A trade, quote, or market that does not originate with the dealer in question, e.g., the bid is 98 10 away from me . The New York Times Financial Glossary …

    Financial and business terms

  • 34away — A trade, quote, or market that does not originate with the dealer in question, e.g., the bid is 98 10 away from me …

    Financial and business terms

  • 35away — adj. Away is used with these nouns: ↑fan, ↑fixture, ↑game, ↑ground, ↑match, ↑side, ↑team, ↑trip, ↑win …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 36away — Cumbrian Dictionary (phrase. a way) come on, hurry up. e.g. Away, wiz ready ter gan. = Come on, we are ready to leave …

    English dialects glossary

  • 37away — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. absent, elsewhere, far off, gone. See distance, absence. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Removed] Syn. absent, not present, gone, distant, at a distance, not here, elsewhere, far afield, at arm s length …

    English dictionary for students

  • 38away —    1. obsolete    dead    With an implication of a temporary parting, perhaps:     Rachel moumynge for hir children and wolde not be comforted, because they were awaye. (Coverdale Bible, Jeremiah, 31: 15 the Authorized Version says because they… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 39away — adverb 1》 to or at a distance.     ↘at a specified future distance in time. 2》 towards a lower level. 3》 into an appropriate place for storage or safe keeping. 4》 towards or into non existence. 5》 constantly, persistently, or continuously. 6》 (of …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 40away — adv 1. from this place, off, abroad, absent, gone, from home, not at home, not present. 2. far, apart, at a distance, remote. 3. aside, in another direction, from contact. 4. out of possession, out of notice, out of use, out of existence, to an… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder