Search results for 'away':

away adverb 1 from one place, position, person or time towards another; off. 2 in or to the usual or proper place • put the books away. 3 into the distance; into extinction • fade away. 4 apart; remote • stay away from the bustle of the city. 5 continuously; repeatedly; relentlessly • talk away. 6 aside; in another direction • looked away. 7 promptly; without hesitation; now • Any questions? Ask away! 8 said of a sporting event: on the opponent's ground. 9 used with verbs such as while, fritter, sleep: wastefully; idly • whiled away his days smoking and drinking • frittered away her money on expensive clothes. adj 1 not present; not at home. 2 distant • not far away. 3 said of a sporting event: played on the opponent's ground • away game. noun a match played or won by a team playing on their opponent's ground. away with the fairies distracted; mad; doolally. Away you go! an expression of disbelief • Away you go! You never ate all that ice-cream yourself! do away with someone or something 1 euphemistic to kill them • hired a contract killer to do away with her husband. 2 to stop or to get rid of it • Let's do away with the small talk and get down to business. right or straight away immediately • got promoted straight away.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon aweg, onweg.