away — to or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing
Part of speech: ADVERB
Definition: to or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈweɪ/
Example Sentences
- My homework ate my dog... wait, that's not right. My dog ate my homework and ran away!
- The teacher is away today, so we're having a pizza party!
- Please put away your phone during the exam.
away
ADVERB[/əˈweɪ/]
to or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing
She waved as the train pulled away from the small countryside station.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Old English 'onweg', a compound of 'on' (on, upon) and 'weg' (way, path). The original sense was 'away along the path' or 'off and away', expressing movement or distance from a position.
Breakdown
on- (on, upon) + weg (way, path) = onweg, which evolved into the modern English 'away' through phonetic contraction and semantic generalization to mean 'at or to a distance'.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My homework ate my dog... wait, that's not right. My dog ate my homework and ran away!”
“The teacher is away today, so we're having a pizza party!”
“Please put away your phone during the exam.”
“The concert is still three months away.”
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