away
away is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.2. Absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home.
- 2.Aside; off; in another direction. The axis of rotation is inclined away from the sun. Lockyer.
- 3.From a state or condition of being; out of existence. Be near me when I fade away. Tennyson.
- 4.By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come ~; begone; take ~. And the Lord said . . . Away, get thee down. Exod. xix.
- 5.6. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away. [Colloq.] Note: It is much used in phrases signifying moving or going from; as, go away, run away, etc.; all signifying departure, or separation to a distance. Sometimes without the verb; as, whither away so fast "Love hath wings, and will away." Waller. It serves to modify the sense of certain verbs by adding that of removal, loss, parting with, etc.; as, to throw away; to trifle away; to squander away, etc. Sometimes it has merely an intensive force; as, to blaze away. Away with, bear, abide. [Obs. or Archaic] "The calling of assemblies, I can not away with." (Isa. i. 13 ), i. e., "I can not bear or endure [it]." -- Away with one, signifies, take him away. "Away with, crucify him." John xix.
- 6.-- To make away with. (a) To kill or destroy. (b) To carry off.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abandon
- abandonment
- abate
- abatement
- able
- ablegate
- ablepsy
- about
- abridge
- abridgment
- abstain
- abstinence
- abuse
- all
- alone
- amaurosis
- amnesia
- amnesty
- and
- annulment
- another
- anticlimax
- apart
- aside
- attention
- attenuate
- avaunt
- avert
- avoid
- avoidance
- avolation
- back
- bacon
- bad
- banishment
- bate
- behind
- believing
- belle
- big
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is away.
- What is 2. Absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home called?
- What is aside; off; in another direction. The axis of rotation is inclined away from the sun. Lockyer called?
- What is from a state or condition of being; out of existence. Be near me when I fade away. Tennyson called?
- What is by ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come ~; begone; take ~. And the Lord said . . . Away, get thee down. Exod. xix called?
- What is -- To make away with. (a) To kill or destroy. (b) To carry off called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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