I. ə-ˈwā adverb
Date: before 12th century
1. : on the way : along
get away early
2. : from this or that place
go away
3.
a. : in a secure place or manner
locked away
b. : in another direction
look away
4. : out of existence : to an end
echoes dying away
5. : from one's possession
gave away a fortune
6. : steadily onward : uninterruptedly
clocks ticking away
7. : by a long distance or interval : far
away back in 1910
II. adjective
Date: 14th century
1. : absent from a place : gone
away for the weekend
2. : distant in space or time
a lake 10 miles away
the season is two months away
3. : played on an opponent's grounds
home and away games
4. baseball : out
two away in the ninth
• away·ness noun