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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAway
/əˈweɪ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
At a distance from a particular place, person, or thing; in another direction.
"She walked away without saying goodbye."
- 1
(Of a sports match) played away from a team's home ground.
"The team secured a crucial win in their away game."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'onweg', a combination of 'on' (on, in) and 'weg' (way). Over the centuries, the prefix 'on-' weakened to 'a-', transforming the compound into Middle English 'away' or 'aweg', indicating movement to a distance or separation from a place.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Away" is said worldwide
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weg
Transliteration: vɛk
"Er ist schon lange weg."
via
Transliteration: ˈvi.a
"Lui è andato via."
lejos
Transliteration: ˈle.xos
"Ella vive muy lejos."
longe
Transliteration: ˈlõ.ʒi
"Eles foram para longe."
loin
Transliteration: lwɛ̃
"Il est parti loin."
दूर
Transliteration: door
"वह बहुत दूर रहता है।"
离开
Transliteration: lí kāi
"请走开。"
멀리
Transliteration: meolli
"그는 멀리 떠났다."
離れて
Transliteration: hanarete
"彼は遠くへ行った。"
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