Main Entry:

¹away

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈwā\

Function:

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>