Away

//əˈweɪ//

Synonyms for "away" (137 found)

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Closest matches (28)

Adverb(3 words)
abapoat bay
Prefix(2 words)
ab-apo-
Adverb(1 words)
aside

Strong matches (41)

Adverb(2 words)
byforth
Adverb(1 words)
de
Prefix(1 words)
de-

Related words (68)

Adverb(2 words)
offout
Adverb(2 words)
offout
Prefix(2 words)
off-out-
Prep_phrase(1 words)
on the road
Adjective(1 words)
outside
Adjective(1 words)
road

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derived from

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distinct from

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form of

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has context

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related to

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similar

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Translations

156 translations across 40 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • shkuar adv (from a place; hence)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • ἀπο adv (from a place; hence)
  • ἀπο adv (from a state or condition of being; out of existence)
  • ἀπό adv (from a place; hence)

Arabic

2 entries
  • بعيد adv (from a place; hence)
  • بَعِيدًا adv (from a place; hence)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • прэч adv (from a place; hence)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • дале́ч adv (from a place; hence)

Catalan

1 entries
  • fora adv (from a place; hence)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 消 adv (from a state or condition of being; out of existence)

Cimbrian

1 entries
  • budar adv (from a place; hence)

Czech

1 entries
  • pryč adv (from a place; hence)

Danish

1 entries
  • væk adv (from a place; hence)

Dutch

2 entries
  • weg adj (not here; gone)
  • weg adv (from a place; hence)

Finnish

4 entries
  • lomalla adj (traveling; on vacation)
  • poissa adj (not here; gone)
  • poissa adj (unavailable)
  • poissa adj (traveling; on vacation)

French

1 entries
  • loin adv (from a place; hence)

German

4 entries
  • abwesend adj (not here; gone)
  • abwesend adj (unavailable)
  • fort adj (not here; gone)
  • fort adj (traveling; on vacation)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌰𐍆 adv (from a place; hence)

Greek

2 entries
  • απών adj (not here; gone)
  • μακριά adv (from a place; hence)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • ekki við adj (unavailable)
  • fjarverandi adj (not here; gone)
  • fjarverandi adj (unavailable)
  • fjarverandi adj (traveling; on vacation)

Ingrian

4 entries
  • pakkoo adv (from a place; hence)
  • poikkee adv (from a place; hence)
  • pois adv (from a place; hence)
  • väljää adv (from a place; hence)

Irish

2 entries
  • ar fad adv (on; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away)
  • ar shiúl adv (at a distance in time or space)

Italian

1 entries
  • via adv (from a place; hence)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 遠くに adv (from a place; hence)
  • 遠方に adv (from a place; hence)

K'iche'

3 entries
  • b'ik adv (from a place; hence)
  • ub'i adv (from a place; hence)
  • ub'ik adv (from a place; hence)

Khmer

4 entries
  • មិននៅ adj (not here; gone)
  • ចាកឆ្ងាយ adv (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away)
  • ឆ្ងាយ adv (from a place; hence)
  • ឆ្ងាយ adv (at a distance in time or space)

Latin

4 entries
  • a loco adv (from a place; hence)
  • foras adv (from a place; hence)
  • foris adv (from a place; hence)
  • hinc adv (from a place; hence)

Luxembourgish

4 entries
  • ewech adv (from a place; hence)
  • ewech adv (aside; off; in another direction)
  • ewech adv (from a state or condition of being; out of existence)
  • ewech adv (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • bort adv (from a place; hence)
  • bort adv (aside; off; in another direction)
  • borte adv (from a state or condition of being; out of existence)
  • vekk adv (from a place; hence)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • borte adj (traveling; on vacation)
  • unna adj (not here; gone)
  • bort adv (from a place; hence)
  • bort adv (aside; off; in another direction)

Pashto

4 entries
  • لرې adj (not here; gone)
  • لرې adj (unavailable)
  • لرې adj (traveling; on vacation)
  • لرې adv (from a place; hence)

Polish

4 entries
  • daleko adj (not here; gone)
  • na wyjeździe adj (traveling; on vacation)
  • niedostępny adj (unavailable)
  • nieobecny adj (not here; gone)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • ausente adj (not here; gone)
  • fora adj (traveling; on vacation)
  • indisponível adj (unavailable)
  • a adv (at a distance in time or space)

Romanian

4 entries
  • absent adj (not here; gone)
  • indisponibil adj (unavailable)
  • de aici adv (from a place; hence)
  • în continuare adv (on; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away)

Russian

4 entries
  • далеко́ adj (not here; gone)
  • недосту́пно adj (unavailable)
  • вон adv (from a place; hence)
  • вон adv (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away)

Scots

2 entries
  • awa adj (not here; gone)
  • awa adv (from a state or condition of being; out of existence)

Slovak

4 entries
  • nedostupný adj (unavailable)
  • neprítomný adj (not here; gone)
  • odcestovaný adj (traveling; on vacation)
  • preč adv (from a place; hence)

Slovene

2 entries
  • pròč adv (from a place; hence)
  • strán adv (from a place; hence)

Spanish

4 entries
  • distar adv (at a distance in time or space)
  • fuera adv (from a place; hence)
  • fuera adv (equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away)
  • lejos adv (at a distance in time or space)

Swedish

4 entries
  • borta adj (not here; gone)
  • bort adv (from a place; hence)
  • iväg adv (from a place; hence)
  • åstad adv (from a place; hence)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • at adv (from a place; hence)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • геть adv (from a place; hence)
  • пріч adv (from a place; hence)

Welsh

2 entries
  • bant adv (from a place; hence)
  • i ffwrdd adv (from a place; hence)

Sample sentences

42 total sentences available.

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You're just running away from life's problems.

Source: tatoeba (1388)

I want a boat that will take me far away from here.

Source: tatoeba (1526)

The king was tired of his sycophants always praising him, so he sent them away.

Source: tatoeba (1948)

As he sits in the dark, typing away at his computer, he hears the sound of morning birds chirping away and realizes he has been up all night - but the insomniac still refuses to sleep.

Source: tatoeba (2261)

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