AWAY

away. Away, ad. at a distance, begone, let us go

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A‐way″ (�), adv. [[AS. aweg, anweg, onweg; on on + weg way.]] 1. 1. From a place; hence.
The sound is going away. Shak. Have me away, for I am sore wounded. 2 Chron. xxxv. 23. 2. 2. Absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home.
3. 3. Aside; off; in another direction.
The axis of rotation is inclined away from the sun. Lockyer. 4. 4. From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
Be near me when I fade away. Tennyson. 5. 5. By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away.
And the Lord said . . . Away, get thee down. Exod. xix. 24. 6. 6. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away.
☞ 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. “The calling of assemblies, I can not away with.” (Isa. i. 13), i.e., “I can not bear or endure .” — Away with one, signifies, take him away. “Away with him, crucify him.” John xix. 15. — To make away with. (a) To kill or destroy. (b) To carry off.