adverb

away

Translation

away, off, absent

She has gone away for a few days.

The beach is a mile away.

Put your toys away now.

The team is playing away this weekend.

((verb)) away to or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing He walked away from the car.

((distance)) away used to indicate the distance of one thing from another The station is five minutes away.

to be away to be absent from a place; on vacation My boss is away on vacation.

Synonyms: off, elsewhere, absent; Antonyms: here, present, at home

From Old English 'onweg', meaning 'on the way'. It came to mean moving from a place.

Think of moving 'a way' from where you are. It signifies distance or absence.