Afield vs Away - What's the difference?
afield | away |
away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual); usually preceded by far (or farther, further).
*1999 Jacob S. Hacker, The Road to Nowhere: The Genesis of President Clinton's Plan for Healthy Security [ISBN 0691005281], p.118:
*:Whether things could have been different is an open question, and one that would take us far afield from the focus of this book.
*2002 Philip F. Esler, The Early Christian World [ISBN 0203470621], p.3:
*:There were Christians developing notable traditions somewhat away from the Mediterranean and outside the Roman empire, in places like Armenia, or even further afield , in India
On the field.
From a place, .
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, title= Aside; off; in another direction.
From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
Come away; go away; take away.
* 1933 +, Fran Striker, The Lone Ranger , WXYZ-AM
On; in continuance; without intermission or delay.
Without restraint.
Being so engaged for the entire time.
At a distance in time or space.
* 1948 , , North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States , J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
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, title= Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
(following the noun modified) At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
(chiefly, sports) Not on one's home territory.
(baseball, following the noun modified) Out.
As adverbs the difference between afield and away
is that afield is away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual); usually preceded by far (or farther, further) while away is from a place,.As an interjection away is
(northern england) come on!; go on!.As an adjective away is
not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation or away can be .afield
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- We now have both teams afield and can begin the match.
Anagrams
*away
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Etymology 1
(etyl) .Adverb
(further)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
It's a gas, passage=One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.}}
- Hi-yo Silver, away !
- While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away , were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away .}}
Synonyms
* (away from a place) at bay, offAdjective
(further)- The master is away from home.
- Would you pick up my mail while I'm away .
- He's miles away by now.
- Spring is still a month away .
- Next, they are playing away in Dallas.
- Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.