starting at (a place, position, amount, time, date, period etc)
outside of, separating
Cases of word usage
1) to go away from a person, place, etc, not interesting to return (abandon)
2) different from what is normal, usual or expected (abnormal)
3) (of people, living creatures etc) belonging to, existing in, a region from earliest times, or from the time when the region was first known (aboriginal)
4) an act of causing the removal of the fetus from the womb before it is fully developed (abortion)
5) in or to a foreign country or countries; away from one's own country (abroad)
6) a person who is absent. e.g. who lives away from her or his property (absentee)
7) free from error (accurate)
8) a word formed from the (usually) first letters of other words, e.g. NATO (acronym)
9) from one side to the other (across)
10) far away from home; to or at a distance (afield)