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away / out
In a place other than at home or at one's usual location. Often used to describe an activity outside one's own city or house.
Da wir keine Lust zum Kochen hatten, haben wir auswärts gegessen.
Since we didn't feel like cooking, we ate out.
away
In a sports context, when a team is not playing in its own stadium but at the opponent's venue.
Nächste Woche muss die Mannschaft auswärts in München antreten.
Next week, the team has to play away in Munich.
The ending '-wärts' expresses a direction or place. You can also find it in other adverbs such as 'vorwärts' (forward), 'rückwärts' (backward), 'abwärts' (downward), or 'heimwärts' (homeward).
Nach dem langen Tag im Büro fahre ich jetzt heimwärts.
After the long day at the office, I'm heading home now.
As an adverb, 'auswärts' (away/out) can be placed flexibly in a sentence. It can stand in position 1 (then the verb follows) or after the verb in the middle field of the sentence.
Auswärts schläft er immer sehr schlecht.
When he's away from home, he always sleeps very badly.
In its general meaning, 'auswärts' (away/out) is often connected with everyday activities. Typical phrases are 'auswärts essen' (to eat out), 'auswärts schlafen' (to sleep away from home), or 'auswärts arbeiten' (to work away from home).
Am Wochenende schlafen wir bei Freunden, also auswärts.
At the weekend, we're sleeping at friends' place, so away from home.
You can recognize the sports-context meaning by typical verbs such as 'spielen' (to play), 'antreten' (to compete/play), or 'gewinnen' (to win), as well as by the names of clubs or cities.
Der FC Bayern hat sein letztes Spiel auswärts gewonnen.
FC Bayern won its last match away.
on the way / out and about
Both words can indicate that someone is not in their usual place. „Unterwegs“ emphasizes that the person is on the way to a destination, while „auswärts“ merely highlights being somewhere else or doing something away from home. „Unterwegs“ fits a journey, while „auswärts“ is suitable for staying somewhere else.
Ich bin heute auswärts und arbeite im Büro unserer anderen Stadt.
I’m away today and working at the office in our other city.
Ich bin noch unterwegs und komme erst am Abend nach Hause.
I’m still on the way and won’t get home until the evening.
