go away

verb

went away; gone away; going away; goes away
1
: to leave a place or person
She angrily told him to go away and stop bothering her.
2
: to leave home for a period of time
They're going away on vacation.
After graduating from high school, he went away to college.
3
: to stop existing or happening : to end
I just wish there was some way to make the pain go away.

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Those are slow growing tumors that give symptoms of headaches that won't go away, seizures, and neurological issues. Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 9 May 2026 However, one mystery refused to go away. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026 The core Mom skills — listening, caring, advising; maybe a little nagging, maybe shutting up — never go away. Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026 Executives at Nielsen don’t see TV ratings going away, however, because impressions remain an apples-to-apples way of comparing one TV or streaming program to another. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for go away

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“Go away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20away. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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