go away

verb

went away; gone away; going away; goes away
Synonyms of go awaynext
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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Some students from low-income families avoid taking free meals out of shame; if everyone eats for free, proponents say, that stigma goes away. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 So that’s one of the things is from a coarse grain scale, the wave-like pattern goes away. — Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 The organizational challenges leaders have always had to manage are not going away. — Chris Ernst, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Approved since 1963, the vaccine is very safe, and side effects are usually mild and go away on their own, the agency says. — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 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 25 Sep. 2026.

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