go away

phrasal 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.

Examples of go away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Porter thinks airport lounges can be part of what’s offered to travelers, and won’t go away. —Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025

What’s left of Hotel Marysville just won’t go away. —Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025

The Plus phones at least gave the iPhone lineup a nice symmetry—two tiers of phone, with a regular one and a big one at each tier—but rumors suggest that the Plus phone is also going away this year. —Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025

There’s a recognition that concerns over deficits are not going away and likely to mount. —Diane Brady, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for go away

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway