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.
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Quentin went away and rewrote the scene.
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Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the ewe who gave birth to her won't go away or stop pestering these human usurpers.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Phasmophobia won't just go away on its own, experts note.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
If the problem doesn’t go away, consult your veterinarian.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the ewe who gave birth to her won't go away or stop pestering these human usurpers.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Phasmophobia won't just go away on its own, experts note.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
If the problem doesn’t go away, consult your veterinarian.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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 1 Nov. 2025.
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