go away

phrasal verb

went away; gone away; going away; goes away

: to leave a place or person

She angrily told him to go away and stop bothering her.

: to leave home for a period of time

They're going away on vacation.

After graduating from high school, he went away to college.

: to stop existing or happening : to end

I just wish there was some way to make the pain go away.

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The new text released today goes away from the mandatory approach and adds flexibility to better reflect needs of developed and developing countries. —

Simi Thambi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Jobs going away Meanwhile, some major Michigan employers have cut jobs this year. —

Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 17 Nov. 2024 In this, the first Friends Thanksgiving, Monica and Ross are forced to celebrate the holiday on their own in the city because their parents went away on a trip. —

Brian Boone, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024 Valley fever, also known by its clinical name coccidioidomycosis, is a lung infection that is rarely fatal and typically goes away without treatment. —

Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for go away