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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Unfortunately, climate change isn’t going away, no matter how hard anyone tries to deny it. —

Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024 Chatter about the inevitability of consolidation within the streaming world has been going on for well over a year now, with a widespread expectation that at some point, a couple of major platforms will either merge or go away. —

Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024 When will the political yard signs start going away after the election? —

Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024 The good news is for most individuals, RSV symptoms are mild and go away on their own after a week or two. —

Omer Awan, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for go away