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.

Examples of go away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Getty Images The fervor and passion surrounding women’s sports aren’t going to go away, said Jessica Berman, commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League. —

Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024 Chances are, with this journey of prompting you’ve just undertaken, it’s gone away from your original style guide. —

Jodie Cook, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 Jordan added that the sport was at risk of going away completely if the economics weren’t made more attractive for potential investors. —

Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2024 Many people with no symptoms or mild symptoms will have the infections go away on their own without any medicine. —

Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for go away

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