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 traffic management center remotely controls signals, avoiding traffic jams by turning all the lights green for street lanes going away from the fire. —

Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025 Pettersson’s no-trade clause doesn’t kick in until July, so until then, the talk won’t completely go away. —

Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025 There will always be a hole in your heart that’s never going away. —

Jordana Comiter, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025 The record the Sox set last year won’t soon go away, but many of those 63 players who spent part of the season in Chicago are gone. —

Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for go away