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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During her senior year of high school, Knights caught a mono-like illness that never fully went away.
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Ransomware is a cybersecurity threat that just won’t go away.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
For some babies with NDM, diabetes goes away during childhood but could come back later in life.
—Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
Not just go away from a pack of nosy reporters, but the whole thing.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Ransomware is a cybersecurity threat that just won’t go away.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
For some babies with NDM, diabetes goes away during childhood but could come back later in life.
—Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
Not just go away from a pack of nosy reporters, but the whole thing.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Go away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20away. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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