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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The Adebayo-Ware lineups were so bad through the first two-plus months of the season that Spoelstra actually went away from them for a while.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Some teachers might use carts for a year or two instead of having their own classroom, but the district’s demographic study shows enrollment will continue to decrease, so that problem will go away.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Then Scott went away to live life.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
The act of measurement seemingly makes this hazy quantumness go away, replaced by something definite and more in line with our experience of classical reality.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Some teachers might use carts for a year or two instead of having their own classroom, but the district’s demographic study shows enrollment will continue to decrease, so that problem will go away.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Then Scott went away to live life.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
The act of measurement seemingly makes this hazy quantumness go away, replaced by something definite and more in line with our experience of classical reality.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Go away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20away. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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