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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At some point, the phone will go away altogether.
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If a program gets cut and the job goes away, there’s often nowhere to document the change.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
This isn’t going away anytime soon.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
At some point, the phone will go away altogether.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
If a program gets cut and the job goes away, there’s often nowhere to document the change.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
This isn’t going away anytime soon.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for go away
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“Go away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20away. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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