Synonyms

go away

British

verb

(intr, adverb) to leave, as when starting from home on holiday

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go away Idioms

Depart, leave a place, travel somewhere. For example, They went away this morning, or Are you going away this winter? This expression also can be used as an imperative ordering someone to leave: Go away! It can also be used figuratively to mean “disappear,” as in This fever just doesn't go away. [c. 1200]

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Ours isn't just going to miraculously go away.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Of course, ignoring the problem won’t make it go away.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

With time, it’s supposed to go away, but for me, it was growing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

At the same time, he said, “they want this ‘no peace, no war’ status quo to go away, and for the confrontation with the U.S. to be resolved.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Nhamo rubbed her eyes; the smudge didn’t go away.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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go away

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