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View synonyms for go away

go away

verb

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

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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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The federal $7,500 EV purchase tax credit went away at the end of September.

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Judge Shant KC said: "You must not go away with the impression that this will not lead to a custodial sentence."

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The incumbents don’t go away, but the new entrants can race past them.

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Before Franklin’s firing, there had only been two other occasions when a school paid in excess of $20 million for a coach to go away.

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Constipation that doesn't go away affects one in 10 people and can have a major impact on someone's quality of life.

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