ɡoʊ əˈweɪ
neutral
beginner
- Base verb:
- go
- Particle:
- away
- Separable:
- No
What does "go away" mean?
- To leave a place or person
- To disappear or stop existing
- To go on vacation or a trip
Examples
- Go away! I need to concentrate on my work.
- The pain should go away after you take this medicine.
- We're going away for the long weekend to Niagara Falls.
- I wish this cold weather would go away.
- The stain won't go away no matter what I try.
How to use it
'Go away!' as a command can be rude and means 'Leave me alone!' More politely used when describing vacations or things disappearing.
Similar expressions
leave
depart
disappear
vanish
Opposites
come
arrive
stay
appear
Related phrasal verbs
- go on
To continue doing something or happening
- go out
To leave your home for social activities or entertainment
- go through
To experience something difficult or unpleasant
- go ahead
To proceed with something; to start or continue an action
- go off
To explode or fire (bomb, gun, fireworks)
- go back
To return to a place
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