to go away
Pronunciation
/ɡˌoʊ ɐwˈeɪ/
British pronunciation
/ɡˌəʊ ɐwˈeɪ/

Definition & Meaning of "go away"in English

to go away
[phrase form: go]
01

to move from a person or place

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Children often cry when their parents have to go away for work.
The stray cat would n't go away despite our efforts to shoo it off.
02

to temporarily leave one's home, typically for a vacation

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They decided to go away for a week and relax at the beach.
Families often go away during the summer to escape the city's heat.
03

to vanish or cease to exist

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The magician made the rabbit go away in a puff of smoke.
The mysterious footprints in the sand seemed to go away without a trace.
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