Definitions of go away
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move away from a place into another direction
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go away from a place
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exit, get out, go out, leave
move out of or depart from
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depart, leave, pull up stakes
remove oneself from an association with or participation in
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arrive, come, get
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
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get
reach and board
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go out
leave the house to go somewhere
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desert
leave behind
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depart, quit, take leave
go away or leave
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pop off
leave quickly
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walk away, walk off
go away from
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hightail
leave as fast as possible
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walk out
leave abruptly, often in protest or anger
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come away
leave in a certain condition
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decamp, skip, vamoose
leave suddenly
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buzz off, get, scram
leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
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beetle off, bolt, bolt out, run off, run out
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
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ride away, ride off
ride away on a horse, for example
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go out
take the field
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linger, tarry
leave slowly and hesitantly
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depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off
leave
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get out, pull out
move out or away
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rush away, rush off
depart in a hurry
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break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
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slip away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out, steal away
leave furtively and stealthily
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abandon, empty, vacate
leave behind empty; move out of
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walk out of
leave, usually as an expression of disapproval
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congee
depart after obtaining formal permission
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beat a retreat
depart hastily
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lift off, take off
depart from the ground
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roar off
leave
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blaze, blaze out
move rapidly and as if blazing
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sally forth, sally out
set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner
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plump out
depart suddenly
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flee, fly, take flight
run away quickly
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skedaddle
run away, as if in a panic
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break camp, decamp
leave a camp
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date
go on a date with
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exit, get out, go out, leave
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get lost, as without warning or explanation
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appear
come into sight or view
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fall away, fall off
diminish in size or intensity
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fall
go as if by falling
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die
disappear or come to an end
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go
be abolished or discarded
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absent, remove
go away or leave
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blow over, evanesce, fade, fleet, pass, pass off
disappear gradually
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fade, wither
lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
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skip town, take a powder
disappear without notifying anyone (idiom)
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die off, die out
become extinct
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desorb
go away from the surface to which (a substance) is adsorbed
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appear
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become invisible or unnoticeable
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dematerialise, dematerialize
become immaterial; disappear
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clear, dissipate
go away or disappear
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bob under
disappear suddenly, as if under the surface of a body of water
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dematerialise, dematerialize
Pronunciation
US
/goʊ əˌweɪ/
UK
/gəʊ əˈweɪ/
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