# go away

Pronunciation: say "goh uh-WAY" US /ˌɡoʊ əˈweɪ/, UK /ˌɡəʊ əˈweɪ/

## Interjection

1. Used as a command telling someone to leave.
   - Simple: Said to tell someone to leave right away.
   - _Go away! Can't you see I'm busy?_
   - _"Go away," she groaned, pulling the blanket over her head when her brother knocked again._

## Phrasal verb

2. To leave a place; to depart from where one is.
   - Simple: To leave a place.
   - _I wish those reporters would go away and leave the family in peace._
   - _The salesman finally went away after I shut the door on him._
3. To stop being present or noticeable; to vanish or disappear.
   - Simple: To stop being there, so you cannot see or feel it anymore.
   - _If the pain doesn't go away in a few days, call your doctor._
   - _By noon the fog had gone away and the whole valley lay in sunshine._
4. To leave home and travel somewhere, especially for a vacation.
   - Simple: To leave home for a trip, often a vacation.
   - _We're going away for a long weekend at the lake._
   - _Every August, my parents go away to the coast for two weeks._
5. A softened way of saying that someone is going to prison to serve a sentence.
   - Simple: A softer way to say that someone is going to prison.
   - _Everyone in the courtroom knew he would go away for at least ten years._
   - _Her brother went away for stealing cars when she was twelve and came home a stranger._

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