Go Away (Verb)
Meaning 1
Become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- When I turned off the lights the shadows on the wall seemed to go away.
- Her concerns went away after she had a long talk with her best friend.
- The smell of the gas was so strong at first but as time passed it started to go away.
- Go away and leave me alone, I need some time to think.
- The sound of the ocean waves seemed to go away as I walked further inland.
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Meaning 2
Go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- I want you to go away from my house and never come back again.
- The tourists were asked to go away from the restricted area.
- She was told to go away before things escalated further.
- The employees were given a bonus to go away on vacation.
- The flight attendant asked the passengers to go away from the exit doors during landing.
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- Take To The Woods
- Set Out
- Start Out
- Come Away
- Set Off
- Set Forth
- Run Out
- Run Off
- Steal Away
- Slip Away
- Ride Away
- Walk Out
- Linger
- Go Out
- Buzz Off
- Walk Off
- Bugger Off
- Tarry
- Fly The Coop
- Walk Away
- Take Leave
- Pop Off
- Run Away
- Ride Off
- Skip
- Rush Away
- Empty
- Lam
- Sneak Out
- Scram
- Run
- Take Off
- Break Away
- Desert
- Pull Out
- Scat
- Rush Off
- Part
- Hightail It
- Bolt Out
- Get Out
- Vacate
- Sneak Off
- Get
- Depart
- Bunk
- Escape
- Head For The Hills
- Beetle Off
- Decamp
- Turn Tail
Meaning 3
Move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- Go away and don't come back until you've apologized.
- The storm clouds are starting to gather, go away to a safer location.
- The smell of the garbage is terrible, go away and take it with you.
- Go away and let me finish my project in peace.
- The children were playing loudly, go away and play outside instead.
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Meaning 4
Get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- She just stood up and told him to go away, and he was never seen again.
- The stranger suddenly told the kids to go away, and they ran back home.
- After the argument, he told her to go away and never come back.
- The old man shouted at the kids to go away, and they scattered in all directions.
- She just shook her head and told him to go away, and he vanished into the night.