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go away

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go away

verb
1. move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" [syn: go] [ant: come
2. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" [syn: leave] [ant: arrive
3. become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke" [syn: vanish
4. get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace" [syn: disappear] [ant: appear
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go away

Depart, leave a place, travel somewhere. For example, They went away this morning, or Are you going away this winter? This expression also can be used as an imperative ordering someone to leave: Go away! It can also be used figuratively to mean "disappear," as in This fever just doesn't go away. [c. 1200]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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