go away
phrasal verb·2 senses·particle away
Meanings
Leave a place or person
Why “away”? A person, object, look, or choice becomes more distant from its starting point.
“Go away. I'm busy.”
“Go away and let me study.”
Travel somewhere for a holiday or break
“We're going away to the coast for a week.”
“They went away for half-term.”
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go back
A contrast learners often mix up
Return to a place; (of a friendship or history) date from a particular time; Withdraw from a promise or agreement
go in
A contrast learners often mix up
Enter a place; (of the sun, moon or stars) become hidden behind clouds; Be understood or accepted into the mind
go out
A contrast learners often mix up
Leave to socialise or travel; Stop burning or producing light from a flame
go round
A contrast learners often mix up
Travel in a circular path or loop; Of news or rumour, spread among a group
go through
A contrast learners often mix up
Travel from one side to the other; Examine something carefully; Experience a difficult time; Be officially approved, accepted, or completed; Use up a quantity of something quickly; Practice something step by step; Do something you planned, even when it is difficult
back away
Same away pattern: leaving
Move away or distance yourself, often from fear or caution
break away
Same away pattern: leaving
Escape from someone holding you; Leave a group to form a separate one; Pull ahead of others in a race
call away
Same away pattern: leaving
Be required to leave because of an urgent matter
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