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Go away meaning

Go away is a phrasal verb with 3 meanings. One of them is to leave a particular place.

Past simple
went away
Past participle
gone away
-ing form
going away

What go away means

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To leave a particular place

Please go away and let me finish this work.

2 more meanings of go away are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With go: go out, go in, go on, go off, go up, go back, go together, go with, go down, go through.

With away: give away, put away, throw away, take away, come away, get away, get away with, run away, idle away, keep away.

Common questions

What does go away mean?

It has 3 meanings. One of them is to leave a particular place. The other 2, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of go away?

Went away. The past participle is gone away.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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