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went away

went away is the simple past of go away.

Meaning of go away

Verb

go away (third-person singular simple present goes away, present participle going away, simple past went away, past participle gone away)

  1. To depart or leave a place.
    • I'm not going to buy it. Please go away and don't come back.
    Synonyms:
    leave
  2. To travel somewhere, especially on holiday or vacation.
    • Will you be going away at the weekend?
  3. (euphemistic) To go to prison to be incarcerated.
    • If you get caught, you're going away for a long time.
  4. To vanish or disappear.
    • As you get closer the haze goes away.

See all 5 meanings of go away

Questions about went away

What is went away the simple past of?
Went away is the simple past of go away.

Words near went away in the dictionary

  1. went around with
  2. went astray
  3. went at
  4. went at a good clip
  5. went at it
  6. went away
  7. went awry
  8. went back
  9. went back a long way
  10. went back in time
  11. went back on

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