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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGo Away
/ɡoʊ əˈweɪ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To leave a place or situation.
"When the argument escalated, she told him to go away." - 2
To express a desire for someone to stop bothering or annoying.
"He was so frustrated that he shouted for the kids to go away."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase 'go away' originates from Middle English 'goon awai', where 'go' comes from Old English 'gān', meaning to move or proceed, and 'away' from Old English 'āweg', meaning from this place. Over time, it has evolved to express a desire for someone to leave or to indicate dismissal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Go Away" is said worldwide
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Va t'en
Transliteration: va t'en
"Il lui a dit de va t'en."
Geh weg
Transliteration: geɪ vɛk
"Er sagte, geh weg."
Vai via
Transliteration: vai via
"Lui ha detto di vai via."
Vete
Transliteration: ˈβete
"Ella le dijo que vete."
Vai embora
Transliteration: vai ɪmˈbɔɾɐ
"Ele disse para vai embora."
जाओ
Transliteration: jāo
"उसने कहा जाओ।"
走开
Transliteration: zǒu kāi
"他叫我走开。"
가라
Transliteration: gara
"그는 나에게 가라고 했다."
行け
Transliteration: ike
"彼は私に行けと言った。"
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