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go (gō)

intransitive verb went, gone, going go′·ing

Etymology: ME gon < OE gan, akin to Du gaan, Ger gehen < IE base *ĝhē-, orig., to leave behind, go away > Sans jíhītē, (he) goes; the pt. went is < wend replacing OE eode, ME yede

transitive verb

  1. to travel or proceed along to go Route 90
  2. to bet; wager
  3. ☆ Informal to tolerate; put up with I can't go him
  4. Informal to furnish (bail) for an arrested person
  5. Informal to be willing to pay, bid, etc. (a specified sum)
  6. ☆ Informal to appreciate or enjoy could you go a piece of pie?
  7. Informal to say: used to describe dialogue [He goes “When?” and she goes “Tonight!”]

noun pl. goes

  1. the act of going
  2. something that operates successfully; a success to make a go of a marriage
  3. Informal the power of going; animation; energy
  4. Informal a state of affairs
  5. ☆ Informal an agreement, or bargain is it a go?
  6. Informal a try; attempt; endeavor
  7. Brit., Informal a quantity given or taken at one time
  8. Cribbage
    1. a call made by a player who cannot play a card because any card in his hand will carry the count above 31
    2. a point received for playing the last card in any sequence with a count less than 31

adjective

  1. functioning properly or ready to go
  2. all right; OK
go Idioms

as people (or things) go

in comparison with how other people (or things) are

from the word “go''

☆
from the outset

go about

  1. to be occupied with; be busy at; do
  2. to move from place to place; circulate
  3. come about (sense ) (at come)

go after

Informal to try to catch or get; pursue

go against

to be or act in opposition to

go along

  1. to proceed; continue
  2. to agree; cooperate
  3. to accompany: often with with

go around

  1. to enclose; surround
  2. ☆ to be enough to provide a share for each
  3. to move from place to place; circulate

go at

  1. to attack
  2. to work at

go back on

☆ Informal
  1. to be faithless or disloyal to; betray
  2. to break (a promise, etc.)

go beyond

to exceed

go by

  1. to pass
  2. to be guided or led by
  3. to be known or referred to by

go down

  1. to descend; sink; set
  2. to suffer defeat; lose
  3. to be perpetuated, as in history
  4. to fall; decline prices went down
  5. to be swallowed
  6. Informal to be accepted with approval
  7. Informal to take place; happen
  8. Brit. to leave a university, esp. upon graduation

go down on

Vulgar, Slang to perform oral sex on

go for

  1. to be regarded or taken as
  2. to try to get
  3. ☆ to advocate; support
  4. ☆ Informal to attack
  5. Informal to be attracted by; like very much

go hard with

to cause trouble or pain to

go in for

☆
Informal to engage, take part, or indulge in; be given to

go into

  1. to inquire into
  2. to take up as a study or occupation
  3. to examine or review
  4. to be contained in 5 goes into 10 twice

go in with

to share expenses or obligations with; join

go it

Informal to carry on some activity; proceed; act to go it alone

go missing

Chiefly Brit. to become lost or absent, often under suspicious circumstances; disappear the ship went missing in the dense fog

go off

  1. to go away; leave, esp. suddenly
  2. to explode; detonate
  3. to make a noise
  4. to happen

go on

  1. to move ahead; proceed; continue
  2. to behave
  3. to happen; take place
  4. Informal to chatter or rant
  5. Theater to make an entrance

go (a person) one better

☆
Informal to outdo or surpass (a person)

go out

  1. to come to an end; specif.,
    1. to be extinguished
    2. to become outdated
  2. to attend social affairs, the theater, etc.
  3. to go on strike
  4. to try out (for an athletic team, etc.)
  5. Golf

go over

  1. to examine thoroughly
  2. to do again
  3. to review
  4. ☆ Informal to be successful

go some

☆
Informal to do or achieve quite a lot

go through

  1. to perform thoroughly
  2. to endure; suffer; experience
  3. ☆ to look through; search
  4. ☆ to get approval or acceptance
  5. to spend

go through with

to pursue to the end; complete

go to!

Archaic come!indeed!: used to express disapproval, disbelief, etc.

go together

  1. to match; harmonize
  2. ☆ Informal to date only each other

go under

☆ to fail, as in business

go up

  1. to rise in value, price, etc.; increase
  2. Brit. to enter a university

go up in flames (or smoke)

to burn

go with

Informal to be a sweetheart of

go without

to manage or do without

have a go at

Informal to try; attempt

let go

  1. to set free; let escape
  2. to release one's hold or grip
  3. to give up; abandon, as one's interest in something
  4. to dismiss from a job; fire

let oneself go

to be unrestrained or uninhibited

no go

Informal not possible; without use or value

on the go

Informal in constant motion or action

to go

Informal
  1. ☆ to be taken out: said of food in a restaurant
  2. remaining; still to be completed, etc. one finished, two to go

what goes?

☆
Slang what's happening?
go2 definition

go (gō)

noun

a Japanese game played with black and white stones on a board marked with many intersecting lines

Etymology: Sino-Jpn

GO definition

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general order(s)

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go Synonyms

go

v.

  1. To depart

    quit, withdraw, run away; see leave 1.

  2. To proceed

    travel, progress, proceed; see advance 1, move 1.

  3. To function

    work, run, perform; see operate 2.

  4. To fit or suit

    conform, accord, harmonize; see agree, agree with 2, fit 1.

  5. To extend

    stretch, cover, spread; see reach 1.

  6. To belong

    mesh, fit in, be designed for, be adapted for; see belong 1, 2, fit 1.

  7. To elapse

    be spent, waste away, transpire; see pass 2.

  8. To fail

    decline, weaken, worsen; see fail 1.

  9. To continue

    maintain, carry on, persist; see continue 1.

  10. To appeal

    apply for a retrial, contest, reopen; see appeal 2.

  11. To die

    pass on, depart, succumb; see die 1.

  12. To end

    terminate, finish, conclude; see stop 2.

  13. To endure

    persevere, go on, persist; see endure 1.

  14. *To bet

    wager, gamble, hazard; see bet.

  15. *To tolerate

    let, permit, consent to; see allow 1.

as people (<strong>or </strong>things) go

in comparison with other people, in comparison with other things, by general standards, according to certain criteria; see compared.

from the word ""go''*

from the outset, at the start, beginning with; see at first at first.

go (a person) one better*

outdo, surpass, do better than; see exceed.

have a go at*

attempt, endeavor, try one's hand at; see try 1.

let oneself go

be unrestrained, be uninhibited, free oneself, have fun; see relax 1.

no go*

impossible, worthless, without value; see useless 1.

on the go*

in constant motion, moving, busy; see active 2.

what goes?*

what's is happening?, what's up?, what is going on?; see what 2.


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go Usage Examples

Object

  • home: The man whose vision of Britain is now engraved in the popular mind could not go home again.

Preposition: on

  • holiday: Between 1880-1914 Cromer became the fashionable place to go on holiday.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • through: The regional winners will go through to the national round of judging and the chance to win the top prize of £ 25,000.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • down: And of course our standard sudoku puzzles are sure to go down a treat.

Used with why or when

  • where: But Koi are very adaptable and their need for food means that they will, sooner or later, go where the rations are.
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go quotes

'Will ye gang wi'me, Lizzy Lindsay, Will ye gang to the Highlands wi'me? Will ye gang wi'me, Lizzy Lindsay. My bride and my darling to be?'

-Ballads

The trouble is that I have to go with so much still to say.

-Barto¤  k, Be¤  la

I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

-Bible (Old Testament)

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