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- Dictionarygo/ɡəʊ/
verb
- 1. move from one place to another; travel: "he went out to the shops" Similar moveproceedmake one's wayadvanceprogresspasswalkwend one's waytraveljourneyrepairremoveretireliterary:betake oneself
- ▪ travel a specified distance: "you just have to go a few miles to get to the road"
- ▪ travel or move in order to engage in a specified activity: "let's go and have a pint"
- ▪ attend or visit for a particular purpose: "we went to the cinema"
- ▪ (of a thing) lie or extend in a certain direction: "the scar went all the way up her leg" Similar extendcontinuecarry onstretchreachlead
- ▪ change in level, amount, or rank: "prices went up by 15 per cent"
- ▪ said in various expressions when angrily or contemptuously dismissing someone: informal "go and get stuffed" Similar come to an endcease to existdisappearvanishbe no morebe overrun its coursefade awaymelt awayevaporateblow overfinishendstopceaseterminaterare:evanishOpposite return
- ▪ used to emphasize the speaker's annoyance at someone's action: informal "then he goes and spoils it all"
- ▪ begin motion (used in a starter's order to begin a race): "ready, steady, go!"
- 2. leave; depart: "I really must go" Similar leavedeparttake one's leavetake oneself offgo awaygo offwithdrawabsent oneselfsay one's goodbyesquitmake an exitexitset offset outstart outget goingget under waybe on one's waydecampretreatbeat a retreatretiremake offclear outmake oneself scarceslope offrun offrun awayfleemake a moveinformal:make tracksshove offpush offclear offbeat ittake offskedaddlescramsplitscootup stickspack one's bagssling one's hookvamoosehightail itcut outrare:abstract oneselfOpposite arrivecomestay
- ▪ (of time) pass or elapse: "the hours went by" Similar passpass byelapseslip by/pastroll by/pasttick awaywear onmarch onfly by/past
- ▪ pass a specified amount of time in a particular way: "I went a year without seeing my kids"
- ▪ come to an end; cease to exist: "a golden age that has now gone for good" Similar come to an endcease to existdisappearvanishbe no morebe overrun its coursefade awaymelt awayevaporateblow overfinishendstopceaseterminaterare:evanishOpposite return
- ▪ cease operating or functioning: "the power went in our road last week" Similar be used upbe spentbe finishedbe at an endbe exhaustedbe consumedbe drainedbe depleted
- ▪ leave or resign from a post: "I tried to persuade the Chancellor not to go"
- ▪ die (used euphemistically): "I'd like to see my grandchildren before I go" Similar diepass awaypass onexpiredepart this lifebe no morebreathe one's lastdraw one's last breathmeet one's endmeet one's deathmeet one's Makergive up the ghostgo to the great beyondcross the great divideshuffle off this mortal coilperishgo the way of the/all fleshgo to one's last resting placeinformal:kick the bucketbite the dustcroakconk outbuy itturn up one's toescash in one's chipsgo belly upsnuff itpeg outpop one's clogs
- ▪ be lost or stolen: "when he returned minutes later his equipment had gone" Similar be stolenbe takengo missingdisappearbe lostbe mislaid
- ▪ (of money) be spent, especially in a specified way: "the rest of his money went on medical expenses" Similar be used upbe spentbe finishedbe at an endbe exhaustedbe consumedbe drainedbe depleted
- 3. intend or be likely or intended to be or do something (used to express a future tense): "I'm going to be late for work"
- 4. pass into or be in a specified state, especially an undesirable one: "the food is going bad" Similar becomegetturngrowcome to beliterary:wax
- ▪ make a sound of a specified kind: "the engine went bang"
- ▪ (of a bell or similar device) make a sound in functioning: "I heard the buzzer go four times" Similar soundsound outmake a soundmake a noiseresoundreverberateringchimepealtolldingclang
- 5. proceed or turn out in a specified way: "how did the weekend go?" Similar turn outwork outfareprogressdevelopcome outresultendend upinformal:pan outrare:eventuate
- ▪ be acceptable or permitted: "underground events where anything goes"
- 6. be harmonious, complementary, or matching: "rosemary goes with roast lamb" Similar matchgo togetherbe harmoniousharmonizeblendsuit each otherbe suitedcomplement each otherbe complementarycoordinate with each otherbe compatible
- ▪ be found in the same place or situation; be associated: "cooking and eating go together"
- 7. (of a machine or device) function: "my car won't go" Similar functionworkbe in working orderrunoperatebe operativeperform
- ▪ continue in operation or existence: "the committee was kept going even when its existence could no longer be justified"
- 8. contribute to or be put into (a whole): "considerable effort went into making the operation successful"
- ▪ used to indicate how many people a supply of a resource is sufficient for or how much can be achieved using it: "the sale will go a long way towards easing the huge debt burden"
- 9. (of an article) be regularly kept or put in a particular place: "remember which card goes in which slot" Similar be keptbelonghave a placebe foundbe locatedbe situatedliestand
- ▪ fit into a particular place or space: "you're trying to squeeze a quart into a pint pot, and it just won't go"
- 10. (of a song or account) have a specified content or wording: "if you haven't heard it, the story goes like this"
- ▪ say: informal "the kids go, ‘Yeah, sure.’"
- 11. use a toilet; urinate or defecate: informal "he had to go but couldn't, because she was still in the bathroom"
noun
- 1. an attempt or trial at something: informal "have a go at answering the questions yourself" Similar attempttryeffortbidendeavourinformal:shotstabcrackbashwhirlwhackformal:essayarchaic:assay
- 2. a person's turn to use or do something: informal British "I had a go on Nigel's racing bike"
- ▪ used in reference to a single item, action, or spell of activity: "he drank a pint in one go"
- 3. spirit, animation, or energy: informal British "there's no go in me at all these days" Similar energyvigourvitalitylifelivelinessanimationvivacityspiritspiritednessverveenthusiasmzestvibrancysparksparkleeffervescenceexuberancebriobuoyancyperkinesssprightlinessstaminadynamismdrivepushdeterminationinformal:zipzingpeppizzazzpunchbouncefizzoomphget-up-and-govim and vigourfeistiness
- ▪ vigorous activity: informal "it's all go around here"
- 4. a state of affairs: informal, dated "this seems a rum sort of go"
- ▪ an attack of illness: informal "he's had this nasty go of dysentery"
- 5. an enterprise which has been approved: informal North American "tell them the project is a go"
adjective
- 1. functioning properly: informal "all systems go"
Word Origin Old Englishgān, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gaan and German gehen; the form went was originally the past tense of wend.
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