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Definition of 'Go'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) go
to move or proceed, esp. to or from something:
to go home.

2.  go
to leave a place; depart:
Go Away!

3.  go
to keep or be in motion; function or operate:
The engine is going now.

4.  go
to become as specified:
to go mad.

5.  go
to continue in a certain state or condition; be habitually:
to go barefoot.

6.  go
to act as specified:
Go warily.

7.  go
to act so as to come into a certain state or condition:
to go to sleep.

8.  go
to be known:
to go by a false name.

9.  go
to reach or give access to:
This door goes outside.

10.  go
to pass or elapse:
The time went fast.

11.  go
to be applied, allotted, etc., to a particular recipient or purpose:
My money goes for food and rent.

12.  go
to be sold:
The house went for very little.

13.  go
to be considered generally or usually:
He's tall, as jockeys go.

14.  go
to conduce or tend:
This only goes to prove the point.

15.  go
to result or end:
How did the game go?

16.  go
to belong; have a place:
This book goes here.

17.  go
(of colors, styles, etc.) to harmonize; be compatible; be suited.

18.  go
to fit or extend:
This belt won't go around my waist.

19.  go
to be or become consumed, finished, etc.:
The cake went fast.

20.  go
to be or become discarded, dismissed, etc.:
Those puns of yours have got to go!

21.  go
to develop or proceed, esp. with reference to success or satisfaction:
How is your new job going?

22.  go
to move or proceed with remarkable speed or energy:
Look at that airplane go!

23.  go
to make a certain sound:
The gun goes bang.

24.  go
to be phrased, written, or composed:
How does that song go?

25.  go
to seek or have recourse; resort:
to go to court.

26.  go
to become worn-out, weakened, etc.

27.  go
to die.

28.  go
to fail or give way:
The dike might go any minute.

29.  go
to come into action; begin:
Go when you hear the bell.

30.  go
to make up a quantity or content:
Sixteen ounces go to the pound.

31.  go
to be or be able to be divided:
Three goes into fifteen five times.

32.  go
to contribute to an end result:
the items that go to make up the total.

33.  go
to have as one's goal; intend (usu. fol. by an infinitive):
Their daughter is going to be a doctor.

34.  go
to be permitted, approved, or the like:
Around here, anything goes.

35.  go
to be authoritative; be the final word:
Whatever I say goes!

36.  go
to subject oneself:
Don't go to any trouble.

37.  go
Informal. to urinate or defecate.

38. (v.t.) go
to move or proceed with or according to:
Going my way?

39.  go
to share or participate in to the extent of:
to go halves.

40.  go
Informal. to risk, pay, afford, bet, or bid:
I'll go fifty dollars for a ticket.

41.  go
to yield, weigh, or grow to:
This field will go two bales of cotton.

42.  go
to assume the obligation or function of:
His father went bail for him.

43.  go
Informal. to say; remark (usu. used in recounting a conversation).

44.  go
Informal. to endure or tolerate:
I can't go his preaching.

45.  go
go about,

46.  go
to occupy oneself with; perform.

47.  go
to change course at sea by tacking or wearing.

48.  go
go after, to attempt to obtain; strive for.

49.  go
go against, to be in conflict with or opposed to.

50.  go
go ahead, to proceed without hesitation or delay.

51.  go
go along,

52.  go
to agree; concur.

53.  go
go around,

54.  go
to be often in company.

55.  go
to be sufficient for all.

56.  go
to pass or circulate:
A rumor is going around.

57.  go
go at,

58.  go
to assault; attack.

59.  go
to begin or proceed vigorously.

60.  go
go by,

61.  go
to pass:
Don't let this chance go by.

62.  go
to be guided by.

63.  go
go down,

64.  go
to decrease or subside, as in amount or size.

65.  go
to descend or sink.

66.  go
to suffer defeat.

67.  go
to be accepted or believed.

68.  go
to be remembered in history or by posterity.

69.  go
Slang. to happen; occur: What's been going down since I've been away?

70.  go
Brit. to leave a university, permanently or at the end of a term.

71.  go
Vulgar Slang. to perform fellatio or cunnilingus on.

72.  go
go for,

73.  go
to make an attempt at; try for:
to go for a win.

74.  go
to assault.

75.  go
to favor; like.

76.  go
to be used for the purpose of or be a substitute for:
material that goes for silk.

77.  go
go in for,

78.  go
to adopt as one's particular interest; occupy oneself with.

79.  go
go into,

80.  go
to discuss or investigate.

81.  go
to undertake as one's study or work.

82.  go
go in with, to join in a partnership or union; combine with.

83.  go
go off,

84.  go
to explode.

85.  go
(of what has been expected or planned) to happen.

86.  go
to leave, esp. suddenly.

87.  go
go on,

88.  go
to happen or take place.

89.  go
to continue:
Go on working.

90.  go
to behave; act.

91.  go
to talk effusively; chatter.

92.  go
(used to express disbelief):
Go on, you're kidding me.

93.  go
to appear onstage in a theatrical performance.

94.  go
go out,

95.  go
to cease or fail to function:
The lights went out.

96.  go
to participate in social activities.

97.  go
to take part in a strike.

98.  go
go over,

99.  go
to repeat; review.

100.  go
to be effective or successful:
The proposal didn't go over.

101.  go
to examine.

102.  go
to read; scan.

103.  go
go through,

104.  go
to bear; experience.

105.  go
to examine or search carefully.

106.  go
to be accepted or approved.

107.  go
to use up; spend completely.

108.  go
go through with, to persevere with to the end; bring to completion.

109.  go
go under,

110.  go
to fail.

111.  go
(of a ship) to founder.

112.  go
go up,

113.  go
to be in the process of construction, as a building.

114.  go
to increase in cost, value, etc.

115.  go
Brit. to go to a university at the beginning of a term.

116. (n.) go
the act of going.

117.  go
energy or spirit:
She's got a lot of go.

118.  go
a try at something; attempt:
to have a go at the puzzle.

119.  go
a successful accomplishment; success.

120.  go
Informal. approval or permission, as to undertake something.

121.  go
a boxing bout:
the main go.

122. (adj.) go
(esp. in aerospace) functioning properly; ready:
All systems are go.

123.  go
to free; release (sometimes fol. by of).

124.  go
to cease to employ; dismiss.

125.  go
to abandon one's inhibitions.

126.  go
to dismiss; forget; discard.

127.  go
futile; useless.

128.  go
canceled or aborted.

129.  go
very busy; active.

130.  go
while traveling.

131. (n.) go
a Japanese board game for two in which black and white stones are placed on intersecting lines in such a way as to capture the opponent's stones and thereby control the board.

132.  Go
Gothic.

Definition of 'Go'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) go, spell, tour, turn
a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
"it's my go"; "a spell of work"

2. (noun) Adam, ecstasy, XTC, go, disco biscuit, cristal, X, hug drug
street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

3. (noun) crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
a usually brief attempt
"he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

4. (adj) go, go game
a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters

5. (verb) go
functioning correctly and ready for action
"all systems are go"

6. (verb) travel, go, move, locomote
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
"How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

7. (verb) go, proceed, move
follow a procedure or take a course
"We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

8. (verb) go, go away, depart
move away from a place into another direction
"Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"

9. (verb) become, go, get
enter or assume a certain state or condition
"He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

10. (verb) go
be awarded; be allotted
"The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"

11. (verb) run, go
have a particular form
"the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."

12. (verb) run, go, pass, lead, extend
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
"Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"

13. (verb) proceed, go
follow a certain course
"The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

14. (verb) go
be abolished or discarded
"These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"

15. (verb) go
be or continue to be in a certain condition
"The children went hungry that day"

16. (verb) sound, go
make a certain noise or sound
"She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

17. (verb) function, work, operate, go, run
perform as expected when applied
"The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

18. (verb) run low, run short, go
to be spent or finished
"The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"

19. (verb) move, go, run
progress by being changed
"The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

20. (verb) survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
continue to live through hardship or adversity
"We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"

21. (verb) go
pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
"How is it going?"; "The day went well until I got your call"

22. (verb) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
"She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

23. (verb) belong, go
be in the right place or situation
"Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?"

24. (verb) go
be ranked or compare
"This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"

25. (verb) start, go, get going
begin or set in motion
"I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"

26. (verb) move, go
have a turn; make one's move in a game
"Can I go now?"

27. (verb) go
be contained in
"How many times does 18 go into 54?"

28. (verb) go
be sounded, played, or expressed
"How does this song go again?"

29. (verb) blend, go, blend in
blend or harmonize
"This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"

30. (verb) go, lead
lead, extend, or afford access
"This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"

31. (verb) fit, go
be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
"This piece won't fit into the puzzle"

32. (verb) rifle, go
go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
"Who rifled through my desk drawers?"

33. (verb) go
be spent
"All my money went for food and rent"

34. (verb) plump, go
give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
"I plumped for the losing candidates"

35. (verb) fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down
stop operating or functioning
"The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

Definition of 'Go'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) go
to move or travel somewhere
I'm going to the store.; They went to Jamaica on vacation.; The snake went into the bushes.; We went to see a movie yesterday.; You're going too slow!; I want to go home.

2.  go
go (and) do sth
used to tell sb to do sth
Go and see who's at the door.; Go get your pajamas on.

3.  go
go on sth
indicates a type of travel
to go on a cruise/vacation/trip etc.

4.  go
to leave
It's time to go.; I have to go at 5:00.

5.  go
to do an activity

6.  go
to visit or attend
What school/church do you go to?; He got hurt and had to go to the hospital.

7.  go
to lead to
This road goes to Martinsville.; a path going down the mountain

8.  go
to happen or be done in a particular way
The planning for the wedding went very well.

9.  go
How's it going?
used to ask sb about their life at the current time
Hi Jen, how's it going?

10.  go
(of an object) to belong somewhere
Where does this box go?

11.  go
to be sent
The email went to the entire company.

12.  go
to change state, often to become worse
I went to sleep at 11:00.; to go crazy/bankrupt/bald/deaf etc.

13.  go
indicates what sb said
Josh went, "Ewww, that's gross!"

14.  go
to make a particular sound or movement
The thunder went "boom."; Then the car went like this and flipped over.

15.  go
(of a song or story) to have particular words
How does that joke go?

16.  go
(of a supply) to be used or spent
A lot of the money went to charity.; The food was going fast.

17.  go
to start or continue doing sth
We're ready to go.; The camel can go for days without drinking.

18.  go
to stop or disappear
Suddenly the pain went, and I was fine.

19.  go
to stop working
His brakes went, and he ran into the back of us.

20.  go
to die
When I go, I don't want a fancy funeral.

21.  go
(of time) to pass
The summer has gone so quickly.

22.  go
to use the toilet
Do you need to go?

23.  go
be going to do
indicates what will happen or what sb will do
It's going to rain tomorrow.; I'm going to scream.

24.  go
have everything/nothing etc. going for you
to have many/no advantages to help you succeed
You have a lot going for you. Don't give up!

25.  go
to go
left to be done
I've read two - I only have one more to go.

26.  go
(of restaurant food) to be taken away to be eaten
"I'd like a cheeseburger and fries to go, please."

27. (noun) go
sb's turn
It's your go.

28.  go
a try
Give it another go.

29.  go
on the go
doing things without stopping; = busy
I've been on the go since breakfast.

30.  go
have a go (at)
to angrily criticize
He had a go at me for forgetting the contract.

31.  go
to try
Let me have a go!

32.  go
make a go of it
to try to achieve success
It won't be easy to sell these cars at first, but we're going to make a go of it.

Definition of 'Go'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Go
act; working; operation

2. (noun) Go
a circumstance or occurrence; an incident

3. (noun) Go
the fashion or mode; as, quite the go

4. (noun) Go
noisy merriment; as, a high go

5. (noun) Go
a glass of spirits

6. (noun) Go
power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance; push; as, there is no go in him

7. (noun) Go
that condition in the course of the game when a player can not lay down a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one

8. Go
gone

9. (verb) Go
to pass from one place to another; to be in motion; to be in a state not motionless or at rest; to proceed; to advance; to make progress; -- used, in various applications, of the movement of both animate and inanimate beings, by whatever means, and also of the movements of the mind; also figuratively applied

10. (verb) Go
to move upon the feet, or step by step; to walk; also, to walk step by step, or leisurely

11. (verb) Go
to be passed on fron one to another; to pass; to circulate; hence, with for, to have currency; to be taken, accepted, or regarded

12. (verb) Go
to proceed or happen in a given manner; to fare; to move on or be carried on; to have course; to come to an issue or result; to succeed; to turn out

13. (verb) Go
to proceed or tend toward a result, consequence, or product; to tend; to conduce; to be an ingredient; to avail; to apply; to contribute; -- often with the infinitive; as, this goes to show

14. (verb) Go
to apply one's self; to set one's self; to undertake

15. (verb) Go
to proceed by a mental operation; to pass in mind or by an act of the memory or imagination; -- generally with over or through

16. (verb) Go
to be with young; to be pregnant; to gestate

17. (verb) Go
to move from the person speaking, or from the point whence the action is contemplated; to pass away; to leave; to depart; -- in opposition to stay and come

18. (verb) Go
to pass away; to depart forever; to be lost or ruined; to perish; to decline; to decease; to die

19. (verb) Go
to reach; to extend; to lead; as, a line goes across the street; his land goes to the river; this road goes to New York

20. (verb) Go
to have recourse; to resort; as, to go to law

21. (verb) Go
to take, as a share in an enterprise; to undertake or become responsible for; to bear a part in

22. (verb) Go
to bet or wager; as, I'll go you a shilling

Translation of 'Go'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to walk, travel, move etc He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?
Afrikaans: gaan	Arabic: يَذْهَب	Bulgarian: вървя
Brazilian: ir	Czech: jít, jet	German: gehen
Danish: gå	Greek: περπατώ, πηγαίνω	Spanish: ir
Estonian: minema	Farsi: رفتن	Finnish: mennä
French: aller	Hebrew: ללכת	Hindi: जाना
Croatian: hodati, ići	Hungarian: megy	Indonesian: pergi
Icelandic: fara	Italian: andare	Japanese: 行く
Korean: 나아가다, 이동하다	Lithuanian: eiti	Latvian: iet
Malay: pergi	Norwegian: gå, dra, reise	Polish: iść
Persian: رفتن	Pashto: تلل	Portuguese: ir
Romanian: a merge	Russian: идти	Slovak: ísť
Slovenian: iti	Serbian: ići	Swedish: gå, åka
Thai: ไป	Turkish: gitmek	Taiwanese: 走，旅行，移動
Ukrainian: іти; їхати	Urdu: چہل قدمی، حرکت، سفر کرنا	Vietnamese: đi; đi đến; đi tới
Chinese: 走，旅行，走动
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