1go1 (ɡəʊ
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: goes, going, went, gone
(mainly intr) - to move or proceed, esp to or from a point or in a certain direction ⇒
to go to London
to go home
- (tr; takes an infinitive, often with to omitted or replaced by and) to proceed towards a particular person or place with some specified intention or purpose ⇒
I must go and get that book
- to depart ⇒
we'll have to go at eleven
- to start, as in a race: often used in commands
- to make regular journeys ⇒
this train service goes to the east coast
- to operate or function effectively ⇒
the radio won't go
- (copula) to become ⇒
his face went red with embarrassment
- to make a noise as specified ⇒
the gun went bang
- to enter into a specified state or condition ⇒
to go into hysterics
to go into action
- to be or continue to be in a specified state or condition ⇒
to go in rags
to go in poverty
- to lead, extend, or afford access ⇒
this route goes to the north
- to proceed towards an activity ⇒
to go to supper
to go to sleep
- (tr; takes an infinitive) to serve or contribute ⇒
this letter goes to prove my point
- to follow a course as specified; fare ⇒
the lecture went badly
- to be applied or allotted to a particular purpose or recipient ⇒
her wealth went to her son
his money went on drink
- to be sold or otherwise transferred to a recipient ⇒
the necklace went for three thousand pounds
- to be ranked; compare ⇒
this meal is good as my meals go
- to blend or harmonize ⇒
these chairs won't go with the rest of your furniture
- by or under to be known (by a name or disguise)
- to fit or extend ⇒
that skirt won't go round your waist
- to have a usual or proper place ⇒
those books go on this shelf
- (of music, poetry, etc) to be sounded; expressed, etc ⇒
how does that song go?
- to fail or give way ⇒
my eyesight is going
- to break down or collapse abruptly ⇒
the ladder went at the critical moment
- to die ⇒
the old man went at 2 am
- (often foll by by)
- (of time) to elapse ⇒
the hours go by so slowly at the office
- to travel past ⇒
the train goes by her house at four
- to be guided (by)
- (of time) to elapse ⇒
- to occur ⇒
happiness does not always go with riches
- to be eliminated, abolished, or given up ⇒
this entry must go to save space
- to be spent or finished ⇒
all his money has gone
- to circulate or be transmitted ⇒
the infection went around the whole community
- to attend ⇒
go to school
go to church
- to join a stated profession ⇒
go to the bar
go on the stage
- (foll by to) to have recourse (to); turn ⇒
to go to arbitration
- (foll by to) to subject or put oneself (to) ⇒
she goes to great pains to please him
- to proceed, esp up to or beyond certain limits ⇒
you will go too far one day and then you will be punished
- to be acceptable or tolerated ⇒
anything goes in this place
- to carry the weight of final authority ⇒
what the boss says goes
- (foll by into) to be contained in ⇒
four goes into twelve three times
- (often foll by for) to endure or last out ⇒
we can't go for much longer without water in this heat
- (tr) cards to bet or bid ⇒
I go two hearts
- (tr) informal mainly US to have as one's weight ⇒
I went 112 pounds a year ago
- US Canadian (usually used in commands) to
- to start to act so as to ⇒
go shut the door
- to leave so as to ⇒
go blow your brains out
- to start to act so as to ⇒
- informal to perform well; be successful ⇒
that group can really go
- (tr) not standard to say: widely used, esp in the historic present, in reporting dialogue ⇒
Then she goes, ``Give it to me!'' and she just snatched it
- See go and
- See be going
- See go ape
- See go ape over
- See go astray
- See go bail
- See go bush
- See go halves
- See go hard
- See go it
- See go it alone
- See go much on
- See go one better
- See go the whole hog
- See let go
- See let oneself go
- See to go
noun
Word forms: plural, goes
- the act of going
- informal
- an attempt or try ⇒
he had a go at the stamp business
- an attempt at stopping a person suspected of a crime ⇒
the police are not always in favour of the public having a go
- an attack, esp verbal ⇒
she had a real go at them
- an attempt or try ⇒
- a turn ⇒
it's my go next
- informal the quality of being active and energetic ⇒
she has much more go than I
- informal hard or energetic work ⇒
it's all go
- informal a successful venture or achievement ⇒
he made a go of it
- informal a bout or attack (of an illness) ⇒
he had a bad go of flu last winter
- informal an unforeseen, usually embarrassing or awkward, turn of events ⇒
here's a rum go
- informal a bargain or agreement
- See all the go
- See from the word go
- See get-up-and-go
- See no go
- See on the go
adjective
- (postpositive) informal functioning properly and ready for action: esp used in astronautics ⇒
all systems are go
See also
go about , go against , go ahead , go along , go around , go at , go away , go back , go by , go down , go for , go forth , go in , going , go into , gone , go off , go on , go out , go over , go through , go to , go together , go under , go up , go with , go withoutWord Origin
Old English gān; related to Old High German gēn, Greek kikhanein to reach, Sanskrit jahāti he forsakesSynonyms
View thesaurus entry= be given be spent be awarded be allotted
= be dismissed be fired be discharged be laid off get the sack get the chop get your P45
=
die,
perish,
pass away,
buy it
expire,
check out,
kick it
croak,
give up the ghost,
snuff it,
peg out,
kick the bucket,
peg it cark it pop your clogs
= be used up be spent be exhausted
2go2 (ɡəʊ) or I-go
Definitions
noun
- a game for two players in which stones are placed on a board marked with a grid, the object being to capture territory on the board
Word Origin
from JapaneseTranslations
- British English:
go
If you go somewhere, you move there from another place.Can we go to the park?ɡəʊ VERB Can we go to the park?
- Spanish:
ir
v
- French:
aller
vi
- German:
gehen
v
- Chinese: 走 vi
- Arabic: يَذْهَبُ v
- Portuguese: ir vi
- Russian: двигаться vi
- Croatian: ići v
- Czech: jít vi chodit
- Danish: gå v
- Dutch: gaan vi
- Finnish: mennä v
- Greek: πηγαίνω v
- Italian: andare v
- Japanese: 行く v
- Korean: 가다 vi
- Norwegian: dra v
- Polish: pójść vi iść
- Brazilian Portuguese: ir vi
- European Spanish:
ir
v
- Swedish: åka vi
- Thai: ไป เคลื่อนไป ออกไป vi
- Turkish: gitmek v
- Vietnamese: đi v
- British English:
go
If you say that something is going to happen, you mean that it will happen.He's going to leave soon.ɡəʊ VERB He's going to leave soon.
- French: aller + infinitif vi
- Arabic: سَوْفَ future_particle
- Brazilian Portuguese: ir vi
Usage examples
Eventually she said: Jesus Christ -- things can't go on like this.
, THE EXECUTION (2002)How, then, should we go about growing pears in these unfavourable sites?
Country Life (2004)"We are ready to go forward for a ceasefire, the ball really is in the Palestinian court.
Irish Times (2002)The situation improved only after Spike threatened to go on strike.
Glasgow Herald (2001)That what we doin' to the world: lettin ' nature go off to die.
, ABORIGINE DREAMING: Introduction to the Wisdom and Thought of the Aboriginal Traditions of Australia (2002)