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1 go /ˈgoʊ/ verb
goes /ˈgoʊz/ ; went /ˈwɛnt/ ; gone /ˈgɑːn/ ; going /ˈgowɪŋ/
1 go
/ˈgoʊ/
verb
goes /ˈgoʊz/ ; went /ˈwɛnt/ ; gone /ˈgɑːn/ ; going /ˈgowɪŋ/
Britannica Dictionary definition of GO
[no object]
: to move or travel to a place
: to travel to and stay in a place for a particular amount of time
: to move or travel in a particular way or for a particular distance
often used figuratively
[no object] : to move to or be at a place (such as an office or school) for work, study, etc. + to
[no object] : to do something that involves moving or traveling to a place often + on
often + -ing verb
see also go for 5 (below)
[no object] : to move or travel to a place for a particular purpose
◊ In informal spoken English, go and is used to emphasize a following verb. It usually expresses anger or annoyance.
◊ In U.S. English, go by itself is also sometimes used this way.
[+ object] informal : to engage in (doing something)
[no object]
: to leave a place
: to leave a job, position, etc.
: to lie or move along a particular route or in a particular direction
[no object]
[+ object]
often used figuratively
[no object] : to provide a way to get to a place
[no object] : to be sent
[no object] : to be lost, used, or spent
often used with all
[no object] : to die
[no object]
of time : to pass
: to happen in a particular way
10 
[no object] informal used to talk or ask about how you are feeling
11 
[no object] : to be given up, thrown away, etc.
12 
always followed by an adverb or preposition [no object]
: to be sold
: to be willing to pay a certain price for something
13 
[no object] : to fail or become weak because of use, age, etc.
14 
[no object] : to break because of force or pressure
15 
[no object] : to start doing something
see also get going at get
16 
[no object] used to describe the result of a contest, election, decision, etc.
17 
[no object] : to work in the usual or expected way
see also keep going at 1keep
18 
[linking verb] : to become used to describe a change
used especially to describe a change that is not wanted
[no object] : to change
19 
[linking verb] used to describe someone's or something's condition
20 
[no object] informal : to make a particular movement
21 
[no object] used to talk about a story, song, etc.
22 
[no object]
: to be able to fit in or through a space
: to have a usual or proper place or position : belong
23 
[no object] : to have authority : to require you to do what is said or demanded
24 
[no object] informal : to use the toilet see also go to the bathroom at bathroom
25 
: to make a sound
[no object]
[+ object]
26 
[+ object] informal : to say (something) used in describing what people said in a conversation
27 
[no object] of a sports team or player : to have a specified record

anything goes

: anything is acceptable : there are no rules for behavior, dress, etc.

as (someone or something) goes

used to compare someone or something with someone or something else of the same kind

be going

British
: to be available

be going to

used to talk about what will happen or could happen
see also gonna

come and go

see 1come

easy come, easy go

see 2easy

go about

[phrasal verb]
go about (something)
: to start to do (something)
: to do (something)

go a bundle on

see 1bundle

go after

[phrasal verb]
go after (someone)
: to follow and try to stop or catch (someone)
: to try to find and punish (someone)
go after (something or someone) : to try to get (something or someone)

go against

[phrasal verb]
go against (something) : to not agree with (something)
go against (someone or something)
: to oppose (someone or something)
: to compete against (a player or team) in a contest or game
go against (someone) : to not be good for (someone) : to not produce the result that is wanted by (someone)

go ahead

[phrasal verb]
: to do or begin to do something
: to do something after planning to do it or after getting permission to do it
see also go-ahead
: to happen or proceed
: to go or travel to a place before the other person or group that is with you

go all out

: to do something with as much effort as possible
see also all-out

go all the way

see 1way

go along

[phrasal verb]
: to continue or proceed
: to go or travel with someone
often + with
: to agree to do or accept what other people want
usually + with
: to be part of something + with

go ape

see 3ape

go around

[phrasal verb] or chiefly British go round
always followed by an adverb or preposition : to go to different places
chiefly British : to travel to a place that is nearby
used to describe the way a person often dresses or behaves
go around or go around (a place) : to go or pass from one person to another person
go around or go around (something or someone) : to be long enough to pass all the way around (something or someone)
◊ If people want something and there is enough/plenty to go around, there is enough for all of the people who want it or need it.
what goes around comes around informal used to say that if you treat other people badly you will eventually be treated badly by someone else

go at

[phrasal verb]
go at (someone) : to attack (someone)
go at it : to fight or argue
go at (something) : to make an effort to do or deal with (something)

go away

[phrasal verb]
: to leave a place or person
: to leave your home for a period of time
: to stop existing or happening : to end

go back

[phrasal verb]
: to return to a place
: to begin doing something again + to
◊ The phrase there's no going back means that you have done or decided something and cannot change it.
: to have existed for a particular amount of time or since a particular period often + to
: to have known each other for a particular amount of time
: to think or talk about something from the past
often + to
go back on (something) : to not do what is required by (something, such as a promise)

go before

[phrasal verb]
go before (someone) : to happen or exist at an earlier time than (someone)
go before (someone or something) : to be considered by (someone or something) for an official decision or judgment

go beyond

[phrasal verb]
go beyond (something)
: to do more than (something)

go by

[phrasal verb]
of time : to pass
go by (something)
: to be guided or directed by (something, such as a rule)
: to form an opinion from (something)
go by (a name) : to be known by (a name)
go by or go by (somewhere) : to go somewhere in order to visit someone

go down

[phrasal verb]
: to fall or crash to the ground
: to sink into the water
: to drop to a lower level
: to become less or smaller
: to become less bright
of the sun or moon : to stop being visible in the sky : to set
used to say how easy or hard it is to eat or drink something
used to say how easy or hard it is to accept or agree to something
: to lose or fail
of a computer, system, etc. : to stop working
: to be remembered or talked about as an important person, event, etc.
10 
British, informal : to be sent to prison
11 
somewhat informal : to travel to a place (especially one that is nearby or to the south)
12 
slang : to happen
13 
go down on (someone) slang : to perform oral sex on (someone)
14 
go down with (an illness) British : to begin to have or suffer from (an illness)

go easy, go easy on/with

see 2easy

go figure

see 2figure

go for

[phrasal verb]
go for (someone) : to attack (someone)
go for (something) : to try to get (something)
go for (something) : to accept or agree to (something, such as a plan or suggestion)
go for (someone or something) informal
: to like or be attracted to (someone or something)
: to relate to or apply to (someone or something)
go for (a price) : to be sold for (a particular price)
go for (a walk, a drive, etc.) : to do an activity (such as walking or driving a car) that usually involves going somewhere
◊ If you have something going for you, you have a talent, skill, etc., that helps you.

go great guns

see 1gun

go in

[phrasal verb]
of the sun or moon : to become hidden by a cloud
go in for (something) : to like or be interested in (something)
go in on (something) US, informal : to help pay for (something, such as a present)
go in with (someone) : to join (someone) in a business, project, etc.

go into

[phrasal verb]
go into (something)
: to start to be in (a different state or condition)
see also go into effect at 1effect
: to start to move in (a different and usually bad way)
: to start to do (something) as a job or career
: to talk about (something)
: to talk about the details of (something)
: to try to get information about (something) usually used as (be) gone into
: to be used for (something)
mathematics used to say how many times a number can be multiplied to produce a larger number

go it alone

see 2alone

go off

[phrasal verb]
of a bomb : to explode
of a gun : to shoot
of an alarm : to begin to make a sudden loud noise
of lights, electricity, etc. : to stop working
: to leave a place for a new place
: to occur or happen
: to happen in a particular way
US, informal : to begin shouting at someone in an angry way usually + on
go off (someone or something) British : to stop liking (someone or something)
chiefly British
go off with (someone) : to leave a spouse, partner, etc., in order to live with and have a sexual relationship with (someone)
go off with (something) : to take (something that belongs to someone else) away with you : steal

go on

[phrasal verb]
: to continue: such as
: to continue on a journey
: to continue as time passes
: to continue doing something
: to continue talking
: to talk too much or too long about something
: to continue to be in the same situation or relationship
: to go or travel to a place before another person or group that is with you
: to do or say something else after you have finished doing or saying something usually + to
: to happen
see also goings-on
of lights, electricity, etc. : to begin to work or function
: to form an opinion or conclusion from something used in the phrase to go on
used in speech to urge someone to do something
chiefly British, informal + old-fashioned used in speech to express disbelief
go on at (someone) chiefly British, informal : to criticize (someone) often or repeatedly see also going on at 2going

go one better

: to achieve more : to move to a higher or better level
go (someone or something) one better : to do better or more than (someone or something) : to outdo (someone or something)

go out

[phrasal verb]
: to leave your home for an activity
: to be sent from a person or place
: to stop being popular or fashionable
: to meet someone for a romantic social activity : to go on a date with someone
: to have a continuing romantic relationship with someone
: to stop working
especially : to stop shining or burning
chiefly US : to try to become a member of a team, group, etc. usually + for
of the tide : to drop to a lower level
: to be broadcast on the radio, television, etc. often + over

go over

[phrasal verb]
: to move or travel to a particular place or person
often + to
: to change sides in a disagreement, competition, etc. usually + to
US : to be accepted or received in a particular way
often + with
go over (something)
: to talk about or think about (something) carefully
: to look at or study (something) again in order to correct it, learn it, etc.

go the distance

see 1distance

go there

informal
: to start to talk or think about something usually used in negative statements

go through

[phrasal verb]
go through (something)
: to study or look at (something) in a careful way
: to look in or at (something) in order to find something : to search in or through (something)
: to experience (something)
: to spend or use all of (something)
: to occur throughout (something)
◊ If something (such as an idea or a song) is going through your head/mind, you are thinking about it or remembering it.
: to do (something)
see also go through the motions at 1motion
◊ Something (such as a law or contract) that goes through is officially accepted and approved.
go through with (something) : to do (something that you have thought or talked about)

go to

[phrasal verb]
go to (something) : to begin to be in (a particular state, condition, or situation)
go to (someone or something) : to be given to (someone or something)
go to (trouble or expense) chiefly US : to do something that causes you (trouble or expense)

go together

[phrasal verb]
not used in progressive tenses : to be suited to or appropriate for each other see also go with 2 (below)
somewhat old-fashioned : to have a continuing romantic relationship see also go with 1 (below)

go to show/prove

: to help show or prove something

go toward(s)

[phrasal verb]
go toward(s) (something)
: to help pay for (something)

go under

[phrasal verb]
: to sink below the surface of the water
: to fail : to not succeed

go up

[phrasal verb]
: to rise to a higher level
: to become brighter
: to travel to a place (especially one that is to the north)

go with

[phrasal verb]
go with (someone) : to have a continuing romantic relationship with (someone) : to date (someone) see also go out 4b (above), go together 2 (above)
go with (something)
: to be suitable for or appropriate with (something)
see also go together 1 (above)
: to exist or occur as a necessary part of (something)
see also go with the territory at territory
go with (someone or something) : to choose or use (someone or something)

go without

[phrasal verb]
go without or go without (something)
: to not have (something) : to live or continue without having (something)

here goes (nothing)

see 1here

here/there you go (again)

informal
used to say that something is happening again or in the same way that it has happened before

how goes it?

used as an informal greeting

ready, set, go

see 1ready

there go/goes

informal
used to say that something is no longer available or possible

to go

: still remaining
US, of food : sold to be taken away and eaten somewhere else
2 go /ˈgoʊ/ noun
plural goes
2 go
/ˈgoʊ/
noun
plural goes
Britannica Dictionary definition of GO
[count] : an attempt to do something
[singular] US, informal : permission to do something
◊ In informal U.S. English, if you say that something is a go, you mean that it will or can happen in the way that was planned or hoped for.
◊ If you say all systems (are) go, you mean that everything is working correctly so that something can continue or proceed in the planned or expected way.
[noncount] chiefly British, informal : energy that makes someone want to do many things see also get-up-and-go
[count] British : a turn in a game or other activity

all go

British, informal
: full of activity : very busy

have a go at

British, informal
: to attack or criticize (someone)

make a go of

: to succeed in doing (something)

no go

US, informal
used to say that something will not be allowed or cannot be done

on the go

: very active or busy
chiefly British : happening or going