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1  [goh] verb, went, gone, go⋅ing, noun, plural goes, interjection, adjective
Use Go to in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to move or proceed, esp. to or from something: They're going by bus.
2. to leave a place; depart: People were coming and going all the time.
3. to keep or be in motion; function or perform as required: Can't you go any faster in your work?
4. to become as specified: to go mad.
5. to continue in a certain state or condition; be habitually: to go barefoot.
6. to act as specified: Go warily if he wants to discuss terms.
7. to act so as to come into a certain state or condition: to go into debt; to go to sleep.
8. to be known: to go by a false name.
9. to reach, extend, or give access to: Where does this door go?
10. to pass or elapse: The time went fast.
11. to be applied, allotted, awarded, transferred, etc., to a particular recipient or purpose: My money goes for food and rent.
12. to be sold: I have a bid of two dollars. Going! Going! Gone!
13. to be considered generally or usually: He's short, as basketball players go.
14. to conduce or tend: This only goes to prove the point.
15. to result or end; turn out: How did the game go?
16. to belong; have a place: This book goes on the top shelf.
17. (of colors, styles, etc.) to harmonize; be compatible; be suited: Your tweed jacket would go well with these pants.
18. to fit around or into; be able to be extended, contained, inserted, etc.: This belt won't go around my waist.
19. to be or become consumed, spent, finished, etc.: The cake went fast.
20. to be or become discarded, dismissed, put aside, forgotten, etc.: Those practical jokes of yours have got to go!
21. to develop, progress, or proceed, esp. with reference to success or satisfaction: How is your new job going?
22. to move or proceed with remarkable speed or energy: Look at that airplane go!
23. to make a certain sound: The gun goes bang.
24. to be phrased, written, or composed: How does that song go?
25. to seek or have recourse for a decision, verdict, corroboration, defense, etc.; resort: to go to court.
26. to become worn-out, weakened, ineffective, etc.: His eyesight is beginning to go.
27. to die: The old man went peacefully at 3 a.m.
28. to fail, break, or give way: The dike might go any minute.
29. to come into action; begin: Go when you hear the bell.
30. to make up a quantity or content; be requisite: Sixteen ounces go to the pound.
31. to be able to be divided; be contained as a mathematical element: Three goes into fifteen five times.
32. to contribute to an end result: the items that go to make up the total.
33. to have as one's goal; intend (usually used in the present tense, fol. by an infinitive): Their daughter is going to be a doctor.
34. to be permitted, approved, or the like: Around here, anything goes.
35. to be authoritative; be the final word: This is my house, and what I say goes!
36. to subject oneself: Don't go to any trouble.
37. (used in the infinitive as an intensifier to indicate the idea of proceeding, esp. with the expectation of serious consequences): He finally had to go ask for a loan.
38. Informal. to urinate or defecate.
–verb (used with object)
39. Informal. to endure or tolerate: I can't go his preaching.
40. Informal. to risk, pay, afford, bet, or bid: I'll go fifty dollars for a ticket, but no more.
41. to move or proceed with or according to; follow: Going my way?
42. to share or participate in to the extent of (often fol. by a complementary substantive): to go halves.
43. to yield, produce, weigh as a usable amount, or grow to: This field will go two bales of cotton.
44. to assume the obligation, responsibility, or function of: His father went bail for him.
45. Informal. to enjoy, appreciate, desire, or want: I could go a big steak dinner right now.
46. Informal. to say; declare (usually used in speech): I asked the clerk for my receipt, and he goes, “You don't need it.”
–noun
47. the act of going: the come and go of the seasons.
48. energy, spirit, or animation: a man with a lot of go.
49. a try at something; attempt: to have a go at winning the prize.
50. a successful accomplishment; success: to make a go of a new business.
51. Informal. a business agreement; deal; bargain: Thirty dollars? It's a go.
52. Informal. approval or permission, as to undertake or begin something: The boss gave us the go on the new project.
53. Boxing. a bout: the main go.
–interjection
54. (in calling the start of a race) start the race; leave the starting line: On your mark! Get set! Go!
–adjective
55. ready.
56. functioning properly: two minutes before the satellite is to be launched and all systems are go.
—Verb phrases
57. go about,
a. to occupy oneself with; perform: The shoemaker goes about his work with a smile.
b. Nautical. to change course by tacking or wearing.
58. go after, to attempt to obtain; strive for: You'll never get what you want if you don't go after it energetically.
59. go against, to be in conflict with or opposed to: It goes against the company's policy.
60. go ahead, to proceed without hesitation or delay: If you want to use my car, go ahead.
61. go along,
a. to move or proceed.
b. to accompany in travel.
c. to agree; concur: I can't go along with you on that idea.
62. go around,
a. to be often in company (often fol. by with): to go around with a bad crowd.
b. to be sufficient for all: Is there enough food to go around?
c. to pass or circulate, as in transmission or communication: The rumor is going around that he was forced to resign.
63. go at,
a. to assault; attack.
b. to begin or proceed vigorously: to go at one's work with a will.
64. go back on. back 2 (def. 7).
65. go by,
a. to be disregarded or not taken advantage of: Don't let this chance go by.
b. to be guided by or to rely upon: Don't go by what she says.
66. go down,
a. to decrease or subside, as in amount or size: Prices went down. The swelling is going down.
b. to descend or sink: When does the sun go down?
c. to suffer defeat: to go down fighting.
d. to be accepted or believed: This nonsense goes down as truth with many persons.
e. to admit of being consumed: This food goes down easily.
f. to be remembered in history or by posterity.
g. Slang. to happen; occur: What's been going down since I've been away?
h. British. to leave a university, permanently or at the end of a term.
i. Bridge. to fall short of making one's contract.
j. Slang: Vulgar. to perform fellatio or cunnilingus.
67. go for,
a. to make an attempt at; try for: He is going for the championship.
b. to assault.
c. to favor; like: It simply isn't the kind of life you would go for.
d. to be used for the purpose of or be a substitute for: material that goes for silk.
68. go in for,
a. to adopt as one's particular interest; approve of; like.
b. to occupy oneself with; engage in: Europeans in increasing numbers are going in for camping.
69. go into,
a. to discuss or investigate: Let's not go into the question of whose fault it was.
b. to undertake as one's study or work: to go into medicine.
70. go in with, to join in a partnership or union; combine with: He asked me to go in with him on the purchase of a boat.
71. go off,
a. to explode, fire, or perform or begin to function abruptly: A gun went off in the distance.
b. (of what has been expected or planned) to happen: The interview went off very badly.
c. to leave, esp. suddenly: She went off without saying goodbye.
d. to die.
e. to deteriorate.
f. Slang. to experience orgasm.
72. go on,
a. to happen or take place: What's going on here?
b. to continue: Go on working.
c. to behave; act: Don't go on like that!
d. to talk effusively; chatter.
e. (used to express disbelief): Go on, you're kidding me.
f. to appear onstage in a theatrical performance: I go on in the middle of the second act.
73. go out,
a. to come to an end, esp. to fade in popularity: Silent movies went out as soon as the talkies were perfected.
b. to cease or fail to function: The lights went out.
c. to participate in social activities, on dates, etc.
d. to take part in a strike: The printers went out yesterday in a contract dispute.
e. Rummy. to dispose of the last card in one's hand by melding it on the table.
f. Cards. to achieve a point score equal to or above the score necessary to win the game.
74. go over,
a. to repeat; review.
b. to be effective or successful: The proposal went over very well with the trustees.
c. to examine: The mechanic went over the car but found nothing wrong.
d. to read; scan.
75. go through,
a. to bear; experience.
b. to examine or search carefully: He went through all of his things but couldn't find the letter.
c. to be successful; be accepted or approved: The proposed appropriation will never go through.
d. to use up; spend completely: He went through his allowance in one day.
76. go through with, to persevere with to the end; bring to completion: It was perhaps the biggest challenge of her life, and she resolved to go through with it.
77. go under,
a. to be overwhelmed or ruined; fail.
b. (of a ship) to founder.
78. go up,
a. to be in the process of construction, as a building.
b. to increase in cost, value, etc.
c. to forget one's lines during a theatrical performance.
d. British. to go to a university at the beginning of a term.
—Idioms
79. from the word “go,” from the very start; since the beginning.
80. go and, to be so thoughtless, unfortunate, or silly as to: It was going to be a surprise but he went and told her.
81. go ape over or for. ape (def. 6).
82. go bananas. bananas (def. 2).
83. go down on, Slang: Vulgar. to perform fellatio or cunnilingus on.
84. go for broke. broke (def. 9).
85. go for it, Informal. to pursue a goal with determination.
86. go it alone, to act or proceed independently, without assistance, companionship, or the like: If you don't want to form a partnership, I'll go it alone.
87. go native. native (def. 18).
88. go the whole hog, to do something thoroughly or consistently: If you're getting a new amplifier, why don't you go the whole hog and get new speakers and a turntable, too?
89. go to!, Archaic.
a. you don't say! I don't believe you!
b. let's do it! come on!
90. go together,
a. to be appropriate or harmonious: The rug and curtains don't go together.
b. Informal. to keep company; date; court: They have gone together for two years.
91. go to it, Informal. to begin vigorously and at once.
92. go with, Informal. to keep company with; court; date: He went with her for two semesters. Also, go out with.
93. let go,
a. to release one's grasp or hold: Please let go of my arm.
b. to free; release.
c. to cease to employ; dismiss: Business was slack and many employees were let go.
d. to become unrestrained; abandon inhibitions: She'd be good fun if she would just let go and enjoy herself.
e. to dismiss; forget; discard: Once he has an idea, he never lets go of it.
94. let go with, to express or utter with abandon: He let go with a sudden yell.
95. let oneself go, to free oneself of inhibitions or restraint: Let yourself go and get mad once in a while.
96. no go, Informal.
a. futile; useless: We tried to get there by noon, but it was no go.
b. not authorized or approved to proceed; canceled or aborted: Tomorrow's satellite launching is no go.
97. on the go,
a. very busy; active: She's always on the go.
b. while going from place to place; while traveling.
98. to go, Informal. (of food) for consumption off the premises where sold: coffee to go.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME gon, OE gān; c. OHG gēn, G gehen

Synonyms:
1. walk, run, travel, advance.

Antonyms:
1. stay.
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GO

See general obligation bond.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Idioms & Phrases

go to

  1. See going to.

  2. Also, go toward. Contribute to a result, as in Can you name the bones that go to make the arms and legs? or The director has a good eye for seeing what will go toward an entire scene. [c. 1600]

  3. Begin, start, as in By the time she went to call, she'd forgotten what she wanted to say. The related idiom go to it means "get started, get going." P.G. Wodehouse used it in Louder & Funnier (1932): "Stoke up and go to it." [First half of 1700s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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