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[goh] Pronunciation Key verb, went, gone, go·ing, noun, plural goes, interjection, adjective
[goh] Pronunciation Key verb, went, gone, go·ing, noun, plural goes, interjection, adjective –verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
–noun
–interjection
–adjective
—Verb phrases
—Idioms
| 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. |
| 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.” |
| 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. |
| 54. | (in calling the start of a race) start the race; leave the starting line: On your mark! Get set! Go! |
| 55. | ready. |
| 56. | functioning properly: two minutes before the satellite is to be launched and all systems are go. |
| 57. | go about,
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| 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,
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| 62. | go around,
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| 63. | go at,
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| 64. | go back on. back2 (def. 7). |
| 65. | go by,
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| 66. | go down,
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| 67. | go for,
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| 68. | go in for,
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| 69. | go into,
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| 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,
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| 72. | go on,
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| 73. | go out,
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| 74. | go over,
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| 75. | go through,
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| 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,
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| 78. | go up,
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| 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.
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| 90. | go together,
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| 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,
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| 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.
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| 97. | on the go,
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| 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 gén, G gehen
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] —Synonyms 1. walk, run, travel, advance.
—Antonyms 1. stay.
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[goh] Pronunciation Key
[goh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a Japanese game for two persons, played on a board having 361 intersections on which black and white stones or counters are alternately placed, the object being to block off and capture the opponent's stones and control the larger part of the board. |
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G.O.
| 1. | general office. |
| 2. | general order. |
Also, g.o.
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(gō) Pronunciation Key
v. went (wěnt), gone (gôn, gŏn), go·ing, goes (gōz) v. intr.
v. tr.
n. pl. goes
adj. Informal Functioning correctly and ready for action: All systems are go. Phrasal Verbs: go about To set about to do; undertake: Go about your chores in a responsible way. go along To cooperate: They get along by going along. go around
Phrasal Verb(s): go about To set about to do; undertake: Go about your chores in a responsible way. go along To cooperate: They get along by going along. go around
Idiom(s): from the word go From the very beginning. Idiom(s): go all the way Slang To have sexual intercourse. Idiom(s): go back on To fail to honor or keep: go back on a promise. Idiom(s): go begging To be in little or no demand: "Prestige or no prestige, directors' jobs at some companies have actually gone begging" (Bill Powell). Idiom(s): go belly up Informal To undergo total financial failure: "A record number of . . . banks went belly up" (New Republic). Idiom(s): go bust Informal To undergo financial collapse: "Railroads were in the news mainly when they were going bust" (Christian Science Monitor). Idiom(s): go by the board To be discarded or ignored: old dress codes that have now gone by the board. Idiom(s): go down the line To provide strong support. Idiom(s): go fly a kite Informal To cease being an annoyance. Often used in the imperative. Idiom(s): go for broke Informal To commit or expend all of one's available resources toward achievement of a goal: "Why not go for broke and take on somebody who is quite young and see what he does?" (Roger L. Stevens). Idiom(s): go for it Informal To expend all one's strength and resources toward achievement of an end or purpose. Idiom(s): go in for
Idiom(s): go in with To join in or combine with: He'll go in with them on the plan. Idiom(s): go it alone To undertake a project, trip, or responsibility without the presence or help of others. Idiom(s): go off the deep end To behave hysterically or very recklessly. Idiom(s): go one better To surpass or outdo by one degree: He's gone me one better. Idiom(s): go out for To seek to become a participant in: go out for varsity soccer. Idiom(s): go out of (one's) way To inconvenience oneself in doing something beyond what is required. Idiom(s): go out the window Informal To become insignificant or inoperative: "As soon as a third body is introduced to the Newtonian system, all lawful ordering of processes goes out the window" (Fusion). Idiom(s): go places Informal To be on the way to success: a young executive who is clearly going places. Idiom(s): go steady To date someone exclusively. Idiom(s): go the distance To carry a course of action through to completion. Idiom(s): go the vole To risk all of one's resources in the prospect of achieving great gains. Idiom(s): go to it To begin something right away. Idiom(s): go to (one's) head
Idiom(s): go to pieces
Idiom(s): go to the mat Informal To fight or dispute until one side or another is victorious: The governor will go to the mat with the legislature over the controversial spending bill. Idiom(s): go to the wall Informal
Idiom(s): go to town Informal
Idiom(s): go up in flames/smoke To be utterly destroyed. Idiom(s): go without saying To be self-evident: It goes without saying that success is the product of hard work. Idiom(s): on the go Constantly busy or active. Idiom(s): to go To be taken out, as restaurant food or drink: coffee and doughnuts to go. [Middle English gon, from Old English gān; see ghē- in Indo-European roots.] Our Living Language : Go has long been used to describe the production of nonlinguistic noises, notably in conversation with children, as in The train went "toot." The cow goes "moo." In recent years, however, many speakers have begun to use go in informal conversation to report speech, as in Then he goes, "You think you're real smart, don't you?" This usage parallels the quotation introducers be all and be like. But unlike these other expressions, which can indicate thoughts or attitudes, the quotational use of go is largely restricted to dialogue related in the narrative present, especially when the narrator wishes to mimic the accent or intonation of the original speaker. See Notes at all, like2. |
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| go 2
(gō) Pronunciation Key
n. A Japanese game for two, played with counters on a board that is ruled with 19 vertical and 19 horizontal lines. [Japanese, from Middle Chinese g .]
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O.E. gan "to go," from W.Gmc. *gai-/*gæ- (cf. O.Fris. gan, M.Du. gaen, Ger. gehen), from PIE *ghei-, perhaps connected to Skt. jihite "goes away," Gk. kikhano "I reach, meet with," but there is not general agreement on cognates. The O.E. past tense was eode, of uncertain origin but evidently once a different word (perhaps connected to Goth. iddja); it was replaced 1400s by went, formerly past tense of wenden "to direct one's way" (see wend). In northern England and Scotland, however, eode tended to be replaced by gaed, a construction based on go. In modern Eng., only be and go take their past tenses from entirely different verbs. The word in its various forms and combinations takes up 45 columns of close print in the O.E.D. The noun sense of "a try or turn at something" is from 1825; meaning "something that goes, a success" is




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