go around
World English Dictionary
go1 (ɡəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb (foll by by or under) (takes an infinitive without to) , goes, going, went, gone
1.  to move or proceed, esp to or from a point or in a certain direction: to go to London; to go home
2.  (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
3.  to depart: we'll have to go at eleven
4.  to start, as in a race: often used in commands
5.  to make regular journeys: this train service goes to the east coast
6.  to operate or function effectively: the radio won't go
7.  (copula) to become: his face went red with embarrassment
8.  to make a noise as specified: the gun went bang
9.  to enter into a specified state or condition: to go into hysterics; to go into action
10.  to be or continue to be in a specified state or condition: to go in rags; to go in poverty
11.  to lead, extend, or afford access: this route goes to the north
12.  to proceed towards an activity: to go to supper; to go to sleep
13.  (tr; takes an infinitive) to serve or contribute: this letter goes to prove my point
14.  to follow a course as specified; fare: the lecture went badly
15.  to be applied or allotted to a particular purpose or recipient: her wealth went to her son; his money went on drink
16.  to be sold or otherwise transferred to a recipient: the necklace went for three thousand pounds
17.  to be ranked; compare: this meal is good as my meals go
18.  to blend or harmonize: these chairs won't go with the rest of your furniture
19.  to be known (by a name or disguise)
20.  to fit or extend: that skirt won't go round your waist
21.  to have a usual or proper place: those books go on this shelf
22.  (of music, poetry, etc) to be sounded; expressed, etc: how does that song go?
23.  to fail or give way: my eyesight is going
24.  to break down or collapse abruptly: the ladder went at the critical moment
25.  to die: the old man went at 2 am
26.  (often foll by by)
 a.  (of time) to elapse: the hours go by so slowly at the office
 b.  to travel past: the train goes by her house at four
 c.  to be guided (by)
27.  to occur: happiness does not always go with riches
28.  to be eliminated, abolished, or given up: this entry must go to save space
29.  to be spent or finished: all his money has gone
30.  to circulate or be transmitted: the infection went around the whole community
31.  to attend: go to school; go to church
32.  to join a stated profession: go to the bar; go on the stage
33.  (foll by to) to have recourse (to); turn: to go to arbitration
34.  (foll by to) to subject or put oneself (to): she goes to great pains to please him
35.  to proceed, esp up to or beyond certain limits: you will go too far one day and then you will be punished
36.  to be acceptable or tolerated: anything goes in this place
37.  to carry the weight of final authority: what the boss says goes
38.  (foll by into) to be contained in: four goes into twelve three times
39.  (often foll by for) to endure or last out: we can't go for much longer without water in this heat
40.  (tr) cards to bet or bid: I go two hearts
41.  informal chiefly (US) (tr) to have as one's weight: I went 112 pounds a year ago
42.  (US), (Canadian)
 a.  to start to act so as to: go shut the door
 b.  to leave so as to: go blow your brains out
43.  informal to perform well; be successful: that group can really go
44.  not standard (tr) to say: widely used, esp in the historic present, in reporting dialogue: Then she goes, ``Give it to me!'' and she just snatched it
45.  informal go and to be so foolish or unlucky as to: then she had to go and lose her hat
46.  be going to intend or be about to start (to do or be doing something): often used as an alternative future construction: what's going to happen to us?
47.  slang go ape to become crazy, enraged, or out of control
48.  slang go ape over to become crazy or extremely enthusiastic about
49.  go astray to be mislaid; go missing
50.  go bail to act as surety
51.  go bush See bush
52.  go halves See half
53.  (often foll by with) go hard to cause trouble or unhappiness (to)
54.  slang go it to do something or move energetically
55.  informal go it alone to act or proceed without allies or help
56.  informal go much on to approve of or be in agreement with (something): usually used in the negative: I don't go much on the idea
57.  informal go one better to surpass or outdo (someone)
58.  informal go the whole hog See hog
59.  let go
 a.  to relax one's hold (on); release
 b.  euphemistic to dismiss (from employment)
 c.  to discuss or consider no further
60.  let oneself go
 a.  to act in an uninhibited manner
 b.  to lose interest in one's appearance, manners, etc
61.  to go
 a.  remaining
 b.  informal (US), (Canadian) (of food served by a restaurant) for taking away
 
—n , goes, going, went, gone, goes
62.  the act of going
63.  informal
 a.  an attempt or try: he had a go at the stamp business
 b.  an attempt at stopping a person suspected of a crime: the police are not always in favour of the public having a go
 c.  an attack, esp verbal: she had a real go at them
64.  a turn: it's my go next
65.  informal the quality of being active and energetic: she has much more go than I
66.  informal hard or energetic work: it's all go
67.  informal a successful venture or achievement: he made a go of it
68.  informal a bout or attack (of an illness): he had a bad go of flu last winter
69.  informal an unforeseen, usually embarrassing or awkward, turn of events: here's a rum go
70.  informal a bargain or agreement
71.  informal all the go very popular; in fashion
72.  informal from the word go from the very beginning
73.  See get-up-and-go
74.  informal no go impossible; abortive or futile: it's no go, I'm afraid
75.  informal on the go active and energetic
 
—adj
76.  informal (postpositive) functioning properly and ready for action: esp used in astronautics: all systems are go
 
[Old English gān; related to Old High German gēn, Greek kikhanein to reach, Sanskrit jahāti he forsakes]

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World English Dictionary
go or I-go2 (ɡəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
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
 
[from Japanese]
 
I-go or I-go2
 
—n
 
[from Japanese]

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GO
 
—abbreviation for
general order

go around or go round
 
—vb (foll by with)
1.  (adverb) to move about
2.  to frequent the society (of a person or group of people): she went around with older men
3.  (adverb) to be sufficient: are there enough sweets to go round?
4.  to circulate (in): measles is going round the school
5.  (preposition) to be actively and constantly engaged in (doing something): she went around caring for the sick
6.  to be long enough to encircle: will that belt go round you?
 
go round or go round
 
—vb

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Word Origin & History

go
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 English, 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 OED. The noun sense of "a try or turn at something" is from 1825; meaning "something that goes, a success" is from 1876. Verbal meaning "say" emerged 1960s in teen slang. Going to "be about to" is from late 15c. Go for broke is from 1951, Amer.Eng. colloquial; go down on "perform oral sex on" is from 1916. That goes without saying (1878) translates Fr. cela va sans dire. Phrase on the go "in constant motion" is from 1843; go-between is 1598; go-getter is 1910, Amer.Eng., but goer, with essentially the same meaning, is late 14c. Goner "something dead or about to die" is first recorded 1850.
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Slang Dictionary

go definition


  1. n.
    a try (at something). : I'd like to have another go at it, if I can.
  2. in.
    to urinate. : Jimmy's gonna go in his pants!
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
GO

  1. general order

  2. ground out

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Idioms & Phrases

go around

  1. Also, go round. Satisfy a demand or need, as in Is there enough food to go around? [Mid-1800s]

  2. Same as go about, def. 1.

  3. go around with. Same as go with, def. 1.

  4. go or run around in circles. Engage in excited but useless activity. For example, Bill ran around in circles trying organize us but to no avail. This idiom was first recorded in 1933. For what goes around comes around, see under full circle.

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