Dictionary Definition
go adj : functioning correctly and ready for
action; "all systems are go" [ant: no-go]
Noun
1 a time for working (after which you will be
relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" [syn:
spell, tour, turn]
2 street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
[syn: Adam, ecstasy, XTC, disco
biscuit, cristal,
X, hug drug]
3 a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at
it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: crack, fling, pass, whirl, offer]
4 a board game for two players who place counters
on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's
counters [syn: go game]
Verb
1 change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How
fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by
bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the
suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to
take it before night fell" [syn: travel, move, locomote] [ant: stay in
place]
2 follow a procedure or take a course; "We should
go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble";
"go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through
diplomatic channels" [syn: proceed, move]
3 move away from a place into another direction;
"Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" [syn:
go away,
depart] [ant: come]
4 enter or assume a certain state or condition;
"He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting
more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into
ecstasy"; "Get going!" [syn: become, get]
5 be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes
to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"
6 have a particular form; "the story or argument
runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..." [syn: run]
7 stretch out over a distance, space, time, or
scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point;
"Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go
very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The
facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn:
run, pass, lead, extend]
8 follow a certain course; "The inauguration went
well"; "how did your interview go?" [syn: proceed]
9 be abolished or discarded; "These ugly
billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the
Khmer Rouge"
10 be or continue to be in a certain condition;
"The children went hungry that day"
11 make a certain noise or sound; "She went
`Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" [syn: sound]
12 perform as expected when applied; "The washing
machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still
run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" [syn: function, work, operate, run] [ant: malfunction]
13 to be spent or finished; "The money had gone
after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the
Midwest" [syn: run low, run
short]
14 progress by being changed; "The speech has to
go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation
before the meeting" [syn: move, run]
15 continue to live; endure or last; "We went
without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in
the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through
several very serious accidents" [syn: survive, last, live, live on, endure, hold up, hold out]
16 pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of
affairs or action; "How is it going?"; "The day went well until I
got your call"
17 pass from physical life and lose all all
bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She
died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The
patient went peacefully" [syn: die, decease, perish, exit, pass away,
expire, pass] [ant: be born]
18 be in the right place or situation; "Where do
these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it
belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these
books go?" [syn: belong]
19 be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as
good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"
20 begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in
the morning"; "Ready, set, go!" [syn: start, get going]
[ant: stop]
21 have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I
go now?" [syn: move]
22 be contained in; "How many times does 18 go
into 54?"
23 be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does
this song go again?"
24 blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend
with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
[syn: blend, blend in]
25 lead, extend, or afford access; "This door
goes to the basement"; "The road runs South" [syn: lead]
26 be the right size or shape; fit correctly or
as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" [syn: fit]
27 go through in search of something; search
through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled
through my desk drawers?" [syn: rifle]
28 be spent; "All my money went for food and
rent"
29 give support (to) or make a choice (of) one
out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates"
[syn: plump]
30 stop operating or functioning; "The engine
finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in
broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The
engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the
accident" [syn: fail,
go bad,
give
way, die, give out,
conk
out, break, break down]
[also: went, gone, goes (pl)]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology 1
Mainly representing etyl ang gan, related to Old High German gen. Past tense forms, however, have since the 15th century been replaced by forms from etyl ang wendan.Verb
- To move from one place
to another.
- Why don’t you go with us?
- This train goes to Chicago.
- Why don’t you go with us?
- To leave; to move
away.
- Please don't go!
- I really must be going.
- Please don't go!
- To be given, especially
to be assigned or
allotted.
- The property shall go to my wife.
- The award went to Steven Spielberg.
- The property shall go to my wife.
- To extend (from one
point to another).
- This property goes all the way to the state line.
- To lead (in a
direction).
- Does this road go to Fort Smith?
- To elapse.
- The time went slowly.
- To start.
- Get ready, get set, go!
- To resort (to).
- I'll go to court if I have to.
- To change from one
value to another.
- The price keeps going up.
- To end or disappear.
- After three days, my headache finally went.
- To be spent or
used up.
- His money went on drink.
- To be discarded.
- This chair has got to go.
- To be sold.
- Everything must go.
- The car went for five thousand dollars.''
- Everything must go.
- To die.
- To collapse.
- To break down or
decay.
- This meat is starting to go.
- My mind is going.
- This meat is starting to go.
- To proceed (well or
poorly).
- That went well.
- How are things going?
- That went well.
- To work (through or
over), especially mentally.
- I've gone over this a hundred times.
- Let's not go into that right now.
- I've gone over this a hundred times.
- To search.
- Somebody went through my things while I was out.
- To tend or contribute toward a result.
- Well, that goes to show you.
- These experiences go to make us stronger.
- Well, that goes to show you.
- intransitive
often followed by a preposition To fit.
- Do you think the sofa will go through the door?
- The belt just barely went around his waist.
- Do you think the sofa will go through the door?
- To be compatible,
especially visually.
- This shade of red doesn't go with the drapes.
- They go together nicely, don't you think?
- This shade of red doesn't go with the drapes.
- To belong
(somewhere).
- My shirts go on this side of the wardrobe.
- This piece of the jigsaw goes on the other side.
- My shirts go on this side of the wardrobe.
- To be expressed or
composed (a certain
way).
- The tune goes like this.
- To take a turn,
especially in a game.
- It’s your turn; go.
- To attend.
- I go to school at the schoolhouse.
- To take up a profession.
- Gone for soldiers, every one.
- She's gone to be a teacher.
- Gone for soldiers, every one.
- To be in a state continuously.
- I don't want my children to go hungry.
- We went barefoot in the summer.
- I don't want my children to go hungry.
- To survive or
get by.
- How long can you go without water?
- We've gone without your help for a while now.
- How long can you go without water?
- To move or travel in order to do something,
or to do something while moving.
- We went swimming.
- Let's go shopping.
- We went swimming.
- To make an effort.
- You didn't have to go to such trouble.
- I never thought he'd go so far as to call you.
- You didn't have to go to such trouble.
- To date.
- How long having they been going together?
- He's been going with her for two weeks.
- How long having they been going together?
- To fight or attack.
- I went at him with a knife.
- To be pregnant
(with).
- She goes with child.
- intransitive of a
machine To work or
function.
- The engine just won't go anymore.
- To have authority.
- Whatever the boss says goes, do you understand?
- To be valid or
accepted.
- Anything goes around here.
- To be told; to circulate.
- There's a story going through the town about you.
- To be known or considered.
- That goes as murder in my book.
- He went by name of Sanders.
- That goes as murder in my book.
- To sound; to make a
noise.
- I woke up just before the clock went.
- intransitive colloquial To urinate or defecate.
- I really need to go.
- Have you managed to go today, Mrs. Miggins?
- I really need to go.
- To do, especially to do
something foolish.
- Why'd you have to go and do that?
- intransitive archaic To walk.
- To be lost.
- To be out.
- In the context of "copula": To become. The adjective that
follows usually describes a negative state.
- You'll go blind.
- I went crazy.
- After failing as a criminal, he decided to go straight.
- I went crazy.
- You'll go blind.
- To move for a
particular distance or in a particular fashion.
- We've only gone twenty miles today.
- This car can go circles around that one.
- We've only gone twenty miles today.
- To take a particular part or share.
- Let's go halves on this.
- To bet or venture (an amount).
- I'll go a ten-spot.
- To yield or weigh.
- Those babies go five tons apiece.
- To follow (a course
or path).
- Let's go this way for a while.
- To offer or bid an amount.
- That's as high as I can go.
- We could go two fifty.
- That's as high as I can go.
- To make (a specified
sound).
- Cats go meow.
- transitive colloquial To enjoy.
- I could go a beer right about now.
- transitive sports To
have a certain record.
- They've gone one for three in this series.
- The team is going five in a row.
- They've gone one for three in this series.
- transitive slang To
say (something). Often used
in present tense.
- I go, "As if!" And she was all like, "Whatever!"
- transitive slang To
think or say to oneself.
- As soon as I did it, I went "that was stupid."''
- transitive Australian slang To attack.
Quotations
Synonyms
- move, travel, wend, cross
- depart, leave, exit, go away, go out
- disappear, vanish, go away; end, dissipate
- crumble, collapse, disintegrate, give way
- function, work
- fit, pass, stretch, come, make it
- belong, have a place
- move, make one's move, take one’s turn
- become, turn, change into
- pee
- go out (with), date, see
Derived terms
- churchgoer
- go about
- go-ahead
- go along
- go after
- go against
- go around
- go away
- go back
- go bad
- go begging
- go between
- go by
- go by bus
- go-cart, go-kart
- go down, go down on
- go for
- go for a walk
- go in, go in on
- go into
- go like the clappers
- go long
- go off, go off on
- go on
- go on foot
- go on horseback
- go on strike
- go out
- go out with
- go round
- go-slow
- go solo
- go through with
- go-to
- go to waste
- go up
- go with
- go without
- on your mark, get set, go!
- ready, set, go!
- undergo
Related terms
Translations
move from a place to another that is further
away
- Albanian: ecën
- Arabic: ذهب
- Basque: joan
- Bosnian: ići
- Catalan: anar
- Chinese: 去 (qù)
- Crimean Tatar: ket
- Croatian: ići
- Czech: jet (by vehicle), jít (by walking)
- Danish: gå
- Dutch: gaan
- Esperanto: iri
- Filipino: magpatuloy
- Finnish: mennä
- French: aller
- German: gehen, fahren (by vehicle)
- Greek: πάω
(páo)
- Mycenaean:
- Ancient Greek:
- Hebrew: , ,
- Hittite:
- Hungarian: megy
- Ido: irar
- Indonesian: pergi
- Irish: téigh
- Italian: andare
- Japanese: 行く (いく, ikú), いらっしゃる (irassháru) (honorific), 参る (まいる, máiru) (humble)
- Korean: 가다 (gada)
- Kurdish: çûn, ,
- Latin: eo, vadere
- Latvian: iet
- Lithuanian: eiti
- Luwian:
- Norwegian: reise, fare, dra
- Novial: vada
- Occitan: anar
- Old
Church Slavonic:
- Cyrillic:
- Glagolitic:
- Cyrillic:
- Old English: gan, wendan, wadan, faran, feran
- Old Persian:
- Persian: رفتن
- Piemontese: andè
- Polish: iść, chodzić, jechać (by vehicle)
- Portuguese: ir
- Romanian: a merge, a duce
- Romansch: ir
- Russian: ходить / идти (khodít’/idtí, afoot); ездить / ехать (jézdit’/jékhat’, by transport)
- Sanskrit: एति
- Scottish Gaelic: rach
- Serbian:
- Cyrillic: ићи
- Roman: ići
- Cyrillic: ићи
- Sicilian: iri, annari
- Slovak: ísť (by vehicle), ísť (by walking)
- Slovene: iti, oditi
- Spanish: ir
- Sumerian:
- Swedish: gå (by walking); resa, åka (by vehicle)
- Telugu: వెళ్ళు (vellu), పోవు (povu), వెళ్ళిపోవు (vellipovu)
- Thai: ไป
- Turkish: git
- Ukrainian: ходити / іти (khodýty/itý, afoot); їздити / їхати (jizdyty/jikhaty, by vehicle)
- Vietnamese: đi
- Welsh: mynd
disappear
- Arabic: (iχtáfa)
- Catalan: desaparèixer, anar-se'n
- Chinese: 走 (zǒu) (leave); 消失 (xiāoshī)
- Czech: odejít
- Dutch: verdwijnen, weggaan
- Esperanto: foriri
- Finnish: kadota, mennä pois
- French: s’en aller, partir (to go away); disparaitre (to disappear)
- German: verschwinden, weggehen, fortgehen
- Hebrew: (=to leave)
- Hungarian: eltűnni
- Italian: sparire
- Japanese: 見えなくなる (miénaku náru), 去る (saru)
- Korean: 사라지다 (sarajida)
- Norwegian: forsvinne
- Old English: wendan
- Portuguese: desaparacer
- Romanian: a dispărea
- Russian: исчезать (isčezát’), пропадать (propadát’)
- Serbian: izčeznuti, propadnuti
- Spanish: desaparecer
- Swedish: försvinna
- Vietnamse: biến mất
be destroyed
- Czech: odejít, rozbít se
- Esperanto: rompiĝi
- Finnish: tuhoutua
- German: kaputtgehen, kaputt sein, zerstört sein
- Italian: distruggere, disintegrare
- Norwegian: ødelegges
- Portuguese: destruir
- Romanian: a distruge
- Russian: сломаться (slomát’s’a), распадаться (raspadát’s’a)
- Serbian: raspasti, slomiti
- Spanish: destruir
- Vietnamse: bị phá hủy
Of a machine, to work
- Norwegian: gå, virke
- Swedish: gå, fungera
To fit
- Hebrew:
- Swedish: passa
To have as its/their proper place
- Hebrew:
take a turn
to date (often used with out: to go out)
make (the specified sound)
slang: to say