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go

  • EN [ ɡəʊ]
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English definition

    Noun

  • 1. a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else);

    • "it's my go"
    • "a spell of work"
  • 2. street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

  • 3. a usually brief attempt;

    • "he took a crack at it"
    • "I gave it a whirl"
  • 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

    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"
  • 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"
  • 3. move away from a place into another direction;

    • "Go away before I start to cry"
    • "The train departs at noon"
  • 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!"
  • 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..."
  • 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"
  • 8. follow a certain course;

    • "The inauguration went well"
    • "how did your interview go?"
  • 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'"
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • 14. progress by being changed;

    • "The speech has to go through several more drafts"
    • "run through your presentation before the meeting"
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • 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?"
  • 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!"
  • 21. have a turn; make one's move in a game;

    • "Can I go now?"
  • 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"
  • 25. lead, extend, or afford access;

    • "This door goes to the basement"
    • "The road runs South"
  • 26. be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired;

    • "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"
  • 27. go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way;

    • "Who rifled through my desk drawers?"
  • 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"
  • 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"

    Adjective

  • 1. functioning correctly and ready for action;

    • "all systems are go"

Example sentences

  • You don't have to go now.

  • Which of you will go with me?

  • " Go and join the army,'said his wife. " I won't hinder you. "

  • After having spent wholemornings on the river, I always go home with an empey bag.

  • If I don't go to the party, I shall feel I'm missing out.

  • I don't want to go for a walk on such a hot day — it's too much like hard work for me.

  • He will go up to the Arctic Region.

  • You gave me the wrong address and made me go all that way for nothing.

  • Tell me her address so that I can go and see her.

  • He telephoned Peter that he could not go with us.

  • Those who go in for intrigues and conspiracy are doomed to failure.

  • He granted the boy liberty to go out.

  • He goes for its full, delicious flavors. I go for its economy.

  • He cannot go for he has a previous engagement.

  • He doesn't have the courage to go against the tide of public opinion.

  • They'll catch a packet if they try to go round the points.

  • Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward.

  • I'll go there whenever I have time.

  • He did not go to the bar against his father's will.

  • If you don't believe what I said, you can go and see for yourself.

  • Shall we clear up before we go out?

  • Owing to the bad weather, we didn't go to the park.

  • We don't go out much these days.

  • The sun appears to go round the Earth, but it's an illusion.

  • Madame Curie warned learners not to go too fast.

  • He would go in spite of our warnings.

  • That's enough. Let it go at that.

  • I won't go out today; I'll stay in and work.

  • He won't go and I won't go either.

Phrase collocation

  • all the go

    (Brit. informal, dated)in fashion

  • as (或 so) far as it goes

    bearing in mind its limitations (said when qualifying praise of something)

    • the book is a useful catalogue as far as it goes.

  • as —— go

    compared to the average or typical one of the specified kind

    • as castles go it is small and old.

  • from the word go

    (informal)from the very beginning

  • get someone going

    (Brit. informal)make someone angry or sexually aroused

    • I want a girl who's sexy, but in a subtle way—that's what gets me going.

  • go figure!

    (N. Amer. informal)said to express the speaker's belief that something is amazing or incredible

  • go great guns

  • go halves

    (或 shares)share something equally

  • going!, gone!

    an auctioneer's announcement that bidding is closing or closed

  • go off on one

    (Brit. informal)become very angry or excited

  • going on ——(英亦作 going on for)

    (英 亦作)approaching a specified time, age, or amount

    • I was going on fourteen when I went to my first gig.

  • go (to) it

    (Brit. informal)act in a vigorous, energetic, or dissipated way

    • Go it, Dad! Give him what for!.

  • go to show

    (或 prove)(of an occurrence) serve as evidence or proof of something specified

  • go well

    (S. African)used to express good wishes to someone leaving

Slang

  • go over like a lead balloon

    • The joke went over like a lead balloon.

    • My appeal to his better nature went over like a lead balloon.

  • go man go

  • way to go.

    • That's the way to go. You guys built the airport so quickly.

  • go to denmark

  • go the limit

    • These people would unhesitatingly go the limit.

  • go for the doctor

    • I suppose the chestnut horse will go for the doctor and get a huge win at this races.

    • I'll go for tlie doctor thai he's there.

  • there you go

    • Good shot, Chuck! you go.

    • There you go,the prices went up again!

    • I just told you not to put that junk on the table and there you go.

  • go to the mat

    • They soon stopped sparring and went to the mat.

    • The union may go to the mat with the management over wages.

  • go pittypat

    • My veteran heart went pittypat.

  • go go girl

    • She is too fat to be a go-go girl.

  • go cart

  • to go

    • Do you want it to go,or will you eat it here?

Synonym discrimination

  • advance, progress, proceed, move on, go

  • become, get, grow, turn, go, come

  • depart, leave, go, start, quit, set out

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