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1.nounThe act of going.
2.nounA turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game)."It’s your go."
3.nounAn attempt, a try."I’ll give it a go."
4.nounAn approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved."We will begin as soon as the boss says it's a go."
5.nounAn act; the working or operation.
6.nounA circumstance or occurrence; an incident, often unexpected.
7.nounThe fashion or mode."quite the go"
8.nounNoisy merriment."a high go"
9.nounA glass of spirits; a quantity of spirits.
10.nounPower of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance."There is no go in him."
11.nounThe situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.
12.nounA period of activity."ate it all in one go"
13.noun(British slang) A dandy; a fashionable person.
14.verbTo move:
15.verb(chiefly of a machine) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required)."The engine just won't go anymore."
16.verbTo start; to begin (an action or process)."Get ready, get set, go!"
17.verbTo take a turn, especially in a game."It’s your turn; go."
18.verbTo attend."I go to school at the schoolhouse."
19.verbTo proceed:
20.verbTo follow or travel along (a path):
21.verbTo extend (from one point in time or space to another)."This property goes all the way to the state line."
22.verbTo lead (to a place); to give access to."Does this road go to Fort Smith?"
23.verbTo become. (The adjective that follows usually describes a negative state.)"After failing as a criminal, he decided to go straight."
24.verbTo assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
25.verbTo continuously or habitually be in a state."I don't want my children to go hungry."
26.verbTo come to (a certain condition or state)."They went into debt, she goes to sleep around 10 o'clock."
27.verbTo change (from one value to another) in the meaning of wend."The traffic light went straight from green to red."
28.verbTo turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result)."How did your meeting with Smith go?"
29.verbTo tend (toward a result)."These experiences go to make us stronger."
30.verbTo contribute to a (specified) end product or result."qualities that go to make a lady / lip-reader / sharpshooter"
31.verbTo pass, to be used up:
32.verbTo die.
33.verbTo be discarded."This chair has got to go."
34.verbTo be lost or out:
35.verbTo break down or apart:
36.verbTo be sold."Everything must go."
37.verbTo be given, especially to be assigned or allotted."The award went to Steven Spielberg."
38.verbTo survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time."Can you two go twenty minutes without arguing?!"
39.verbTo have a certain record."The team is going five in a row."
40.verbTo be authoritative, accepted, or valid:
41.verbTo say (something), to make a sound:
42.verbTo be expressed or composed (a certain way)."As the story goes, he got the idea for the song while sitting in traffic."
43.verbTo resort (to)."I'll go to court if I have to."
44.verbTo apply or subject oneself to:
45.verbTo fit (in a place, or together with something):
46.verbTo date."He's been going with her for two weeks."
47.verbTo attack:
48.verbTo be in general; to be usually."As sentences go, this one is pretty boring."
49.verbTo take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of."Let's go halves on this."
50.verbTo yield or weigh."Those babies go five tons apiece."
51.verbTo offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay."I'll go a ten-spot."
52.verbTo enjoy. (Compare go for.)"I could go a beer right about now."
53.verbTo urinate or defecate."Have you managed to go today, Mrs. Miggins?"
54.adjectiveWorking correctly and ready to commence operation; approved and able to be put into action.