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1.VerbTo move, either physically or in an abstract sense:"Why don’t you go with us?; This train goes through Cincinnati on its way to Chicago.; Chris, where are you going?; There's no public transit where I'm going.; Wow, look at him go!; The rumour went all around town.; Yesterday was the second-wettest day on record; you have to go all the way back to 1896 to find a day when more rain fell.; Fans want to see the Twelfth Doctor go to the 51st century to visit River in the library.; For the best definitions, go to wiktionary.org; We've only gone twenty miles today.; This car can go circles around that one.; The fight went the distance and was decided on points.; We went swimming.; Let's go shopping.; Please go and get me some envelopes.; Please don't go!; I really must be going.; Workmen were coming and going at all hours of the night.; Let's go this way for a while.; She was going that way anyway, so she offered to show him where it was.; We went the full length of the promenade before we found a place to sit down.; His life story goes the gamut, from poverty-stricken upbringing to colossal wealth."
2.VerbTo move through space (especially to or through a place)."Why don’t you go with us?; This train goes through Cincinnati on its way to Chicago.; Chris, where are you going?; There's no public transit where I'm going.; Wow, look at him go!; The rumour went all around town."
3.VerbTo move or travel through time (either literally—in a fictional or hypothetical situation in which time travel is possible—or in one's mind or knowledge of the historical record)."Yesterday was the second-wettest day on record; you have to go all the way back to 1896 to find a day when more rain fell.; Fans want to see the Twelfth Doctor go to the 51st century to visit River in the library."
4.VerbTo navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc)."For the best definitions, go to wiktionary.org"
5.VerbTo move (a particular distance, or in a particular fashion)."We've only gone twenty miles today.; This car can go circles around that one.; The fight went the distance and was decided on points."
6.VerbTo move or travel in order to do something, or to do something while moving."We went swimming.; Let's go shopping.; Please go and get me some envelopes."
7.VerbTo leave; to move away."Please don't go!; I really must be going.; Workmen were coming and going at all hours of the night."
8.VerbTo follow or proceed according to (a course or path)."Let's go this way for a while.; She was going that way anyway, so she offered to show him where it was."
9.VerbTo travel or pass along."We went the full length of the promenade before we found a place to sit down.; His life story goes the gamut, from poverty-stricken upbringing to colossal wealth."
10.VerbTo walk; to travel on one's feet. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
11.VerbTo work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required)."The engine just won't go anymore.; Don't put your hand inside while the motor's going!"
12.VerbTo start; to begin (an action or process)."You've got thirty seconds to solve the anagram, starting now. Go!"
13.VerbTo take a turn, especially in a game."It’s your turn; go.; I've got all vowels. I don't think I can go."
14.VerbTo attend."I go to school at the schoolhouse.; She went to Yale.; They only go to church on Christmas."
15.VerbTo proceed:
To proceed (often in a specified manner, indicating the perceived quality of an event or state)."That went well.; "How are things going?" "Not bad, thanks."; Why'd you have to go and do that?; Why'd you have to go do that?; He just went and punched the guy."
16.VerbTo proceed (often in a specified manner, indicating the perceived quality of an event or state)."That went well.; "How are things going?" "Not bad, thanks.""
17.VerbTo proceed (especially to do something foolish)."Why'd you have to go and do that?; Why'd you have to go do that?; He just went and punched the guy."
18.VerbTo extend along."The fence goes the length of the boundary."
19.VerbTo extend (from one point in time or space to another)."This property goes all the way to the state line.; The working week goes from Monday to Friday."
20.VerbTo lead (to a place); to give access (to)."Does this road go to Fort Smith?"
21.VerbTo become, move to or come to (a state, position, situation)
To become ."You'll go blind.; The milk went bad.; I went crazy.; After failing as a criminal, he decided to go straight.; The video clip went viral.; Don't tell my Mum: she'll go ballistic.; The local shop wants to go digital, and eventually go global.; The traffic light went straight from green to red.; If we can win on Saturday, we'll go top of the league.; They went level with their rivals.; They went into debt.; She goes to sleep around 10 o'clock."
22.VerbTo become ."You'll go blind.; The milk went bad.; I went crazy.; After failing as a criminal, he decided to go straight.; The video clip went viral.; Don't tell my Mum: she'll go ballistic.; The local shop wants to go digital, and eventually go global.; The traffic light went straight from green to red."
23.VerbTo move to (a position or state)."If we can win on Saturday, we'll go top of the league.; They went level with their rivals."
24.VerbTo come (to a certain condition or state)."They went into debt.; She goes to sleep around 10 o'clock."
25.VerbTo assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
26.VerbTo continuously or habitually be in a state."I don't want my children to go hungry.; We went barefoot in the summer."
27.VerbTo turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result)."The decision went the way we expected."
28.VerbTo tend (toward a result)"Well, that goes to show you.; These experiences go to make us stronger."
29.VerbTo contribute to a (specified) end product or result."qualities that go to make a lady / lip-reader / sharpshooter"
30.VerbTo pass, to be used up:
To elapse, to pass; to slip away."The time went slowly.; After three days, my headache finally went.; His money went on drink."
31.VerbTo elapse, to pass; to slip away."The time went slowly."
32.VerbTo end or disappear."After three days, my headache finally went."
33.VerbTo be spent or used up."His money went on drink."
34.VerbTo die."I want to go in my sleep."
35.VerbTo be lost or out:
To be lost."The third wicket went just before lunch.; Smith bowls ... Jones hits it straight up in the air ... and ... caught! Jones has gone!"
36.VerbTo be lost."The third wicket went just before lunch."
37.VerbTo be out."Smith bowls ... Jones hits it straight up in the air ... and ... caught! Jones has gone!"
38.VerbTo break down or apart:
To collapse or give way, to break apart."Careful! It looks as if that ceiling could go at any moment!; My mind is going.; She's 83; her eyesight is starting to go."
39.VerbTo collapse or give way, to break apart."Careful! It looks as if that ceiling could go at any moment!"
40.VerbTo break down or decay."My mind is going.; She's 83; her eyesight is starting to go."
41.VerbTo be sold."The car went for five thousand dollars.; The store is closing down so everything must go."
42.VerbTo be discarded or disposed of."This chair has got to go.; All this old rubbish can go."
43.VerbTo be given, especially to be assigned or allotted."The property shall go to my wife.; The award went to Steven Spielberg."
44.VerbTo survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time."How long can you go without water?; We've gone without your help for a while now.; I've gone ten days now without a cigarette.; Can you two go twenty minutes without arguing?!"
45.VerbTo have a certain record."They've gone one for three in this series.; The team is going five in a row."
46.VerbTo be authoritative, accepted, or valid:
Of an opinion or instruction, to have (final) authority; to be authoritative."Whatever the boss says goes, do you understand?; Anything goes around here.; The baked beans can go on this shelf, and the same goes for all these other tins."
47.VerbOf an opinion or instruction, to have (final) authority; to be authoritative."Whatever the boss says goes, do you understand?"
48.VerbTo be accepted."Anything goes around here."
49.VerbTo be valid or applicable."The baked beans can go on this shelf, and the same goes for all these other tins."
50.VerbTo say (something), to make a sound:
To say (something, aloud or to oneself)."I go, "As if!" And she was all like, "Whatever!"; As soon as I did it, I went "that was stupid."; Cats go "meow". Motorcycles go "vroom".; I woke up just before the clock went."
51.VerbTo say (something, aloud or to oneself)."I go, "As if!" And she was all like, "Whatever!"; As soon as I did it, I went "that was stupid.""
52.VerbTo make the (specified) sound."Cats go "meow". Motorcycles go "vroom"."
53.VerbTo sound; to make a noise."I woke up just before the clock went."
54.VerbTo be expressed or composed (a certain way)."The tune goes like this.; As the story goes, he got the idea for the song while sitting in traffic."
55.VerbTo resort (to)."The nylon gears kept breaking, so we went to stainless steel."
56.VerbTo apply or subject oneself to:
To apply oneself; to undertake; to have as one's goal or intention."I'm going to join a sports team.; I wish you'd go and get a job.; He went to pick it up, but it rolled out of reach.; He's going to leave town tomorrow.; You didn't have to go to such trouble.; I never thought he'd go so far as to call you.; She went to great expense to help them win.; I've gone over this a hundred times.; Let's not go into that right now."
57.VerbTo apply oneself; to undertake; to have as one's goal or intention."I'm going to join a sports team.; I wish you'd go and get a job.; He went to pick it up, but it rolled out of reach.; He's going to leave town tomorrow."
58.VerbTo make an effort, to subject oneself (to something)."You didn't have to go to such trouble.; I never thought he'd go so far as to call you.; She went to great expense to help them win."
59.VerbTo work (through or over), especially mentally."I've gone over this a hundred times.; Let's not go into that right now."
60.VerbTo fit (in a place, or together with something):
To fit."Do you think the sofa will go through the door?; The belt just barely went around his waist.; This shade of red doesn't go with the drapes.; White wine goes better with fish than red wine.; My shirts go on this side of the wardrobe.; This piece of the jigsaw goes on the other side.; He'd like to pot the pink, but I don't think it will go. The green's in the way."
61.VerbTo fit."Do you think the sofa will go through the door?; The belt just barely went around his waist."
62.VerbTo be compatible, especially of colors or food and drink."This shade of red doesn't go with the drapes.; White wine goes better with fish than red wine."
63.VerbTo belong (somewhere)."My shirts go on this side of the wardrobe.; This piece of the jigsaw goes on the other side."
64.VerbOf a ball, to be capable of being potted, not having its path to the pocket obstructed by other balls."He'd like to pot the pink, but I don't think it will go. The green's in the way."
65.VerbTo date."How long have they been going together?; He's been going with her for two weeks."
66.VerbTo (begin to) date or have sex with (a particular race).
67.VerbTo attack:
To fight or attack."I went at him with a knife."
68.VerbTo fight or attack."I went at him with a knife."
69.VerbTo fight.
70.VerbTo attack.
71.VerbUsed to express how some category of things generally is, as a reference for, contrast to, or comparison with, a particular example."My cat Fluffy is very timid, as cats go.; As far as burgers go, this is one of the best."
72.VerbTo take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of."Let's go halves on this."
73.VerbTo yield or weigh."Those babies go five tons apiece."
74.VerbTo offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay; to sell for."That's as high as I can go.; We could go two fifty.; I'll go a ten-spot.; I'll go you a shilling.; I'll go him one better."
75.VerbTo enjoy."I could go a beer right about now."
76.VerbTo go to the toilet; to urinate or defecate."I really need to go.; Have you managed to go today, Mrs. Miggins?"
77.VerbExpressing encouragement or approval."Go, girl! You can do it!"
78.VerbClipping of go to the.
79.VerbTo fight, usually with the fists."You said WHAT about my mom? Do you want to go, bro?"
80.VerbTo pass (a specified time) in gestation; to be pregnant.
81.NounThe act of going.
82.NounA turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game)."You’ve been on that pinball machine long enough—now let your brother have a go.; It’s your go."
83.NounAn attempt, a try."I’ll give it a go."
84.NounA period of activity."ate it all in one go"
85.NounA time; an experience.
86.NounA circumstance or occurrence; an incident, often unexpected.
87.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."
88.NounAn act; the working or operation.
89.NounThe fashion or mode."quite the go"
90.NounNoisy merriment."a high go"
91.NounA glass of spirits; a quantity of spirits.
92.NounA portion
93.NounPower of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance."There is no go in him."
94.NounThe situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.
95.NounA dandy; a fashionable person."See Thesaurus:dandy"
96.AdjectiveWorking correctly and ready to commence operation; approved and able to be put into action.
97.NounA strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.