[ UK /ɡˈə‍ʊ/ ]
[ US /ˈɡoʊ/ ]
VERB
  1. be or continue to be in a certain condition
    The children went hungry that day
  2. be abolished or discarded
    These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge
    These ugly billboards have to go!
  3. change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect
    news travelled fast
    The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell
    We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus
    How fast does your new car go?
  4. lead, extend, or afford access
    The road runs South
    This door goes to the basement
  5. go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
    Who rifled through my desk drawers?
  6. perform as expected when applied
    The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
    This old radio doesn't work anymore
    Does this old car still run well?
  7. be awarded; be allotted
    Her money went on clothes
    The first prize goes to Mary
  8. follow a procedure or take a course
    go about the world in a certain manner
    Messages must go through diplomatic channels
    We should go farther in this matter
    She went through a lot of trouble
  9. pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
    The day went well until I got your call
    How is it going?
  10. be ranked or compare
    This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go
  11. make a certain noise or sound
    The gun went `bang'
    She went `Mmmmm'
  12. be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
    This piece won't fit into the puzzle
  13. move away from a place into another direction
    Go away before I start to cry
    The train departs at noon
  14. be in the right place or situation
    Where do these books go?
    Where do these books belong?
    Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government
  15. blend or harmonize
    This sofa won't go with the chairs
    This flavor will blend with those in your dish
  16. be contained in
    How many times does 18 go into 54?
  17. continue to live and avoid dying
    One crash victim died, the other lived
    The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
    We went without water and food for 3 days
    how long can a person last without food and water?
    These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
  18. give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
    I plumped for the losing candidates
  19. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    The children perished in the fire
    She died from cancer
    The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
    The patient went peacefully
  20. begin or set in motion
    Ready, set, go!
    I start at eight in the morning
  21. have a turn; make one's move in a game
    Can I go now?
  22. progress by being changed
    run through your presentation before the meeting
    The speech has to go through several more drafts
  23. stop operating or functioning
    The engine finally went
    The coffee maker broke
    The engine failed on the way to town
    The car died on the road
    her eyesight went after the accident
    The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
  24. to be spent or finished
    Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest
    The money had gone after a few days
  25. have a particular form
    the story or argument runs as follows
    as the saying goes...
  26. be spent
    All my money went for food and rent
  27. be sounded, played, or expressed
    How does this song go again?
  28. enter or assume a certain state or condition
    He became annoyed when he heard the bad news
    her face went red with anger
    Get going!
    She went into ecstasy
    It must be getting more serious
  29. follow a certain course
    The inauguration went well
    how did your interview go?
  30. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
    His knowledge doesn't go very far
    Service runs all the way to Cranbury
    The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
    My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
NOUN
  1. a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
    it's my go
    a spell of work
  2. a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
  3. street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
  4. a usually brief attempt
    I gave it a whirl
    he took a crack at it
ADJECTIVE
  1. functioning correctly and ready for action
    all systems are go
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How To Use go In A Sentence

  • It's good to have a cry sometimes.
  • What we do not know are the precise weighting of factors that go into why prices increase at any particular time.
  • Blackpool Scorpions notched their first away win of the season against a good attacking Leigh team.
  • The aircraft descended into a wetland area and had since been forgotten about as it sank below the surface. Times, Sunday Times
  • I'm just a little bit caught in the middle. Life is a maze and love is a riddle, I don't know where to go, can't do it alone.
  • It got so bad that 12 patrolmen and two police dogs were kept on duty outside the home for several days.
  • Their dried dung is found everywhere, and is in many places the only fuel afforded by the plains; their skulls, which last longer than any other part of the animal, are among the most familiar of objects to the plainsman; their bones are in many districts so plentiful that it has become a regular industry, followed by hundreds of men (christened "bone hunters" by the frontiersmen), to go out with wagons and collect them in great numbers for the sake of the phosphates they yield; and Bad Lands, plateaus, and prairies alike, are cut up in all directions by the deep ruts which were formerly buffalo trails. VIII. The Lordly Buffalo
  • People at MSFC have told me over drinks that this study concluded that EELV are human ratable but they were going to do what Griffin wanted. Obama Policies on Transparency, Openness, and Participation - and NASA - NASA Watch
  • That gave us the time to move arbalests and mangonels into position along the walls.
  • Concentration now had to be aimed at the means of transporting the aircraft from the field to the carrier in Glasgow.
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