go
/gˈoʊ/
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Definitions
Adjective
functioning correctly and ready for action; "all systems are go"
Noun
a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it''s my go"; "a spell of work"
Noun
street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
Noun
a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
Noun
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
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "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"; "news travelled fast"
Verb
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"
Verb
move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
Verb
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!"
Verb
be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"
Verb
have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."
Verb
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"
Verb
follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
Verb
be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
Verb
be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day"
Verb
make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm''"; "The gun went `bang''"
Verb
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"
Verb
to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"
Verb
progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
Verb
continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"
Verb
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"
Verb
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
Verb
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?"
Verb
be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"
Verb
begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
Verb
have a turn; make one''s move in a game; "Can I go now?"
Verb
be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?"
Verb
be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go again?"
Verb
blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won''t go with the chairs"
Verb
lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"
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be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won''t fit into the puzzle"
Verb
go through in search of something; search through someone''s belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?"
Verb
be spent; "All my money went for food and rent"
Verb
give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates"
Verb
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"
Synonyms
Adam
become
belong
blend
blend in
break
break down
buy the farm
cash in one''s chips
choke
conk
conk out
crack
cristal
croak
decease
depart
die
disco biscuit
drop dead
ecstasy
endure
exit
expire
extend
fail
fit
fling
function
get
get going
give out
give way
give-up the ghost
go away
go bad
go game
hold out
hold up
hug drug
kick the bucket
last
lead
live
live on
locomote
move
offer
operate
pass
pass away
perish
plump
pop off
proceed
rifle
run
run low
run short
snuff it
sound
spell
start
survive
tour
travel
turn
whirl
work
X
XTC
More General Terms
accord
act
agree
attempt
be
board game
cause to be perceived
cease
change
change state
choose
come about
compare
concord
consort
disappear
duty period
effort
end
endeavor
endeavour
exit
fall out
finish
fit
fit in
get out
go away
go on
go out
hap
happen
harmonise
harmonize
leave
MDMA
methylenedioxymethamphetamine
move
occur
pass
pass off
pick out
search
select
shift
stop
take
take place
terminate
try
turn
vanish
work shift
More Specific Terms
abort
accompany
advance
angle
arise
ascend
asphyxiate
automobile
babble
back
bang
be adrift
beat
beep
beetle
belt along
betake oneself
billow
birr
blare
bleep
blow
blow out
bluff
bluff out
bombilate
bombinate
boom
boom out
bounce
break
breeze
bubble
bucket along
burble
burn out
buy it
buzz
cannonball along
caravan
career
carry
cast
castle
change
chatter
check
chime
chink
chug
circle
circuit
circulate
clang
clangor
clangour
clank
claxon
click
clink
clop
clump
clunk
come
come down
come on
come up
continue
crack
crank
crash
crawl
creep
cruise
cut
derail
descend
din
do
double
drag
drag on
drag out
draw
draw back
drift
drive
drone
drown
drum
ease
echo
embark
err
fall
famish
fare
ferry
float
flock
fly
follow
forge
get about
get along
get around
get off the ground
ghost
glide
glug
go across
go around
go by
go deep
go down
go far
go forward
go on
go past
go through
go up
grumble
guggle
gurgle
hasten
hie
hiss
hold up
hold water
honk
hotfoot
hum
hurry
hurtle
island hop
joint
jounce
journey
jump
knock
lance
lap
lead
lift
live out
lurch
make noise
make out
malfunction
maneuver
manoeuver
manoeuvre
march on
meander
misfire
misfunction
motor
move around
move back
move on
move up
noise
open
operate
outflank
overfly
pace
pan
pass
pass by
pass on
pass over
patter
peal
pelt along
perennate
ping
pink
pip out
pitter-patter
play
plough
plow
plunk
pop
prance
precede
precess
predecease
proceed
progress
propagate
pull away
pull back
purr
pursue
push
race
radiate
raft
ramble
range
rap
rattle
ray
recede
repair
resonate
resort
resound
retire
retreat
retrograde
return
reverberate
ride
ring
ripple
rise
roam
roll
round
rove
ruff
rumble
run
rush
rush along
rustle
scramble
seek
serve
service
settle
shack
shove along
shove off
shuttle
sift
sing
sit
ski
skirl
slice into
slice through
slide
slither
slosh
slush
snap
snarl
snowshoe
sober
sober up
speed
spirt
splash
splat
splosh
spread
spurt
squelch
stalemate
stand up
starve
steam
steamer
steamroll
steamroller
step
step on it
stifle
stray
succumb
suffocate
surpass
swan
swap
swash
swim
swing
swish
swoosh
swosh
take
take effect
take off
take the air
tap
taxi
tessellate
thread
thrum
thud
thump
tick
ticktack
ticktock
ting
tink
tinkle
toot
trail
tram
tramp
transfer
travel
travel along
travel by
travel purposefully
travel rapidly
tread
trump
trundle
turn
twang
tweet
twirp
uprise
vagabond
venture
vibrate
walk
wander
weave
wend
wheel
whine
whir
whirr
whish
whisk
whistle
whiz
whizz
whoosh
wind
wing
withdraw
work
yield
zigzag
zip
zoom