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- [goh]
- /goʊ/
- /ɡəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [goh]
- /goʊ/
Definitions of go word
- verb without object go to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus. 1
- verb without object go to leave a place; depart: People were coming and going all the time. 1
- verb without object go to keep or be in motion; function or perform as required: Can't you go any faster in your work? 1
- verb without object go to become as specified: to go mad. 1
- verb without object go to continue in a certain state or condition; be habitually: to go barefoot. 1
- verb without object go to act as specified: Go warily if he wants to discuss terms. 1
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Origin of go
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English gon, Old English gān; cognate with Old High German gēn, German gehen
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Go
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
go popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
go usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for go
noun go
- force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- get-up-and-go — energy, drive, and enthusiasm.
- pep — peak envelope power
- animation — Animation is the process of making films in which drawings or puppets appear to move.
- snap — to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
verb go
- fly — to move through the air using wings.
- retire — a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.
- travel — to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure.
- move — to pass from one place or position to another.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
adjective go
- goer — a person or thing that goes: We sat in the lobby watching the comers and goers.
- standing up — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- sound — The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3–30 miles (5–48 km) wide.
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
Antonyms for go
noun go
- weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
- laziness — lazy evaluation
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
verb go
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
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