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go-it-alone

go-it-a·lone
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [goh it uh-lohn]
    • /goʊ ɪt əˈloʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [goh it uh-lohn]
    • /goʊ ɪt əˈloʊn/

Definitions of go-it-alone word

  • verb without object go-it-alone to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus. 1
  • verb without object go-it-alone to leave a place; depart: People were coming and going all the time. 1
  • verb without object go-it-alone 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-it-alone to become as specified: to go mad. 1
  • verb without object go-it-alone to continue in a certain state or condition; be habitually: to go barefoot. 1
  • verb without object go-it-alone to act as specified: Go warily if he wants to discuss terms. 1

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Origin of go-it-alone

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

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Parts of speech for Go-it-alone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

go-it-alone 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".

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