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go places

go place
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [goh pleys]
    • /goʊ pleɪs/
    • /ɡəʊ pleɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [goh pleys]
    • /goʊ pleɪs/

Definitions of go places words

  • noun go places a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent. 1
  • noun go places space in general: time and place. 1
  • noun go places the specific portion of space normally occupied by anything: The vase is in its place. Every item on the shelf had its place. 1
  • noun go places a space, area, or spot, set apart or used for a particular purpose: a place of worship; a place of entertainment. 1
  • noun go places any part or spot in a body or surface: a decayed place in a tree. 1
  • noun go places a particular passage in a book or writing: to find the place where one left off reading. 1
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Origin of go places

First appearance:

before 950
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; (noun) Middle English, conflation of Old English plæce and Middle French place, both < Latin platea, variant of platēa street, courtyard, area < Greek plateîa broad street, noun use of feminine of platýs broad, flat1; (v.) late Middle English, derivative of the noun; see platy-

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Parts of speech for Go places

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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go places 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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Synonyms for go places

verb go places

  • propel — to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.
  • accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
  • storm — Theodore Woldsen [tey-aw-dawr vawlt-suh n] /ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr ˈvɔlt sən/ (Show IPA), 1817–88, German poet and novelist.
  • progress — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
  • promote — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
All 116 Synonyms of go places

Antonyms for go places

verb go places

  • hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
  • cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
  • retard — to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
  • back down — If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it.
  • hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
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