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- [goh streyt]
- /goʊ streɪt/
- /ɡəʊ streɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goh streyt]
- /goʊ streɪt/
Definitions of go straight words
- adjective go straight without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path. 1
- adjective go straight exactly vertical or horizontal; in a perfectly vertical or horizontal plane: a straight table. 1
- adjective go straight (of a line) generated by a point moving at a constant velocity with respect to another point. 1
- adjective go straight evenly or uprightly formed or set: straight shoulders. 1
- adjective go straight without circumlocution; frank; candid: straight speaking. 1
- adjective go straight honest, honorable, or upright, as conduct, dealings, methods, or persons. 1
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Origin of go straight
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (adj.) Middle English; orig. past participle of strecchen to stretch; (adv. and noun) Middle English, derivative of the adj.
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Parts of speech for Go straight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
go straight popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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 straight usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for go straight
verb go straight
- turn over a new leaf — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- mend one's ways — (Idiomatic) To recognise one's failings and attempt to remedy them.
Antonyms for go straight
verb go straight
- aberrated — simple past tense and past participle of aberrate.
- bear off — (of a vessel) to avoid hitting an obstacle, another vessel, etc, by swerving onto a different course
- bend the rules — to ignore rules or change them to suit one's own convenience
- deviate — To deviate from something means to start doing something different or not planned, especially in a way that causes problems for others.
- get around — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
adverb go straight
- incompletely — not complete; lacking some part.
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