Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goh too]
- /goʊ tu/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [goh too]
- /goʊ tu/
Definitions of go to words
- adjective go to functioning properly and ready: two minutes before the satellite is to be launched and all systems are go. 1
- verb without object go to to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus. 1
- verb without object go to to leave a place; depart: People were coming and going all the time. 1
- verb without object go to 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 to become as specified: to go mad. 1
- verb without object go to to continue in a certain state or condition; be habitually: to go barefoot. 1
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Origin of go to
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 to
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
go to popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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 to usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for go to
verb go to
- visit — to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.: to visit a friend; to visit clients; to visit Paris.
- show up — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
- haunt — to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person.
- appear — If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
prep go to
- after — If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.
- as — If something happens as something else happens, it happens at the same time.
- concerning — You use concerning to indicate what a question or piece of information is about.
- during — throughout the duration, continuance, or existence of: He lived in Florida during the winter.
- notwithstanding — in spite of; without being opposed or prevented by: Notwithstanding a brilliant defense, he was found guilty. She went to the game anyway, doctor's orders notwithstanding.
Antonyms for go to
verb go to
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.