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- [goh too toun]
- /goʊ tu taʊn/
- /ɡəʊ tuː taʊn/
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- [goh too toun]
- /goʊ tu taʊn/
Definitions of go to town words
- noun go to town a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government. 1
- noun go to town a densely populated area of considerable size, as a city or borough. 1
- noun go to town (especially in New England) a municipal corporation with less elaborate organization and powers than a city. 1
- noun go to town (in most U.S. states except those of New England) a township. 1
- noun go to town any urban area, as contrasted with its surrounding countryside. 1
- noun go to town the inhabitants of a town; townspeople; citizenry. 1
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Origin of go to town
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English toun, tun, Old English tūn walled or fenced place, courtyard, farmstead, village; cognate with Old Norse tūn homefield, German Zaun fence, Old Irish dún fort
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Parts of speech for Go to town
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
go to town popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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 town usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for go to town
verb go to town
- respond — to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.
- do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- pursue — to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end, object, purpose, etc.).
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
Antonyms for go to town
verb go to town
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- discontinue — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
- forego — forgo.
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