ALL meanings of go
go
G g - intransitive verb go perform an action 1
- intransitive verb go be valid 1
- intransitive verb go say 1
- intransitive verb go die 1
- intransitive verb go give way, collapse 1
- noun go Functioning properly. 1
- intransitive verb go stop working 1
- intransitive verb go be allotted 1
- verb go When you go somewhere, you move or travel there. 0
- verb go When you go, you leave the place where you are. 0
- verb go You use go to say that someone leaves the place where they are and does an activity, often a leisure activity. 0
- verb go When you go to do something, you move to a place in order to do it and you do it. You can also go and do something, and in American English, you can go do something. However, you always say that someone went and did something. 0
- verb go If you go to school, work, or church, you attend it regularly as part of your normal life. 0
- verb go When you say where a road or path goes, you are saying where it begins or ends, or what places it is in. 0
- verb go You can use go in expressions such as 'don't go telling everybody', in order to express disapproval of the kind of behaviour you mention, or to tell someone not to behave in that way. 0
- verb go You can use go with words like 'further' and 'beyond' to show the degree or extent of something. 0
- verb go If you say that a period of time goes quickly or slowly, you mean that it seems to pass quickly or slowly. 0
- verb go If you say where money goes, you are saying what it is spent on. 0
- verb go If you say that something goes to someone, you mean that it is given to them. 0
- verb go If someone goes on television or radio, they take part in a television or radio programme. 0
- verb go If something goes, someone gets rid of it. 0
- verb go If someone goes, they leave their job, usually because they are forced to. 0
- verb go If something goes into something else, it is put in it as one of the parts or elements that form it. 0
- verb go If something goes in a particular place, it fits in that place or should be put there because it is the right size or shape. 0
- verb go If something goes in a particular place, it belongs there or should be put there, because that is where you normally keep it. 0
- verb go If you say that one number goes into another number a particular number of times, you are dividing the second number by the first. 0
- verb go If one of a person's senses, such as their sight or hearing, is going, it is getting weak and they may soon lose it completely. 0
- verb go If something such as a light bulb or a part of an engine is going, it is no longer working properly and will soon need to be replaced. 0
- verb go If you say that someone is going or has gone, you are saying in an indirect way that they are dying or are dead. 0
- verb go You can use go to say that a person or thing changes to another state or condition. For example, if someone goes crazy, they become crazy, and if something goes green, it changes colour and becomes green. 0
- verb go You can use go when indicating whether or not someone wears or has something. For example, if someone goes barefoot, they do not wear any shoes. 0
- verb go You can use go before adjectives beginning with 'un-' to say that something does not happen. For example, if something goes unheard, nobody hears it. 0
- verb go You use go to talk about the way something happens. For example, if an event or situation goes well, it is successful. 0
- verb go If a machine or device is going, it is working. 0
- verb go If a bell goes, it makes a noise, usually as a signal for you to do something. 0
- verb go If something goes with something else, or if two things go together, they look or taste nice together. 0
- verb go You use go to introduce something you are quoting. For example, you say the story goes or the argument goes just before you quote all or part of it. 0
- verb go You use go when indicating that something makes or produces a sound. For example, if you say that something goes 'bang', you mean it produces the sound 'bang'. 0
- verb go You can use go instead of 'say' when you are quoting what someone has said or what you think they will say. 0
- countable noun go A go is an attempt at doing something. 0
- countable noun go If it is your go in a game, it is your turn to do something, for example to play a card or move a piece. 0
- verb go to move or proceed, esp to or from a point or in a certain direction 0
- verb go to proceed towards a particular person or place with some specified intention or purpose 0
- verb go to depart 0
- verb go to start, as in a race: often used in commands 0
- verb go to make regular journeys 0
- verb go to operate or function effectively 0
- verb go to become 0
- verb go to make a noise as specified 0
- verb go to enter into a specified state or condition 0