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going verb

go·ing

The verb form of going is go

G g

Definitions

  • verb without object going to become as specified: to go mad. 1
  • verb without object going to continue in a certain state or condition; be habitually: to go barefoot. 1
  • verb without object going to act as specified: Go warily if he wants to discuss terms. 1
  • verb without object going to act so as to come into a certain state or condition: to go into debt; to go to sleep. 1
  • verb without object going to be known: to go by a false name. 1
  • verb without object going to reach, extend, or give access to: Where does this door go? 1
  • verb without object going to pass or elapse: The time went fast. 1
  • verb without object going to be applied, allotted, awarded, transferred, etc., to a particular recipient or purpose: My money goes for food and rent. 1
  • verb without object going to be sold: I have a bid of two dollars. Going! Going! Gone! 1
  • verb without object going to be considered generally or usually: He's short, as basketball players go. 1
  • verb without object going to conduce or tend: This only goes to prove the point. 1
  • verb without object going to result or end; turn out: How did the game go? 1
  • verb without object going to belong; have a place: This book goes on the top shelf. 1
  • verb without object going (of colors, styles, etc.) to harmonize; be compatible; be suited: Your tweed jacket would go well with these pants. 1
  • verb without object going to fit around or into; be able to be extended, contained, inserted, etc.: This belt won't go around my waist. 1
  • verb without object going to be or become consumed, spent, finished, etc.: The cake went fast. 1
  • verb without object going to be or become discarded, dismissed, put aside, forgotten, etc.: Those practical jokes of yours have got to go! 1
  • verb without object going to develop, progress, or proceed, especially with reference to success or satisfaction: How is your new job going? 1
  • verb without object going to move or proceed with remarkable speed or energy: Look at that airplane go! 1
  • verb without object going to make a certain sound: The gun goes bang. 1
  • verb without object going to be phrased, written, or composed: How does that song go? 1
  • verb without object going to seek or have recourse for a decision, verdict, corroboration, defense, etc.; resort: to go to court. 1
  • verb without object going to become worn-out, weakened, ineffective, etc.: His eyesight is beginning to go. 1
  • verb without object going to die: The old man went peacefully at 3 a.m. 1
  • verb without object going to fail, break, or give way: The dike might go any minute. 1
  • verb without object going to come into action; begin: Go when you hear the bell. 1
  • verb without object going to make up a quantity or content; be requisite: Sixteen ounces go to the pound. 1
  • verb without object going to be able to be divided; be contained as a mathematical element: Three goes into fifteen five times. 1
  • verb without object going to contribute to an end result: the items that go to make up the total. 1
  • verb without object going to have as one's goal; intend (usually used in the present tense, followed by an infinitive): Their daughter is going to be a doctor. 1
  • verb without object going to be permitted, approved, or the like: Around here, anything goes. 1
  • verb without object going to be authoritative; be the final word: This is my house, and what I say goes! 1
  • verb without object going to subject oneself: Don't go to any trouble. 1
  • verb without object going (used in the infinitive as an intensifier to indicate the idea of proceeding, especially with the expectation of serious consequences): He finally had to go ask for a loan. 1
  • verb without object going Informal. to urinate or defecate. 1
  • verb with object going Informal. to endure or tolerate: I can't go his preaching. 1
  • verb with object going Informal. to risk, pay, afford, bet, or bid: I'll go fifty dollars for a ticket, but no more. 1
  • verb with object going to move or proceed with or according to; follow: Going my way? 1
  • verb with object going to share or participate in to the extent of (often followed by a complementary substantive): to go halves. 1
  • verb with object going to yield, produce, weigh as a usable amount, or grow to: This field will go two bales of cotton. 1
  • verb with object going to assume the obligation, responsibility, or function of: His father went bail for him. 1
  • verb with object going Informal. to enjoy, appreciate, desire, or want: I could go a big steak dinner right now. 1
  • verb with object going Informal. to say; declare (usually used in speech): I asked the clerk for my receipt, and he goes, “You don't need it.”. 1
  • verb without object going to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus. 1
  • verb without object going to leave a place; depart: People were coming and going all the time. 1
  • verb without object going to keep or be in motion; function or perform as required: Can't you go any faster in your work? 1
  • verb going present participle of go. 0
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