go

go

go¹ [gō]

vi.

went, gone, going [ME gon < OE gan, akin to Du gaan, Ger gehen < IE base * ĝhē-, orig., to leave behind, go away > Sans jíhītē, (he) goes; the pt. WENT is < WEND replacing OE eode, ME yede]

I indicating motion without reference to destination or point of departure

1. to move along; travel; proceed [to go 90 miles an hour]

2. to be moving [who goes there?]

a) to be in operation, as a mechanism, action, etc.

b) to work or operate properly; function [a clock that isn't going]

3. to behave in a certain way; gesture, act, or make sounds as specified or shown [the balloon went “pop”]

4. to take or follow a particular course, line of action, etc.; specif.,

a) to turn out; result [the war went badly]

b) to be guided, regulated, or directed by a procedure, method, etc. [to go by what someone says]

c) to take its course; proceed [how is the evening going?]: sometimes used merely to emphasize a following verb [ did you have to go and do that?]

5. to pass: said of time

6. to pass from person to person [a rumor went through the office]

7. to be known or accepted [to go by the name of Lindsay]

8. to move about or be in a certain condition or state, usually for some time [to go in rags]

9. to pass into a certain condition, state, etc.; become; turn [to go mad]

10. to have a certain form, arrangement, etc.; be expressed, phrased, voiced, or sung [as the saying goes]

11. to be or act in harmony; fit in [a hat that goes well with the dress]

12. to put oneself [to go to some trouble]

13. to contribute to a result; tend; help [facts that go to prove a case ]

☆ 14. to have force, validity, acceptance, etc. [that rule still goes; anything goes]

15. Informal to perform in an especially inspired or exciting manner [a jazz band that can really go]

II indicating motion from a point of departure

1. to move off; leave; depart

2. to begin to move off, as in a race: used as a command

a) to leave a court of justice

b) to continue (unpunished, unrewarded, unrequited, etc.)

3. to cease to have an effect; come to an end; pass away [the pain has gone]

4. to die

5. to be removed or eliminated [the third paragraph had to go]

6. to break away; be carried away or broken off [the mast went in the storm]

7. to fail; give way [his eyesight is going]

8. to be given up or sacrificed [the country house must go]

9. to pass into the hands of someone; be allotted, awarded, or given [the prize goes to Jean]

10. to be sold (for a specified sum)

11. Informal to pass bodily waste matter; relieve oneself

III indicating motion toward a place, point, etc.

1. to move toward a place or person or in a certain direction [to go to the back of the room]

2. to move out of sight or out of the presence of the speaker: used as a command

3. to make regularly scheduled trips as specified [a bus that goes to Chicago]

a) to extend, lead, reach, etc. to a place [a road that goes to London]

b) to be able to extend or reach [the belt won't go around his waist]

4. to move toward, enter, or attend and then engage in or take part in the activities of: additional meaning is conveyed by the use of a noun governed by to, or by a participle [to go to college, to go swimming ]; reason for going is indicated by an infinitive, by and with a verb, or by a noun governed by to [to go to learn, to go to breakfast ]

5. to be capable of passing (through), fitting ( into), etc. [it won't go through the door]

6. to carry one's case, plan, etc. (to an authority)

7. to turn or resort (to) [to go to war]

a) to carry one's activity to specified lengths [the pitcher went 7 innings]

b) to extend or reach so far in behavior, action, etc. [to go too far in one's protests]

8. to endure; last; hold out

9. to have a particular or regular place or position [the shirts go in the top drawer]

vt.

1. to travel or proceed along [to go Route 90]

2. to bet; wager

☆ 3. Informal to tolerate; put up with [I can't go him]

4. Informal to furnish (bail) for an arrested person

5. Informal to be willing to pay, bid, etc. (a specified sum)

☆ 6. Informal to appreciate or enjoy [could you go a piece of pie?]

7. Informal to say: used to describe dialogue [ He goes “When?” and she goes “Tonight!” ]

n.

pl. goes

1. the act of going

2. something that operates successfully; a success [to make a go of a marriage]

3. Informal the power of going; animation; energy

4. Informal a state of affairs

☆ 5. Informal an agreement, or bargain [is it a go?]

6. Informal a try; attempt; endeavor

7. [Brit. Informal] a quantity given or taken at one time

8. Cribbage

a) a call made by a player who cannot play a card because any card in his hand will carry the count above 31

b) a point received for playing the last card in any sequence with a count less than 31

adj.

☆ Slang

1. functioning properly or ready to go

2. all right; OK: See also phrases under GOING

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as people go or as things go

in comparison with how other people (or things) are

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☆ from the word “go''

from the outset

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go about

1. to be occupied with; be busy at; do

2. to move from place to place; circulate

3. COME ABOUT (sense 3) (at COME)

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go after

Informal to try to catch or get; pursue

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go against

to be or act in opposition to

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go along

1. to proceed; continue

2. to agree; cooperate

3. to accompany: often with with

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go around

1. to enclose; surround

☆ 2. to be enough to provide a share for each

3. to move from place to place; circulate

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go at

1. to attack

2. to work at

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☆ go back on Informal

1. to be faithless or disloyal to; betray

2. to break (a promise, etc.)

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go beyond

to exceed

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go by

1. to pass

2. to be guided or led by

3. to be known or referred to by

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go down

1. to descend; sink; set

2. to suffer defeat; lose

3. to be perpetuated, as in history

4. to fall; decline [prices went down]

5. to be swallowed

6. Informal to be accepted with approval

7. Informal to take place; happen

8. Brit. to leave a university, esp. upon graduation

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go down on

[Vulgar Slang] to perform oral sex on

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go for

1. to be regarded or taken as

2. to try to get

☆ 3. to advocate; support

☆ 4. Informal to attack

5. Informal to be attracted by; like very much

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go hard with

to cause trouble or pain to

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☆ go in for

Informal to engage, take part, or indulge in; be given to

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go into

1. to inquire into

2. to take up as a study or occupation

3. to examine or review

4. to be contained in [5 goes into 10 twice]

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go in with

to share expenses or obligations with; join

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go it

Informal to carry on some activity; proceed; act [to go it alone]

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go missing

Chiefly Brit. to become lost or absent, often under suspicious circumstances; disappear [the ship went missing in the dense fog]

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go off

1. to go away; leave, esp. suddenly

2. to explode; detonate

3. to make a noise

4. to happen

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go on

1. to move ahead; proceed; continue

2. to behave

3. to happen; take place

4. Informal to chatter or rant

5. Theater to make an entrance

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☆ go a person one better or go one better

Informal to outdo or surpass (a person)

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go out

1. to come to an end; specif.,

a) to be extinguished

b) to become outdated

2. to attend social affairs, the theater, etc.

3. to go on strike

4. to try out (for an athletic team, etc.)

5. see phrase under OUT Golf

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go over

1. to examine thoroughly

2. to do again

3. to review

☆ 4. Informal to be successful

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☆ go some

Informal to do or achieve quite a lot

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go through

1. to perform thoroughly

2. to endure; suffer; experience

☆ 3. to look through; search

☆ 4. to get approval or acceptance

5. to spend

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go through with

to pursue to the end; complete

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go to!

Archaic come! indeed!: used to express disapproval, disbelief, etc.

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go together

1. to match; harmonize

☆ 2. Informal to date only each other

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go under

☆ to fail, as in business

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go up

1. to rise in value, price, etc.; increase

2. Brit. to enter a university

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go up in flames (or smoke)

to burn

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go with

Informal to be a sweetheart of

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go without

to manage or do without

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have a go at

Informal to try; attempt

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let go

1. to set free; let escape

2. to release one's hold or grip

3. to give up; abandon, as one's interest in something

4. to dismiss from a job; fire

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let oneself go

to be unrestrained or uninhibited

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no go

Informal not possible; without use or value

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on the go

Informal in constant motion or action

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to go Informal

☆ 1. to be taken out: said of food in a restaurant

2. remaining; still to be completed, etc. [one finished, two to go]

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☆ what goes?

Slang what's happening?

go² [gō]

n.

[Sino-Jpn]

[also G-] a Japanese game played with black and white stones on a board marked with many intersecting lines