go

B1
Pronunciation
/ɡəʉ/
/ɡɐʉ/
/ɡəʊ/
/ɡoʊ/
Noun
14 definition(s)
1 Definition

The act of going.

2 Definition

A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).

Synonyms
move stint turn
Example Sentences
  • It’s your go.
3 Definition

An attempt, a try.

Synonyms
attempt bash shot stab try
Example Sentences
  • I’ll give it a go.
4 Definition

An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.

Synonyms
green light
Example Sentences
  • We will begin as soon as the boss says it's a go.
5 Definition

An act; the working or operation.

6 Definition

A circumstance or occurrence; an incident, often unexpected.

7 Definition

The fashion or mode.

Synonyms
mode style trend
Example Sentences
  • quite the go
8 Definition

Noisy merriment.

Example Sentences
  • a high go
9 Definition

A glass of spirits; a quantity of spirits.

Synonyms
gage measure
10 Definition

Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance.

Synonyms
energy flair liveliness perseverance pizzazz spirit verve vigour vim vitality zest
Example Sentences
  • There is no go in him.
11 Definition

The situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.

12 Definition

A period of activity.

Example Sentences
  • ate it all in one go
13 Definition

(British slang) A dandy; a fashionable person.

14 Definition

A strategic board game, originally from China, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.

Synonyms
baduk weiqi
Verb
40 definition(s)
1 Definition

To move:

Synonyms
cross draw drift fare move tread wend
Antonyms
freeze halt remain stand still stay stop
2 Definition

(chiefly of a machine) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).

Synonyms
function operate work
Example Sentences
  • The engine just won't go anymore.
3 Definition

To start; to begin (an action or process).

Example Sentences
  • Get ready, get set, go!
4 Definition

To take a turn, especially in a game.

Synonyms
make one's move move take one’s turn
Example Sentences
  • It’s your turn; go.
5 Definition

To attend.

Example Sentences
  • I go to school at the schoolhouse.
6 Definition

To proceed:

7 Definition

To follow or travel along (a path):

8 Definition

To extend (from one point in time or space to another).

Example Sentences
  • This property goes all the way to the state line.
9 Definition

To lead (to a place); to give access to.

Example Sentences
  • Does this road go to Fort Smith?
10 Definition

To become. (The adjective that follows usually describes a negative state.)

Synonyms
become change into turn
Example Sentences
  • After failing as a criminal, he decided to go straight.
11 Definition

To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.

12 Definition

To continuously or habitually be in a state.

Example Sentences
  • I don't want my children to go hungry.
13 Definition

To come to (a certain condition or state).

Example Sentences
  • They went into debt, she goes to sleep around 10 o'clock.
14 Definition

To change (from one value to another) in the meaning of wend.

Example Sentences
  • The traffic light went straight from green to red.
15 Definition

To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).

Example Sentences
  • How did your meeting with Smith go?
16 Definition

To tend (toward a result).

Example Sentences
  • These experiences go to make us stronger.
17 Definition

To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.

Example Sentences
  • qualities that go to make a lady / lip-reader / sharpshooter
18 Definition

To pass, to be used up:

19 Definition

To die.

20 Definition

To be discarded.

Example Sentences
  • This chair has got to go.
21 Definition

To be lost or out:

22 Definition

To break down or apart:

23 Definition

To be sold.

Example Sentences
  • Everything must go.
24 Definition

To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.

Example Sentences
  • The award went to Steven Spielberg.
25 Definition

To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.

Example Sentences
  • Can you two go twenty minutes without arguing?!
26 Definition

To have a certain record.

Example Sentences
  • The team is going five in a row.
27 Definition

To be authoritative, accepted, or valid:

28 Definition

To say (something), to make a sound:

29 Definition

To be expressed or composed (a certain way).

Example Sentences
  • As the story goes, he got the idea for the song while sitting in traffic.
30 Definition

To resort (to).

Example Sentences
  • I'll go to court if I have to.
31 Definition

To apply or subject oneself to:

32 Definition

To fit (in a place, or together with something):

33 Definition

To date.

Synonyms
date go out (with) see
Example Sentences
  • He's been going with her for two weeks.
34 Definition

To attack:

35 Definition

To be in general; to be usually.

Example Sentences
  • As sentences go, this one is pretty boring.
36 Definition

To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.

Example Sentences
  • Let's go halves on this.
37 Definition

To yield or weigh.

Example Sentences
  • Those babies go five tons apiece.
38 Definition

To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay.

Example Sentences
  • I'll go a ten-spot.
39 Definition

To enjoy. (Compare go for.)

Example Sentences
  • I could go a beer right about now.
40 Definition

To urinate or defecate.

Example Sentences
  • Have you managed to go today, Mrs. Miggins?
Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Working correctly and ready to commence operation; approved and able to be put into action.