go

go · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

1.
To move or travel from one place to another.
2.
To leave a place.
3.
To extend or lead in a particular direction.
4.
To function or operate.
5.
To become; enter a particular state.
6.
To be expressed, sung, or sounded.
7.
To be acceptable or fit.
8.
An attempt or try.
9.
Energy or vigor.

Phrases & expressions

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go ahead — Proceed; permission to continue.
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go away — Leave; disappear.
•
go back — Return.
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go on — Continue; happen.
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go out — Leave home; stop burning.
•
go through — Experience; examine.
•
let go — Release.
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to go — For takeaway/takeout.

Related words

Antonyms: come, stay, stop

See also: goes, going, gone, went

Synonyms: leave, move, proceed, travel

Etymology

From Old English gan ("to go"), from Proto-Germanic *ganą.