go

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
2. (intransitive) To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
3. (intransitive) To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
4. To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
5. (intransitive) To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
6. (intransitive) To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
7. To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
8. To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
9. (intransitive, obsolete) To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
10. (intransitive) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
11. (intransitive) To start; to begin (an action or process).
12. (intransitive) To take a turn, especially in a game.
13. (intransitive) To attend.
14. (intransitive) To proceed:
15. (colloquial, intransitive) To proceed:
16. (intransitive) To extend along.
17. (intransitive) To extend (from one point in time or space to another).
18. (intransitive) To lead (to a place); to give access (to).
19. (copulative) To become, move to or come to (a state, position, situation)
20. To become, move to or come to (a state, position, situation)
21. To become, move to or come to (a state, position, situation)
22. (intransitive) To change (from one value to another).
23. To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
24. (copulative, intransitive) To continuously or habitually be in a state.
25. To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
26. (intransitive) To tend (toward a result)
27. To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.
28. (intransitive) To pass, to be used up:
29. (intransitive) To pass, to be used up:
30. (intransitive) To pass, to be used up:
31. (intransitive) To die.
32. (intransitive) To be lost or out:
33. (intransitive) To be lost or out:
34. (intransitive) To break down or apart:
35. (intransitive) To break down or apart:
36. (intransitive) To be sold.
37. (intransitive) To be discarded or disposed of.
38. (intransitive) To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
39. (intransitive, transitive) To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.
40. (transitive) To have a certain record.
41. (intransitive) To be authoritative, accepted, or valid:
42. (intransitive) To be authoritative, accepted, or valid:
43. (intransitive) To be authoritative, accepted, or valid:
44. (colloquial, transitive) To say (something), to make a sound:
45. (transitive) To say (something), to make a sound:
46. (intransitive) To say (something), to make a sound:
47. To be expressed or composed (a certain way).
48. (intransitive) To resort (to).
49. To apply or subject oneself to:
50. (intransitive) To apply or subject oneself to:
51. (intransitive) To apply or subject oneself to:
52. (intransitive, often) To fit (in a place, or together with something):
53. (intransitive) To fit (in a place, or together with something):
54. (intransitive) To fit (in a place, or together with something):
55. (intransitive) To fit (in a place, or together with something):
56. (intransitive) To date.
57. (transitive) To (begin to) date or have sex with (a particular race).
58. (intransitive) To attack:
59. (US, obsolete, slang, transitive) To attack:
60. (Australian, slang, transitive) To attack:
61. Used to express how some category of things generally is, as a reference for, contrast to, or comparison with, a particular example.
62. (transitive) To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.
63. (transitive) To yield or weigh.
64. (intransitive, transitive) To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay; to sell for.
65. (colloquial, transitive) To enjoy. (Compare go for.)
66. (colloquial, intransitive) To go to the toilet; to urinate or defecate.
67. (imperative) Expressing encouragement or approval.
68. (Australia, Multicultural-London-English, Singapore, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, especially, intransitive) Clipping of go to the.
69. (colloquial, euphemistic, intransitive) To fight, usually with the fists.
70. (intransitive, usually) To pass (a specified time) in gestation; to be pregnant.

Noun

1. (countable, uncommon, uncountable) The act of going.
2. (countable, uncountable) A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).
3. (countable, uncountable) An attempt, a try.
4. (countable, uncountable) A period of activity.
5. (countable, uncountable) A time; an experience.
6. (countable, dated, slang, uncountable) A circumstance or occurrence; an incident, often unexpected.
7. (countable, uncountable) An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.
8. (countable, uncountable) An act; the working or operation.
9. (countable, dated, uncountable) The fashion or mode.
10. (countable, dated, uncountable) Noisy merriment.
11. (archaic, countable, slang, uncountable) A glass of spirits; a quantity of spirits.
12. (countable, dated, uncountable) A portion
13. (uncountable) Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance.
14. (countable, uncountable) The situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.
15. (British, countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable) A dandy; a fashionable person.

Adj

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

Noun

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

Opposite of

freeze, halt, remain, stand still, stay, stop, come, arrive, approach, hold, clash

Synonyms

move

walk

🚶

come

proceed

travel

leave

pass

run

depart

approach

turn

work

drive

become

get

ride

die

💀

go away

pass away

visit

start

expire

reach

step

perish

operate

function

exit

decease

wend

lead

journey

be

attempt

advance

conk

buy the farm

pop off

drop dead

arrive

flow

march

croak

choke

tread

happen

send

kick the bucket

attend

set out

Translations

aller

gehen

ir

andare

ir

gaan

go

partir

fahren

πηγαίνω

devenir

faire

passer

marcher

🚶

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡoʊ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gon

Inherited from Old English: gān

Cognate with Old English: ēode

Cognate with Old English: wendan

Cognate with Scots: gae

Cognate with Western Frisian: gean

Cognate with Dutch: gaan

Cognate with Low German: gahn

Cognate with German: gehen

Cognate with Swedish: -

Cognate with Danish: gå

Cognate with Norwegian: gå

Cognate with Albanian: ngah

Cognate with Ancient Greek: κιχάνω

Cognate with Avestan: 𐬰𐬀𐬰𐬁𐬨𐬌

Cognate with Sanskrit: जहाति

In summary

From Middle English gon, goon, from Old English gān (“to go”), from Proto-West Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną (“to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- (“to leave”).
The inherited past tense form yode (compare Old English ēode) was replaced through suppletion in the 15th century by went, from Old English wendan (“to go, depart, wend”).
cognates and related terms
Cognate with Scots gae, gan, gang, ging, gyang (“to go”), Yola go, goe, goeth, gow (“to go”), West Frisian gean (“to go”), Alemannic German gaa, go (“to go, walk, step”), Bavarian geh (“to go”), Cimbrian ghéenan, gian (“to go”), Dutch gaan (“to go”), Dutch Low Saxon gan, gaon (“to go”), German gehen (“to go”), German Low German gahn (“to go”), Limburgish gaon, goëne (“to go”), Luxembourgish goen (“to go”), Yiddish גיין (geyn, “to go, walk”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish gå (“to go, walk”), Crimean Gothic geen (“to go”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gaggan, “to go”). Compare also Albanian ngah (“to run, drive, go”), Ancient Greek κιχάνω (kikhánō, “to meet with, arrive at”), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬰𐬁𐬨𐬌 (zazāmi), Sanskrit जहाति (jáhāti).

Sentences

Never let the sun go down on your anger .

They would go out together dancing or to the opera or theatre .

Do you mind if we go someplace crowded ?

When they go out Lucius secretly eats his fill of their food .

Then I'll go .

They won't let me go !