Definition of
Go
- (noun, act) a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
- (noun, act) a usually brief attempt
I gave it a whirl - (noun, artifact) street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- (noun, time) a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
a spell of work - (verb, change) enter or assume a certain state or condition
It must be getting more serious
her face went red with anger
She went into ecstasy
Get going! - (verb, change) follow a certain course
how did your interview go? - (verb, change) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
The children perished in the fire
The patient went peacefully
The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102 - (verb, change) be abolished or discarded
These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge - (verb, change) stop operating or functioning
The car died on the road
The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
The coffee maker broke
The engine failed on the way to town
her eyesight went after the accident - (verb, change) progress by being changed
run through your presentation before the meeting - (verb, cognition) give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
- (verb, competition) have a turn; make one's move in a game
- (verb, consumption) to be spent or finished
Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest - (verb, consumption) be spent
- (verb, contact) go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
- (verb, contact) perform as expected when applied
Does this old car still run well?
This old radio doesn't work anymore - (verb, motion) change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus
The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect
The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell
news travelled fast - (verb, motion) move away from a place into another direction
The train departs at noon - (verb, motion) begin or set in motion
Ready, set, go! - (verb, perception) make a certain noise or sound
The gun went `bang' - (verb, social) follow a procedure or take a course
She went through a lot of trouble
go about the world in a certain manner
Messages must go through diplomatic channels - (verb, stative) pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
The day went well until I got your call - (verb, stative) be or continue to be in a certain condition
- (verb, stative) continue to live through hardship or adversity
These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
how long can a person last without food and water? - (verb, stative) be awarded; be allotted
Her money went on clothes - (verb, stative) be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- (verb, stative) stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
His knowledge doesn't go very far
My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets - (verb, stative) lead, extend, or afford access
The road runs South - (verb, stative) blend or harmonize
This sofa won't go with the chairs - (verb, stative) be sounded, played, or expressed
- (verb, stative) be contained in
- (verb, stative) have a particular form
as the saying goes... - (verb, stative) be ranked or compare
- (verb, stative) be in the right place or situation
Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government
Where do these books go? - (adj, all) functioning correctly and ready for action
via WordNet, Princeton University
Synonyms of Go
adam, become, belong, blend, blend in, break, break down, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, conk out, crack, cristal, croak, decease, depart, die, disco biscuit, drop dead, ecstasy, endure, exit, expire, extend, fail, fit, fling, function, get, get going, give out, give way, give-up the ghost, go away, go bad, go game, hold out, hold up, hug drug, kick the bucket, last, lead, live, live on, locomote, move, offer, operate, pass, pass away, perish, plump, pop off, proceed, rifle, run, run low, run short, snuff it, sound, spell, start, survive, tour, travel, turn, whirl, work, x, xtc
Alternate forms of Go
Hyponyms: abort, accompany, advance, angle, arise, ascend, asphyxiate, automobile, babble, back, bang, be adrift, beat, beep, beetle, belt along, betake oneself, billow, birr, blare, bleep, blow, blow out, bluff, bluff out, bombilate, bombinate, boom, boom out, bounce, break, breeze, bubble, bucket along, burble, burn out, buy it, buzz, cannonball along, caravan, career, carry, cast, castle, change, chatter, check, chime, chink, chug, circle, circuit, circulate, clang, clangor, clangour, clank, claxon, click, clink, clop, clump, clunk, come, come down, come on, come up, continue, crack, crank, crash, crawl, creep, cruise, cut, derail, descend, din, do, double, drag, drag on, drag out, draw, draw back, drift, drive, drone, drown, drum, ease, echo, embark, err, fall, famish, fare, ferry, float, flock, fly, follow, forge, get about, get along, get around, get off the ground, ghost, glide, glug, go across, go around, go by, go deep, go down, go far, go forward, go on, go past, go through, go up, grumble, guggle, gurgle, hasten, hie, hiss, hold up, hold water, honk, hotfoot, hum, hurry, hurtle, island hop, joint, jounce, journey, jump, knock, lance, lap, lead, lift, live out, lurch, make noise, make out, malfunction, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, march on, meander, misfire, misfunction, motor, move around, move back, move on, move up, noise, open, operate, outflank, overfly, pace, pan, pass, pass by, pass on, pass over, patter, peal, pelt along, perennate, ping, pink, pip out, pitter-patter, play, plough, plow, plunk, pop, prance, precede, precess, predecease, proceed, progress, propagate, pull away, pull back, purr, pursue, push, race, radiate, raft, ramble, range, rap, rattle, ray, recede, repair, resonate, resort, resound, retire, retreat, retrograde, return, reverberate, ride, ring, ripple, rise, roam, roll, round, rove, ruff, rumble, run, rush, rush along, rustle, scramble, seek, serve, service, settle, shack, shove along, shove off, shuttle, sift, sing, sit, ski, skirl, slice into, slice through, slide, slither, slosh, slush, snap, snarl, snowshoe, sober, sober up, speed, spirt, splash, splat, splosh, spread, spurt, squelch, stalemate, stand up, starve, steam, steamer, steamroll, steamroller, step, step on it, stifle, stray, succumb, suffocate, surpass, swan, swap, swash, swim, swing, swish, swoosh, swosh, take, take effect, take off, take the air, tap, taxi, tessellate, thread, thrum, thud, thump, tick, ticktack, ticktock, ting, tink, tinkle, toot, trail, tram, tramp, transfer, travel, travel along, travel by, travel purposefully, travel rapidly, tread, trump, trundle, turn, twang, tweet, twirp, uprise, vagabond, venture, vibrate, walk, wander, weave, wend, wheel, whine, whir, whirr, whish, whisk, whistle, whiz, whizz, whoosh, wind, wing, withdraw, work, yield, zigzag, zip, zoom
Hypernyms: accord, act, agree, attempt, be, board game, cause to be perceived, cease, change, change state, choose, come about, compare, concord, consort, disappear, duty period, effort, end, endeavor, endeavour, exit, fall out, finish, fit, fit in, get out, go away, go on, go out, hap, happen, harmonise, harmonize, leave, mdma, methylenedioxymethamphetamine, move, occur, pass, pass off, pick out, search, select, shift, stop, take, take place, terminate, try, turn, vanish, work shift
Origin of the word Go
- O.E. gan "to go," from W.Gmc. *gai-/*g?- (cf. O.Fris. gan, M.Du. gaen, Ger. gehen), from PIE *ghei-, perhaps connected to Skt. jihite "goes away," Gk. kikhano "I reach, meet with," but there is not general agreement on cognates. The O.E. past tense was eode, of uncertain origin but evidently once a different word (p… more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Go
g, g-jo, g.i., ga, gaea, gag, gaga, gage, gai choi, gaia, gaius, gao, gas, gas gage, gas gauge, gaseous, gash, gassy, gauche, gaucho, gauge, gauss, gauze, gauzy, gawk, gawky, gay, gaza, gaze, gc, gca, gcse, ge, gecko, gee, gee-gee, geek, geisha, geococcyx, gesso, gewgaw, ghee, gheg, ghq
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