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[gəʊ] (past tense went [went] ; past participle gone [gɒn] ) verb I

1) to move or travel to a place that is away from where you are now

Where did Sue go?[/ex]

We're planning to go to Spain this winter.[/ex]

She went into the bathroom and rinsed her face in cold water.[/ex]

Are you going by train or are you flying?[/ex]

2) [I] to leave a place

What time are you going tomorrow?[/ex]

I'm tired; let's go.[/ex]

3) [I] to move or travel to a place, or to leave a place, in order to do a particular thing

They've gone to a concert in town tonight.[/ex]

He went into hospital for an operation last Tuesday.[/ex]

They went for a walk.[/ex]

On hot days the kids would go swimming in the river.[/ex]

Jim went to buy some ice cream about ten minutes ago.[/ex]

I have to go and pick up my friends at the airport.[/ex]

4) [I] to travel to a particular place regularly in order to take part in an activity

None of her brothers went to college.[/ex]

When I was young, we went to church every Sunday.[/ex]

5) [I] to continue from one place or time to another

The highway going from Georgetown to Brazil was built with World Bank funds.[/ex]

6) [I] to happen in a particular way

How are things going at work?[/ex]

I think the interview went very well.[/ex]

The way things are going (= because things are not happening in the best way), we won't finish until next year![/ex]

7) [linking verb] to change to another condition, usually a worse one

Louise had gone completely blind before she died.[/ex]

The milk smells like it's going bad.[/ex]

8) [linking verb] to be in a particular state or situation, especially one in which you do not have something or in which something is not done

We went barefoot all summer.[/ex]

Her comment went unnoticed.[/ex]

Thousands of people are being allowed to go hungry.[/ex]

9) [I] to start being in a worse state, or to stop working correctly, as a result of becoming old or damaged

Her hearing is really starting to go.[/ex]

The battery in this watch is going.[/ex]

10) [I] if something goes in a particular place, it fits there because it is the right size or shape

There's no way all this stuff will go in the box.[/ex]

11) [I] to be usually kept or put in a particular place

The spoons go in the other drawer.[/ex]

12) [I] to be suitable, right, or attractive in a particular place or in a particular combination

It's the kind of furniture that would go well in any room.[/ex]

13) [I] to be sent

The memo should go to all employees.[/ex]

I'd like this letter to go first class.[/ex]

14) [I] if time goes in a particular way, it passes in that way

This week's gone so fast – I can't believe it's Friday already.[/ex]

15) [I/T] to continue or last for a particular amount of time while doing something

He went several days without eating a single thing.[/ex]

16) [I] to be spent or used

We were worried because the food was going fast.[/ex]

Half of the money went on new shoes for the kids.[/ex]

17) [I] to disappear

I put my book on the table, and now it's gone.[/ex]

18) [I] to leave a job or organization, usually because you are forced to

They can fire me, but I won't go quietly.[/ex]

19) [T] to make a particular sound or movement

Cows go ‘moo'.[/ex]

He kept going like this with his head.[/ex]

20) [I/T] to consist of a particular series of words, facts, or musical notes

That's not the way the song goes.[/ex]

21) [I] to begin doing something

Nobody starts until I say ‘Go'.[/ex]

We've planned every detail and are ready to go.[/ex]

It won't take me long once I get going.[/ex]

22) [I] if a machine or piece of equipment goes, it operates correctly

Syn:

work

My old watch is still going.[/ex]

23) [T] spoken

used when you are telling a story for saying what someone has said

So he goes, ‘I know what I'm doing,' and she goes, ‘I don't think so.'[/ex]

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be going to do sth — 1) to intend to do something[/ex]

[i]I'm going to watch TV tonight.[/ex]

— 2) to be about to do something

You're going to fall if you're not careful.[/ex]

don't go there — spoken used for saying that you do not want to hear about, discuss, or consider a particular subject[/ex]

go all out (to do sth/for sth) — to try as hard as you can to achieve something[/ex]

We're going all out for a big win in Saturday's game.[/ex]

go and do sth — spoken 1) to do something that is silly or annoying[/ex]

She'll probably go and tell everyone our secret.[/ex]

— 2) used for telling someone to do something, especially when you are annoyed

to go — 1) remaining[/ex]

There are just three weeks to go before the end of the term.[/ex]

— 2) if you order food to go from a restaurant, you take it and eat it somewhere else

Do you want this pizza to go?[/ex]

- go about sth

- go after sb

- go after sth

- go against sb

- go against sb/sth

- go ahead

- go along

- go along with sb/sth

- go around

- go at sb

- go at sth

- go away

- go back

- go back on sth

- go by

- go by sth

- go down

- go down with sth

- go for sb

- go for sth

- go for sb/sth

- go in

- go in for sth

- go into sth

- go off

- go off sb/sth

- go off with sth

- go on

- go on sth

- go on at sb

- go out

- go over sth

- go over to sth

- go round

- go through

- go through sth

- go through with sth

- go together

- go towards sth

- go under

- go up

- go with sb

- go with sth

- go without sth

II

(plural goes [gəʊz] ) noun [C]

go */[gəʊ]

1) an attempt to do something

I'd thought about skiing for some time and finally decided to give it a go (= try it) this winter.[/ex]

She once had a go at writing a novel but quickly gave up.[/ex]

2) British

your chance to play in a game or take part in an activity

Whose go is it?[/ex]

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be on the go — informal to be very busy or active[/ex]

have a go at sb — British informal to criticize someone strongly[/ex]

have sth on the go — British informal to be involved in doing something, especially something that needs a lot of your time and attention[/ex]

make a go of sth — informal to do something successfully[/ex]