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go\ˈgō\
verb
intransitive verb
1 : to move on a course : proceed <go slow> <went by train> — compare stop
2 : to move out of or away from a place expressed or implied : leave, depart <went from school to the party> <going away for vacation>
3 a : to take a certain course or follow a certain procedure <reports go through channels to the president>
b : to pass by means of a process like journeying <the message went by wire>
c : to proceed without delay and often  in a thoughtless or reckless manner — used especially to intensify a complementary verb <why did you go  and spoil it> <go jump in a lake>
d (1) : to extend from point to point or in a certain direction <the road goes to the lake> (2) : to give access : lead <that door goes to the cellar>
4 obsolete : walk
5 : to be habitually in a certain state or condition <go bareheaded>
6 a : to become lost, consumed, or spent <our time has gone>
b : die
c : to slip away : elapse <the evening went quickly>
d : to come to be given up or discarded <these slums have to go>
e : to pass by sale <went for a good price>
f : to become impaired or weakened <his hearing started to go>
g : to give way especially under great force or pressure : break <the roof went>
7 a : to move along in a specified manner : fare <everything was going well>
b : to be in general or on an average <cheap, as yachts go>
c : to be or become especially as the result of a contest <the election went in her favor>
d : to turn out well : succeed <worked hard to make the party go>
8 a : to apply oneself <went to work on the problem>
b : to put or subject oneself <went to unnecessary expense>
c chiefly Southern & Midland : intend <I didn't go to do it>
9 : to have recourse to another for corroboration, vindication, or decision : resort <go to court to recover damages>
10 a : to begin an action or motion <here goes>
b : to maintain or perform a certain action or motion <still going strong>
c : to function in the proper or expected manner : run <the motor won't go>
11 : to be known <goes by an alias>
12 a : to act in accordance or harmony <a good rule to go by>
b : to come to be determined <dreams go by contraries>
c : to come to be applied or appropriated <all proceeds go to charity>
d : to pass by award, assignment, or lot <the prize went to a sophomore>
e (1) : to contribute to an end or result <qualities that go to make a hero> (2) :  to be of advantage <has a lot going for her>
13 : to be about, intending, or expecting something — used in a progressive tense before an infinitive <is going to leave town>
14 a : extend <his knowledge fails to go very deep>
b : to come or arrive at a certain state  or condition <go to sleep>
c : to come to be : become <the tire went flat> — often used to express conversion to specified values or a specified state <gone Hollywood> <go condo>
d : to undergo a change <leaves go from green to red>
15 a : to be in phrasing or expression : read <as the story goes>
b : to be capable of being sung or played <the tune goes like this>
16 : to be compatible, suitable, or becoming : harmonize <the tie goes with his suit>
17 a : to be capable of passing, extending, or being contained or inserted <will these clothes go in your suitcase>
b : to have a usual or proper place or position : belong <these books go on the top shelf>
18 : to have a tendency : conduce <it goes to show>
19 a (1) : to carry authority <what she said went> (2) : to be acceptable, satisfactory, or adequate <anything goes here>
b : to hold true : be valid <the rule goes  for you, too>
20 : to empty the bladder or bowelstransitive verb
1 : to proceed along or according to : follow <if I were going his way> <went  the conventional route>
2 : to travel through or along : traverse <went the length of the street>
3 a : to make a wager of : bet <go a dollar on the outcome>
b : to make an offer of : bid <willing to go$50 for the clock>
4 a : to assume the function or obligation of <promised to go bail for his friend>
b : to participate to the extent of <decided to go halves on the winnings>
5 : yield, weigh <this fish goes ten pounds>
6 a : to put up with : tolerate <couldn't go the noise>
b : afford <can't go the price>
c : enjoy <I could go a soda>
7 a : to cause (a characteristic sound) to occur <the gun went bang>
b : say — used chiefly in oral narration  of speech
8 : to engage in <don't go telling everyone>
9 of a sports team or player : to have a record of <went 11-0 last season>
Other forms: went \ˈwent\; gone \ˈgȯn also ˈgän\; go·ing \ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “going to” in sense 13 is often ˈgōə-nə or ˈgȯ-nə or ˈgə-nə\; goes \ˈgōz\
go·er \ˈgō-ər\ noun
go about : to set about
go after : to try to get : seek
go all the way
1 : to enter into complete agreement
2 : to engage in sexual intercourse
go at
1 a : to make an attack on
b : to make an approach to
2 : undertake
go back on
1 : abandon
2 : betray
3 : fail
go begging : to be in little demand
go by the board
1 : to be carried over a ship's side
2 : to be discarded
go easy : to be sparing <go easy with  the sugar> <go easy on the kid>
go fly a kite : to stop being an annoyance or disturbance <told him to go fly a kite>
go for
1 : to pass for or serve as
2 : to try to secure or attain (as a goal) <go for the prize>
3 a : favor, accept <cannot go for your idea>
b : to have an interest in or liking for <she went for him in a big way — Chandler Brossard>
4 : attack, assail <my dog went for the intruder>
go for broke : to put forth all one's strength or resources
go great guns : to achieve great success
go hang : to cease to be of interest or concern
go into : to be contained in <5 goes into 60 12 times>
go it
1 : to behave in a reckless, excited, or impromptu manner
2 : to proceed in a rapid or furious manner
3 : to conduct one's affairs : act <insists  on going it alone>
go missing chiefly British : to become lost : disappear
go one better : outdo, surpass
go over
1 : examine
2 a : repeat
b : study, review
go places : to be on the way to success
go public : to make a public disclosure
go steady : to date one person exclusively and frequently
go through
1 : to subject to thorough examination, consideration, or study
2 : experience, undergo <had to go through quite an ordeal>
3 : carry out, perform <went through  his work in a daze>
go to bat for : to give active support  or assistance to : defend, champion
go to bed with : to have sexual intercourse with
go to one's head
1 : to cause one to become confused, excited, or dizzy
2 : to cause one to become conceited or overconfident
go to pieces : to become shattered (as in nerves or health)
go to the mat : to make an all-out combative effort (as in support of a position)
go to town
1 : to work or act rapidly or efficiently
2 : to be markedly successful
3 : to indulge oneself excessively
go with
1 : date
2 : choose 2 <went with an iron off the tee>
go without saying : to be self-evident
go with the flow : conform 2b
to go
1 : still remaining <ten minutes to go>
2 of prepared food : sold for consumption off the premises
Examples
He went to the window and looked  out at the yard.
She goes to the office every morning  and comes home in the evening.
I'm tired. Let's go home.
Origin: Middle English gon, from Old English gān; akin to Old High German gān to go, Greek kichanein to reach, attain.
First use: before 12th century
Synonyms: advance, come, come along, do, fare, forge, get along, get on, go along, go off, march, pace, proceed, progress, gain ground, beat it, hit the road, pull stakes (or pull up stakes), take a hike (also take a walk), take a powder
Antonyms: remain, stand, stay, stop
2
go\ˈgō\
noun
1 : the act or manner of going
2 : the height of fashion : rage <elegant shawls labeled…“quite the go” — R. S. Surtees>
3 : an often unexpected turn of affairs : occurrence
4 : the quantity used or furnished at one time <you can obtain a go of brandy for sixpence — C. B. Fairbanks>
5 : energy, vigor
6 a : a turn in an activity (as a game) <it's your go>
b : attempt, try <have a go at painting>
7 : a spell of activity <finished the job at one go>
8 : success <made a go of the business>
9 : permission to proceed : go-ahead <gave the astronauts a go for another orbit>
Other forms: plural goes
no go : to no avail : useless
on the go : constantly or restlessly active
First use: 1727
3
go
adjective
: functioning properly : being in good  and ready condition <declared all systems go>
First use: 1961
Synonyms: fit, ready, prepared, set
Antonyms: flat-footed, half-baked, half-cocked, underprepared, unprepared, unready
4
go
noun
Usage: often capitalized
: a game played between two players  who alternately place black and white stones on a board checkered by 19 vertical lines and 19 horizontal lines in an attempt to enclose the larger area on the board
Origin: Japanese.
First use: 1890

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