Definition of the Word Go

Main Entry: 1go

Pronunciation: Л?gÐ*ÐŒ

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): went Л?went; gone Л?goÐœ‡n also Л?gÐ"¤n; goÐ'*ing Л?gÐ*ÐŒ-iÐ*‹, Л?goÐœ‡(-)iÐ*‹; “going to” in sense 13 is often Л?gÐ*ЌЙ™-nЙ™ or Л?goÐœ‡-nЙ™ or Л?gЙ™-nЙ™; goes Л?gÐ*ÐŒz

Etymology: Middle English gon, from Old English gÐ"Ѓn; akin to Old High German gÐ"Ѓn to go, Greek kichanein to reach, attain

Date: before 12th century

intransitive verb

1: to move on a course : proceed <go slow> <went by train> вЂ" 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 вЂ"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>

4obsolete : 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> cchiefly 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 вЂ"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> вЂ"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 bowels

transitive 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 вЂ"used chiefly in oral narration of speech

8: to engage in <don't go telling everyone>

9of a sports team or player : to have a record of <went 11-0 last season>

вЂ" goÐ'*er Л?gÐ*ÐŒ-Й™r noun

вЂ" go about : to set about

вЂ" go after : to try to get : seek

вЂ" go all the way

1: to enter into complete agreement

2: to engage in sexual intercourse

вЂ" go at