English adjective: go | |||
1. | go functioning correctly and ready for action | ||
Samples | All systems are go. | ||
Similar | a-ok, a-okay | ||
Antonyms | no-go | ||
English noun: go | |||
1. | go (time) a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) | ||
Samples | It's my go. A spell of work. | ||
Synonyms | spell, tour, turn | ||
Broader (hypernym) | duty period, shift, work shift | ||
2. | go (artifact) street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine | ||
Synonyms | Adam, cristal, disco biscuit, ecstasy, hug drug, X, XTC | ||
Broader (hypernym) | MDMA, methylenedioxymethamphetamine | ||
3. | go (act) a usually brief attempt | ||
Samples | He took a crack at it. I gave it a whirl. | ||
Synonyms | crack, fling, offer, pass, whirl | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | ||
4. | go (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 | ||
Synonyms | go game | ||
Broader (hypernym) | board game | ||
Domain region | Japan, Nihon, Nippon | ||
English verb: go | |||
1. | go (motion) change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically | ||
Samples | How fast does your new car go?. 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. | ||
Examples | The children go to the playground | ||
Synonyms | locomote, move, travel | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accompany, advance, angle, arise, ascend, automobile, back, bang, be adrift, beetle, belt along, betake oneself, billow, blow, bounce, breeze, bucket along, cannonball along, caravan, career, carry, cast, change, circle, circle, circuit, circulate, circulate, circulate, come, come, come down, come up, come up, continue, crank, crawl, creep, cruise, derail, descend, do, drag, draw, draw back, drift, drift, drift, drive, drive, ease, err, fall, fall, fall, ferry, float, float, float, flock, fly, fly, follow, follow, follow, forge, get about, get around, ghost, glide, go across, go around, go around, go by, go down, go forward, go on, go past, go through, go up, go up, hasten, hie, hiss, hotfoot, hurry, hurtle, island hop, jounce, journey, jump, lance, lead, lift, lurch, march on, meander, motor, move around, move around, move back, move on, move up, outflank, overfly, pace, pan, pass, pass, pass by, pass on, pass over, pelt along, play, plough, plow, prance, precede, precess, proceed, progress, propagate, pull away, pull back, pursue, push, race, raft, ramble, range, recede, repair, resort, retire, retreat, retreat, retrograde, return, ride, ride, ride, rise, roam, roll, roll, round, rove, run, run, rush, rush along, scramble, seek, shack, shuttle, sift, sit, ski, slice into, slice through, slide, slither, snowshoe, speed, speed, speed, spirt, spread, spurt, steam, steamer, step, step, step, step on it, stray, stray, surpass, swan, swap, swash, swim, swim, swim, swing, take the air, taxi, thread, trail, tram, tramp, transfer, travel, travel, travel, travel along, travel by, travel purposefully, travel rapidly, tread, trundle, turn, uprise, vagabond, walk, walk, wander, wander, weave, wend, wheel, whine, whish, whisk, whistle, whoosh, wind, wing, withdraw, zigzag, zip, zoom | ||
Verb group | displace, move | ||
Antonyms | stay in place | ||
2. | go (social) follow a procedure or take a course | ||
Samples | We should go farther in this matter. She went through a lot of trouble. Go about the world in a certain manner. Messages must go through diplomatic channels. | ||
Synonyms | move, proceed | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | embark, steamroll, steamroller, venture, work | ||
3. | go (motion) move away from a place into another direction | ||
Samples | Go away before I start to cry. The train departs at noon. | ||
Synonyms | depart, go away | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | exit, get out, go out, leave | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blow, shove along, shove off | ||
Antonyms | come, come up | ||
4. | go (change) enter or assume a certain state or condition | ||
Samples | He became annoyed when he heard the bad news. It must be getting more serious. Her face went red with anger. She went into ecstasy. Get going!. | ||
Examples | Water and oil go into the bowl | ||
Synonyms | become, get | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | break, run, settle, sober, sober, sober up, sober up, take, take effect, work | ||
5. | go (stative) be awarded; be allotted | ||
Samples | The first prize goes to Mary. Her money went on clothes. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
6. | go (stative) have a particular form | ||
Samples | The story or argument runs as follows. As the saying goes.... | ||
Synonyms | run | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
7. | go (stative) stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point | ||
Samples | Service runs all the way to Cranbury. 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. | ||
Synonyms | extend, lead, pass, run | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | come, go deep, go far, radiate, ray | ||
Verb group | range, run | ||
8. | go (change) follow a certain course | ||
Samples | The inauguration went well. How did your interview go?. | ||
Synonyms | proceed | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something ----s Adjective/Noun | ||
Broader (hypernym) | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | come, do, drag, drag on, drag out, fare, get along, make out | ||
9. | go (change) be abolished or discarded | ||
Samples | These ugly billboards have to go!. These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disappear, go away, vanish | ||
10. | go (stative) be or continue to be in a certain condition | ||
Samples | The children went hungry that day. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
11. | go (perception) make a certain noise or sound | ||
Samples | She went `Mmmmm'. The gun went `bang'. | ||
Synonyms | sound | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cause to be perceived | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | babble, bang, beat, beat, beep, birr, blare, bleep, blow, blow, bombilate, bombinate, boom, boom, boom out, bubble, burble, buzz, chatter, chime, chink, chug, clang, clangor, clangor, clangour, clank, claxon, click, click, clink, clop, clump, clunk, crack, crack, crash, din, drone, drum, echo, glug, grumble, guggle, guggle, gurgle, gurgle, honk, hum, knock, knock, lap, make noise, noise, patter, peal, ping, ping, pink, pink, pitter-patter, plunk, pop, purr, rap, rattle, resonate, resound, resound, reverberate, ring, ring, ripple, roll, rumble, rustle, sing, skirl, slosh, slush, snap, snarl, splash, splat, splosh, squelch, swish, swoosh, swosh, tap, thrum, thrum, thud, thump, tick, tick, ticktack, ticktock, ting, tink, tinkle, toot, trump, twang, tweet, twirp, vibrate, whir, whirr, whish, whistle, whistle, whiz, whizz | ||
12. | go (contact) perform as expected when applied | ||
Samples | The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in. Does this old car still run well?. This old radio doesn't work anymore. | ||
Examples | These cars won't go | ||
Synonyms | function, operate, run, work | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cut, double, roll, run, serve, service | ||
Verb group | run, work | ||
Antonyms | malfunction, misfunction | ||
13. | go (consumption) to be spent or finished | ||
Samples | The money had gone after a few days. Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest. | ||
Synonyms | run low, run short | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate | ||
Verb group | go | ||
14. | go (change) progress by being changed | ||
Samples | The speech has to go through several more drafts. Run through your presentation before the meeting. | ||
Synonyms | move, run | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
15. | go (stative) continue to live through hardship or adversity | ||
Samples | We went without water and food for 3 days. 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?. | ||
Synonyms | endure, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | hold up, hold water, live out, perennate, stand up | ||
Entail | be, live | ||
Verb group | be, exist, live, live, subsist, survive | ||
16. | go (stative) pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action | ||
Samples | How is it going?. The day went well until I got your call. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
17. | go (change) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | ||
Samples | She died from cancer. The children perished in the fire. The patient went peacefully. The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102. | ||
Synonyms | buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abort, asphyxiate, buy it, drown, fall, famish, pip out, predecease, starve, stifle, succumb, suffocate, yield | ||
Verb group | break, break down, conk out, die, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad | ||
Antonyms | be born | ||
18. | go (stative) be in the right place or situation | ||
Samples | Where do these books belong?. Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government. Where do these books go?. | ||
Examples | The chairs go in the corner | ||
Synonyms | belong | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
19. | go (stative) be ranked or compare | ||
Samples | This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | compare | ||
20. | go (motion) begin or set in motion | ||
Samples | I start at eight in the morning. Ready, set, go!. | ||
Synonyms | get going, start | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | come on, come up, get off the ground, go on, take off | ||
Antonyms | stop, halt | ||
21. | go (competition) have a turn; make one's move in a game | ||
Samples | Can I go now?. | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue go | ||
Synonyms | move | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bluff, bluff out, cast, castle, check, draw, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, open, operate, ruff, serve, stalemate, trump | ||
Entail | play | ||
Verb group | make a motion, move | ||
22. | go (stative) be contained in | ||
Samples | How many times does 18 go into 54?. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
23. | go (stative) be sounded, played, or expressed | ||
Samples | How does this song go again?. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
24. | go (stative) blend or harmonize | ||
Samples | This flavor will blend with those in your dish. This sofa won't go with the chairs. | ||
Synonyms | blend, blend in | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accord, agree, concord, consort, fit in, harmonise, harmonize | ||
Verb group | fit, go | ||
25. | go (stative) lead, extend, or afford access | ||
Samples | This door goes to the basement. The road runs South. | ||
Synonyms | lead | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
26. | go (stative) be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired | ||
Samples | This piece won't fit into the puzzle. | ||
Synonyms | fit | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fit | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | joint, tessellate | ||
Verb group | blend, blend in, go | ||
27. | go (contact) go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way | ||
Samples | Who rifled through my desk drawers?. | ||
Synonyms | rifle | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | search | ||
28. | go (consumption) be spent | ||
Samples | All my money went for food and rent. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Verb group | go, run low, run short | ||
29. | go (cognition) give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number | ||
Samples | I plumped for the losing candidates. | ||
Synonyms | plump | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | choose, pick out, select, take | ||
30. | go (change) stop operating or functioning | ||
Samples | The engine finally went. 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. | ||
Examples | These cars won't go | ||
Synonyms | break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go bad | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blow, blow out, burn out, crash, go down, malfunction, misfire, misfunction | ||
Verb group | break, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it | ||