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Adjective
  • functioning correctly and ready for action
    • all systems are go
Noun
  • a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
  • a usually brief attempt
    • he took a crack at it
    • I gave it a whirl
  • street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
  • a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
    • it's my go
    • a spell of work
Verb
  • stop operating or functioning
    • 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
  • give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
    • I plumped for the losing candidates
  • be spent
    • All my money went for food and rent
  • go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
    • Who rifled through my desk drawers?
  • be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
    • This piece won't fit into the puzzle
  • lead, extend, or afford access
    • This door goes to the basement
    • The road runs South
  • blend or harmonize
    • This flavor will blend with those in your dish
    • This sofa won't go with the chairs
  • be sounded, played, or expressed
    • How does this song go again?
  • be contained in
    • How many times does 18 go into 54?
  • have a turn; make one's move in a game
    • Can I go now?
  • begin or set in motion
    • I start at eight in the morning
    • Ready, set, go!
  • be ranked or compare
    • This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go
  • be in the right place or situation
    • Where do these books belong?
    • Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government
    • Where do these books go?
  • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    • 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
  • pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
    • How is it going?
    • The day went well until I got your call
  • continue to live through hardship or adversity
    • 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?
  • progress by being changed
    • The speech has to go through several more drafts
    • run through your presentation before the meeting
  • to be spent or finished
    • The money had gone after a few days
    • Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest
  • perform as expected when applied
    • 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
  • make a certain noise or sound
    • She went `Mmmmm'
    • The gun went `bang'
  • be or continue to be in a certain condition
    • The children went hungry that day
  • be abolished or discarded
    • These ugly billboards have to go!
    • These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge
  • follow a certain course
    • The inauguration went well
    • how did your interview go?
  • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
    • 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
  • have a particular form
    • the story or argument runs as follows
    • as the saying goes...
  • be awarded; be allotted
    • The first prize goes to Mary
    • Her money went on clothes
  • enter or assume a certain state or condition
    • 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!
  • move away from a place into another direction
    • Go away before I start to cry
    • The train departs at noon
  • follow a procedure or take a course
    • 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
  • change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    • 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
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