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List of meaning for go

to move or travel from one place to another

go, spell, tour, turn(noun)

a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

"it's my go"; "a spell of work"

Adam, ecstasy, XTC, go, disco biscuit, cristal, X, hug drug(noun)

street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer(noun)

a usually brief attempt

"he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

go, go game(adj)

a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters

go(verb)

functioning correctly and ready for action

"all systems are go"

travel, go, move, locomote(verb)

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"

go, proceed, move(verb)

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"

go, go away, depart(verb)

move away from a place into another direction

"Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"

become, go, get(verb)

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!"

go(verb)

be awarded; be allotted

"The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"

run, go(verb)

have a particular form

"the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."

run, go, pass, lead, extend(verb)

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"

proceed, go(verb)

follow a certain course

"The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

go(verb)

be abolished or discarded

"These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"

go(verb)

be or continue to be in a certain condition

"The children went hungry that day"

sound, go(verb)

make a certain noise or sound

"She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

function, work, operate, go, run(verb)

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"

run low, run short, go(verb)

to be spent or finished

"The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"

move, go, run(verb)

progress by being changed

"The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out(verb)

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?"

go(verb)

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"

die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it(verb)

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"

belong, go(verb)

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?"

go(verb)

be ranked or compare

"This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"

start, go, get going(verb)

begin or set in motion

"I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"

move, go(verb)

have a turn; make one's move in a game

"Can I go now?"

go(verb)

be contained in

"How many times does 18 go into 54?"

go(verb)

be sounded, played, or expressed

"How does this song go again?"

blend, go, blend in(verb)

blend or harmonize

"This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"

go, lead(verb)

lead, extend, or afford access

"This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"

fit, go(verb)

be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired

"This piece won't fit into the puzzle"

rifle, go(verb)

go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way

"Who rifled through my desk drawers?"

go(verb)

be spent

"All my money went for food and rent"

plump, go(verb)

give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number

"I plumped for the losing candidates"

fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down(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"

being in a state of fitness for some experience or action

all systems are go

a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time

snowboarding is all the go

active strength of body or mind

a healthy six-year-old full of go

an effort to do or accomplish something

it took several goes to get the car started

readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity

a young executive with the go to make this company grow

to move forward along a course

everything is going according to our plans

to leave a place often for another will go on vacation at the end of the year

decided it would be better to go before she got any angrier

to be fitting or proper

at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes

to be in agreement on every point

your account of how the fire started doesn't go with what she said

to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction

the highway goes right along the river

to eventually have as a state or quality she goes crazy on the dance floor when they start playing 1980s pop

the room went dark

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

watched the building go after the demolition crew detonated the charges

to have or be in a usual or proper place

these plates go in this cabinet

to lose bodily strength or vigor

when you get old, your eyesight starts to go

to make one's way through, across, or over

I went the length of the street before finding an empty parking space

to occur within a continuous range of variation

selling prices for houses in that neighborhood generally go between one and two million

to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event

to play in this game of poker, you have to be willing to go at least five dollars per round

to have in mind as a purpose or goal

I didn't go to fire the gun—it just went off

to come to an end

we were having so much fun that the evening just came and went

to have enough money for

I think I can go for the new car after all

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

I can't go the smell of that rotting food for one more minute

to stop living

her grandmother went peacefully last night

to turn out as planned or desired

we tried very hard to get the food cooperative to go, but it never really worked out

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