go
Cross references:
1. stop 2. come
1. go \'go-\ \'went\ \'go.n also 'ga:n\ \'go--in, 'go.(-)in; "going to"
indicating intent is often\ \'go-z\ vb or went; or gone or go.ing or goes
[ME gon, fr. OE ga-n; akin to OHG ga-n to go, Gk kic]'go-*-n* or
'go.-n*hanein to reach, attain 1: to move on a course : PROCEED 1: {~
slow} {went by train} 2: LEAVE, DEPART 3a: to take a certain course or
follow a certain procedure 3b: to pass by a process like journeying {the
message went by wire } 3c: to proceed without delay - used esp. to
intensify a complementary ve rb {why did he have to ~ and spoil everything}
3d1: to extend from point to point or in a certain direction : RUN {his
land ~es almost to the river} 3d2: to give access : LEAD {that door ~es to
the cel lar} obs 4: WALK 5: to be habitually in a certain state or
condition {~ bareheaded} {~ armed after dark} 6a: to become lost,
consumed, or spent 6b: DIE 6c: to slip away : ELAPSE {the evening went
pleasantly eno ugh} 6d: to come to be given up or discarded 6e: to pass by
sale {went for a good price} 6f: to become impaired or weakened {his
hearing started to ~} 6g: to give way esp. under great force or pressure :
BREAK 7a: to take place : HAPPEN {what's ~ing on} 7b: to have course or
issue : FARE {see how life ~es } 7c: to be in general or on an average
{cheap, as yachts ~} 7d: to be or become esp. as the result of a contest
{decision went against him} 7e: to turn out well : SUCCEED 8a: to apply
oneself {went to fighting among themselves} 8b: to put or subject oneself
{went to unnecessary expense} chiefly South & Midland 8c: INTEND {I
didn't ~ to do it} 9: to have recourse to another for corroboration,
vindication, or decision : RESORT {~ to court to recover damages} 10a: to
begin an action or motion {here ~es} 10b: to maintain or perform a certain
action or motion {drums had been (R@ing strong} 10c: to function in the
proper or expected manner {trying to get the mot or to ~} 11a: to have
currency {now ~s by another name} 11b: to pass from person to person :
CIRCULATE {the report ~)Res} 12a: to act in accordance or harmony {a good
rule to ~ by} 12b: to come to be determined {dreams ~ by contraries} 12c:
to come to be applied or appropriated {part of the budget ~Xes for military
purposes} 12d: to pass by award, assignment, or lot {the prize went to a
sop homore} 12e: to contribute to an end or result {qualities that ~ to
make a hero} 13: to be about, intending, or expecting something {is ~ing
to leave town} 14a: EXTEND {his knowledge fails to ~ very deep} 14b: to
come or arrive at a certain state or condition {~ to sleep } 14c: to come
to be {the tire went flat} 15a: to be in phrasing or expression : READ {as
the phrase ~)Res} 15b: to be capable of being sung or played {the tune ~es
lik e this} 16: to be compatible, suitable, or becoming : HARMONIZE {claret
~es with beef} 17a: to be capable of passing, extending, or being
contained or inserted <(will these clothes ~ in your suitcase?} 17b: to
have a usual or proper place or position : BELONG {these books ~ on the
top shelf} 17c: to be capable of being divided {5 ~es into 60 12 times)>
18: to have a tendency : CONDUCE {the incident ~es t o show that he can be
trusted} 19a1: to carry authority {what she said went} 19a2: to be
acceptable, satisfactory, or adequate {anything ~es here} 19b: to hold
true : be valid 1: to proceed along or according to : FOLLOW {if I were
~(Xing his way} 2: TRAVERSE 3a: to make a wager of : BET {~ a dollar on
the outcome} 3b: to make an offer of : BID {willing to ~ $50 for the cl
ock} 4a: to assume the function or obligation of {promised to ~ bail fo r
his friend} 4b: to participate to the extent of {decided to ~ halves if
either of them found the treasure} 5: YIELD, WEIGH {striped bass that
would ~ a hundred p ounds} 6a: to put up with : ENDURE, TOLERATE 6b:
AFFORD {can't ~ the price} 6c: ENJOY {I could ~ a soda} GO is the general
term for moving out of or away from and is the simple opposite of come;
LEAVE stresses the fact of separation from someone or something; DEPART
implies a setting forth from with some suggestion of formality; it is
opposite to arrive; QUIT adds to LEAVE the suggestion of freeing, ridding,
or disentangling; WITHDRAW suggests a deliberate removal for good reason;
RETIRE may add to WITHDRAW an implication of relinquishment, retreat, or
recession : to set about : UNDERTAKE : SEEK, PURSUE : to enter into
complete agreement 1a: to make an attack on 1b: to make an approach to
2: UNDERTAKE 1: ABANDON 2: BETRAY 3: FAIL : to be in little demand 1:
to be carried over a ship's side 2: to be discarded : to give
wholehearted support 1: to pass for or serve as 2: to try to secure 3a:
FAVOR, ACCEPT 3b: to have an interest in or liking for 4: ATTACK, ASSAIL
: to put forth all one's strength or resources : to achieve great success
: to cease to be of interest or concern 1: to behave in a reckless,
excited, or improper manner 2: to proceed in a rapid or furious manner 3:
to conduct one's affairs : ACT : OUTDO, SURPASS 1: EXAMINE 2a: REPEAT
2b: STUDY, REVIEW : to be on the way to success : to date one person
exclusively and frequently 1: to subject to thorough examination,
consideration, or study 2: EXPERIENCE, UNDERGO 3: to carry out : PERFORM
1: to cause one to become confused, excited, or dizzy 2: to cause one to
become conceited or overconfident : to become shattered in nerves or
health 1: to work or act rapidly or efficiently 2: to be markedly
successful : DATE : REMAINING, LEFT {five minutes to go before the trai n
leaves} - go about SYN syn LEAVE, DEPART, QUIT, WITHDRAW, RETIRE:
2. go \'go-\ n or goes pl 1: the act or manner of going 2: the height of
fashion 3: a turn of affairs : OCCURRENCE 4: the quantity used or
furnished at one time 5: ENERGY, VIGOR 6: ATTEMPT, TRY 7: a spell of
activity : to no avail : USELESS : constantly or restlessly active - no
go
3. go n [Jap] : a Japanese game played with stones on a board marked into
361 squares
Webster's English Dictionary