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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026: | Principal Translations |
| going adj | (cost: current) | normal adj mf |
| | What is the going amount for a wedding gift these days? Is £50 enough? |
| | ¿Cuál es el precio normal para un regalo de casamiento estos días? ¿50 libras son suficientes? |
| going adj | (active, alive) | activo/a adj |
| | Even after ninety years, the old man was still going. |
| | Aun después de noventa años, el viejo seguía activo. |
| going adj | (operating successfully) | activo/a adj |
| Note: "Going" in this sense often modifies other words related to business, such as "company" and "concern." | | | Her advertising company is still a going business. |
| | Su compañía de publicidad todavía es un negocio activo. |
| Additional Translations |
| going n | (departure) | partida, marcha nf |
| | His going will leave the department with a big pair of shoes to fill. |
| | Su partida (or: marcha) dejará al departamento con una vacante difícil de llenar. |
| going n | (trail or route conditions) | condiciones del camino nfpl + loc adj |
| | (formal) | viabilidad nf |
| | The going's good as far as the river, then it gets heavy. |
| | Las condiciones del camino son buenas hasta el río; después se ponen difíciles. |
| the going n | informal (progress) (informal) | las cosas loc nom fpl |
| | | la situación loc nom f |
| | If the going gets tough at work, ask for help. |
| | Si las cosas se ponen difíciles en el trabajo, pide ayuda. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026: | Principal Translations |
| go⇒ vi | (leave, depart) | irse v prnl |
| | | marcharse⇒ v prnl |
| | | salir⇒ vi |
| | (formal) | partir⇒ vi |
| | You'd better go. It's getting late. |
| | Es mejor que te vayas. Se está haciendo tarde. |
| go to [sth] vi + prep | (proceed to, head for) | ir a vi + prep |
| | | ir para vi + prep |
| | I'm going to London this summer. | | | Anne went to Italy for her holiday last year. | | | Robert goes to the market every Saturday morning. |
| | Voy a Londres este verano. // Ana fue a Italia de vacaciones el año pasado. // Roberto va al mercado todos los domingos por la mañana. |
| go vi | (move along, advance) | ir vi |
| | | circular⇒ vi |
| | The train was going at top speed. | | | Electricity goes along wires. |
| | El tren iba a la velocidad máxima. |
| | La electricidad circula por los cables. |
| go vi | (extend) | llegar⇒ vi |
| | (formal) | extenderse⇒ v prnl |
| | Our property goes all the way down to the river. |
| | Nuestra propiedad llega hasta el río. |
| go to [sth] vi + prep | (lead to) | ir a vi + prep |
| | | llevar a vi + prep |
| | | conducir a vi + prep |
| | (informal) | dar a vi + prep |
| | These stairs go to the attic. |
| | Estas escaleras van al ático. |
| go vi | (with adverb: turn out, pass) | salir⇒ vi |
| | | resultar⇒ vi |
| | | quedar⇒ vi |
| | The wedding went very well, thank you. |
| | La boda salió muy bien, gracias. |
| go vi | (with adjective: become) | volverse⇒ v prnl |
| | I think I'm going crazy. |
| | Creo que me estoy volviendo loco. |
| go vi | (with adjective: act in a given way) | volverse⇒ v prnl |
| | They went crazy when they heard the news. |
| | Se volvieron locos cuando escucharon la noticia. |
| be going to do [sth] v aux | (future) (futuro) | ir a [+ infinitivo] loc verb |
| | Jake is going to clean the bathroom later. |
| | Jake va a limpiar el baño más tarde. |
| Additional Translations |
| go adj | informal (ready) | listo/a adj |
| | | a punto loc adv |
| | All systems are go. |
| | Todos los sistemas están listos. |
| | Todos los sistemas están a punto. |
| go interj | (cheering on a team, participant) | vamos interj |
| | | ánimo interj |
| | The fans were shouting "Go Steelers!" |
| | Los fans gritaban "¡Vamos, Steelers!". |
| go n | colloquial (energy) | brío nm |
| | (ES) | nervio nm |
| | | impulso nm |
| | She's sure got a lot of go. |
| | Ella tiene mucho brío. |
| | Ella tiene mucho nervio. |
| go n | informal (try) | intento nm |
| | | intentar⇒, probar⇒ vtr |
| | Can I have a go? |
| | ¿Puedo hacer un intento? |
| go n | informal (turn) | turno nm |
| | (ES) | vez nf |
| | It's your go. Here are the dice. |
| | Es tu turno. Toma los dados. |
go, Go n | often capitalized (board game) | go nm |
| | Go is played with black and white counters on a wooden board. |
| | El go se juega con fichas blancas y negras sobre un tablero de madera. |
| go to do [sth] v expr | (make a move to do) | ir a hacer algo loc verb |
| | Jake went to brush a stray hair from Leah's cheek, but at that moment she turned away. |
| | Jake fue a sacar un pelo de la mejilla de Leah, pero ella justo se dio vuelta. |
| go⇒ vi | (function, perform) | funcionar⇒ vi |
| | | andar⇒ vi |
| | This fan won't go. |
| | El ventilador no funciona. |
| go vi | (time: pass) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | | irse vi |
| | Weekends go really fast. |
| | Los fines de semana pasan muy rápido. |
| go vi | (tend to be) | atañer⇒ vi |
| | | concernir⇒ vi |
| | As exams go, that wasn't too bad. |
| | En lo que a exámenes atañe, ese no estuvo tan mal. |
| go vi | (be sold) | vender⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | irse v prnl |
| | The rare book will go quickly at auction. |
| | El libro raro se venderá rápidamente en la subasta. |
| go vi | (pass, fit, enter) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | | entrar⇒ vi |
| | | caber⇒ vi |
| | The couch just won't go through the door. |
| | El sofá sencillamente no pasa por la puerta. |
| go vi | informal, euphemism (relieve yourself) | ir al baño vi + loc adv |
| | | usar el baño loc verb |
| | Excuse me. I've got to go. Is there a bathroom near here? |
| | Discúlpeme. Tengo que ir al baño. ¿Hay un baño por aquí cerca? |
| go vi | (perform an action) | hacer⇒ vi |
| | Go like this with your hands. |
| | Haz así con tus manos. |
| go vi | (be valid) | hacerse⇒ v prnl |
| | Whatever Mike says, goes. |
| | Lo que diga Mike se hace. |
| go vi | informal (say) | decir⇒ vi |
| | (texto, refrán) | rezar⇒ vi |
| | Boys will be boys, as the saying goes. |
| | Los muchachos siempre serán muchachos, como dice el refrán. |
| go vi | euphemism (die) | morir⇒ vi |
| | (figurado) | irse v prnl |
| | He went just after midnight, with his wife at his side. |
| | Murió justo después de media noche, con su esposa a su lado. |
| go vi | informal (give way, collapse) | ceder⇒ vi |
| | There was so much snow the roof went. |
| | Había tanta nieve que el techo cedió. |
| go vi | informal (stop working) (figurado) | morir⇒ vi |
| | The car engine went, so we had to walk home. |
| | El motor del auto murió así que tuvimos que caminar a casa. |
| go vi | (bell: ring) | sonar⇒ vi |
| | Matt got a detention for getting to class after the bell had gone. |
| | Matt recibió un castigo por llegar a clase después de que sonara la campana. |
| go vi | (move, develop) | ir vi |
| | | dirigirse⇒ v prnl |
| | The country is going towards a service-based economy. |
go to [sth], go on [sth] vi + prep | (be allotted) | destinarse a v prnl + prep |
| | (informal) | irse en v prnl + prep |
| | A quarter of their income goes to food. |
| | Una cuarta parte de sus ingresos se destina a comida. |
| | Una cuarta parte de sus ingresos se va en comida. |
| go to [sb] vi + prep | (pass to [sb] in a will) | pasar a vi + prep |
| | His house went to the elder son, its contents to the younger. |
| | Su casa pasó a su hijo mayor y el contenido, al menor. |
| go into [sth] vi + prep | (number: be divisor of) (coloquial) | caber en vi + prep |
| | | ser divisible entre, ser divisible por v cop + loc adj |
| | | ser múltiplo de v cop + loc adj |
| | | dividir a vtr + prep |
| | How many times does six go into eighty-four? |
| | ¿Ochenta y cuatro cabe en seis? |
| | ¿Ochenta y cuatro es divisible entre (or: es divisible por) seis? |
| | ¿Ochenta y cuatro es múltiplo de seis? |
| | ¿Seis divide a ochenta y cuatro? |
| go to [sb/sth] vi + prep | (be awarded to) | ir para vi + prep |
| | | ser para, ser de v cop + prep |
| | And the Oscar goes to Steve McQueen! |
| | ¡Y el Óscar va para Steve McQueen! |
| go to [sth] vi phrasal | (resort: to [sth]) | hacer⇒ vtr |
| | They went to great effort to get here on time. |
| | Hicieron un gran esfuerzo para llegar aquí a tiempo. |
| go to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (consult, ask a favor of) | recurrir a vi + prep |
| | | ir con vi + prep |
| | When I need advice, I go to my rabbi. |
| | Cuando necesito consejo, recurro a mi rabino. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026: Locuciones verbales go | going |
| go about vi phrasal | (move from place to place) | ir de un lugar a otro loc verb |
| | He goes about from place to place, taking casual jobs wherever he can get them. |
| | Va de un lugar a otro consiguiendo trabajos eventuales donde puede. |
| go about [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (approach, tackle: a task) | ponerse a loc verb |
| | | empezar a vi + prep |
| | | dedicarse a v prnl + prep |
| | Isn't it time you went about fixing the broken table? | | | How am I to go about painting the ceiling when I have no ladder? |
| | ¿No es hora de que te pongas a arreglar la mesa rota? |
| go about vi phrasal | (sailing: change tack) | virar⇒ vi |
| | The skipper gave the command to go about. |
| | El capitán dio la orden de virar. |
| go across [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (cross, traverse) | cruzar⇒ vtr |
| | | ir en frente loc verb |
| | We sometimes go across the road for a drink at the pub. |
| | A veces cruzamos al bar de enfrente a tomar un trago. |
| go after [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (pursue) (AmL) | ir por vi + prep |
| | (ES) | ir a por loc verb |
| | | perseguir⇒, buscar⇒ vtr |
| | Mark is now going after a Master's degree in science. |
| | Mark ahora va por un máster en ciencias. |
| go after [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (attack verbally) (figurado) | caerle a vi + pron |
| | | irse encima de loc verb |
| | He really decided to go after him when he saw him flirting with his wife. |
| | Decidió caerle al tipo cuando lo vio coqueteando con su esposa. |
| go after [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (be next, follow) | seguir a vi + prep |
| | | ir después de, venir después de loc verb |
| | In the alphabet, the letter B goes after the letter A. |
| | En el alfabeto, la b sigue a la a. |
| go against [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (not comply with) | ir en contra de loc verb |
| | | oponerse a v prnl |
| | If you go against his wishes, he will make things difficult for you. |
| | Si vas en contra de sus deseos te va a hacer las cosas difíciles. |
| go against [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (be in opposition to) | oponerse a v prnl |
| | | ponerse en contra a loc verb |
| | To go against the mob takes courage. |
| | Hay que tener coraje para oponerse a la mafia. |
| go ahead vi phrasal | (do [sth] as planned) | ir vi |
| | | avanzar⇒ vi |
| | I can't come with you this weekend after all, but don't let that stop you; you go ahead. |
| | No puedo ir contigo el fin de semana, pero no dejes que eso te detenga, ve tú. |
| go ahead vi phrasal | (take place as scheduled) | llevar a cabo loc verb |
| | The meeting will go ahead. |
| | La reunión se llevará a cabo. |
| go ahead of [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (lead, overtake) | estar delante de, ir delante de, ir por delante de loc verb |
| | (en tiendas) | estar antes que loc verb |
| | The guide went ahead of the group and demonstrated how to maneuver through the cave. |
| go along vi phrasal | (move, advance) (coloquial) | ir vi |
| | Until yesterday, things had been going along quite nicely. | | | We were going along at about 30 mph. |
| | Hasta ayer, las cosas iban bastante bien. |
| go along vi phrasal | informal, figurative (consent, comply) (coloquial) | seguirle la corriente a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | | aceptar⇒ vtr |
| | Jeff wanted Rita to help him prank Martin, but she refused to go along. |
| | Jeff quería que Rita lo ayudara a hacerle una broma a Martin, pero ella se negó a seguirle la corriente. |
| go along with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (permit, consent to) | aceptar⇒ vtr |
| | I usually just go along with what she says to avoid any arguments. |
| | Generalmente acepto lo que dice para evitar una discusión. |
| go along with [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (support, agree with) | aceptar⇒ vtr |
| | | estar de acuerdo con loc verb + prep |
| | Rachel is happy to go along with Harry's suggestion. |
| | Rachel está contenta de aceptar la sugerencia de Harry. |
go around, also UK: go round vi phrasal | (rotate, revolve) | girar⇒ vi |
| | | dar vueltas loc verb |
| | | rotar⇒ vi |
| | The baby watched the top go round and laughed. | | | Each of the beautifully painted horses became visible as the carousel went around. |
| | El bebé miró el trompo girar y se rio. // Cada uno de los hermosos caballos pintados apareció al girar el carrusel. |
go around, also UK: go round vi phrasal | (be shared by all) | para todos loc adv |
| | (cambio de sujeto) | alcanzar⇒ vi |
| | Do you think there'll be enough loaves and fishes to go around? |
| | ¿Crees que hay suficientes panes y pescados para todos? |
| | ¿Crees que estos panes y pescados alcanzarán? |
go around, also UK: go round, go about vi phrasal | (illness: be transmitted) (coloquial) | dar vueltas loc verb |
| | | circular⇒ vi |
| | There's a nasty strain of flu going around. |
| | Hay un terrible virus de la gripe dando vueltas. |
go around, also UK: go round, go about vi phrasal | (be in a state habitually) | ir por ahí loc verb |
| | | andar⇒ vi |
| | He goes around looking filthy. | | | She goes about as if she owns the place. |
| | Él va por ahí con ese aspecto tan desagradable. |
go around, also UK: go round, go about vi phrasal | figurative, informal (circulate, spread) | correr⇒ vi |
| | | circular⇒ vi |
| | There's a rumour going round that you're cheating on Tim. |
| | Corre el rumor de que estás engañando a Tim. |
go around, also UK: go round vi phrasal | informal (pay a visit to [sb]) (informal) | darse una vuelta por loc verb |
| | (informal) | pasarse por v prnl + prep |
| | I'll go round to your place when I'm done. |
| | Me daré una vuelta por tu casa cuando termine. |
| | Me pasaré por tu casa cuando termine. |
| go at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (do energetically) (comida) | devorar⇒ vtr |
| | | acometer⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | ir con todo, hacer con todo expr |
| | Chris was hungrily going at his food. |
| | Chris devoraba su comida con apetito. |
| go at [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (attack: [sb]) (informal) | venírsele encima a loc verb |
| | | irsele encima a loc verb |
| | | atacar a vtr + prep |
| | One of the men went at Ed with a knife. |
| | Uno de los hombres se le vino encima a Ed con un cuchillo. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026: Compound Forms: going | go |
| continual coming and going n | (movement: many people) | continuo ir y venir adj + loc nom m |
| | The continual coming and going of library visitors made it impossible for me to concentrate. |
| | | flujo constante de personas nm + loc adj |
| | | ir y venir constante loc nom m + adj |
| continual coming and going n | (movement: one person) | el ir y venir de loc nom m |
easygoing (US), easy-going (UK) adj | ([sb], personality: relaxed) | fácil de tratar loc adj |
| | | de buen trato loc adj |
| | | de trato fácil loc adj |
| | I love being with her because she's a nice easy-going girl. |
| | Me encanta estar con ella porque es una chica amable y fácil de tratar. |
| | (persona) | suelto/a adj |
| | | relajado/a adj |
| | Me encanta estar con ella porque es una chica amable y suelta. |
| get going v expr | informal (leave now) | salir⇒ vi |
| | | ponerse en marcha loc verb |
| | If we don't get going soon, we'll be late. |
| | Si no salimos pronto, llegaremos tarde. |
| | Si no nos ponemos en marcha pronto, llegaremos tarde. |
| get going v expr | informal (start) | empezar⇒, comenzar⇒ vi |
| | The campaign got going in 1983. |
| | La campaña empezó en 1983, |
get going on [sth], get going with [sth] v expr | informal (start [sth]) (con verbo infinitivo) | empezar a vtr + prep |
| | (con sustantivo) | empezar⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | arrancar a vtr + prep |
| | The chef got going with peeling the vegetables. |
| | El chef empezó a pelar as verduras. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La empleada empezó el inventario. |
| be going nowhere v expr | figurative, informal (person: be aimless, unsuccessful) (figurado, coloquial) | no ir para ningún lado loc verb |
| | | no caminar loc verb |
| | | no comerse un rosco loc verb |
| going away expr | (sports: by a wide margin) | encabezar con un amplio margen loc verb |
| | The champion won the bout going away. |
| going concern n | (viable business) | empresa solvente nf + adj mf |
| | | empresa en marcha nf + loc adj |
| | The business had been taken over as a going concern. |
| | Han absorbido el negocio al tratarse de una empresa solvente. |
| going forward adv | jargon (in the future) | de ahora en adelante loc adv |
| | | a partir de ahora loc adv |
| | | en el futuro loc adv |
| | Going forward, we really need to change how we do business. |
| | De ahora en adelante, tenemos que cambiar nuestra forma de hacer negocios. |
| going on prep | informal (approaching: a given age) (edad) | sobre los loc prep |
| | Tom always refuses to disclose his age, but he must be going on seventy. |
| | Tom siempre se rehúsa a revelar su edad, pero debe estar sobre los setenta. |
| | | para cumplir, por cumplir loc prep |
| | Tom siempre se rehúsa a revelar su edad, pero debe estar para cumplir los setenta. |
| going on for prep | informal (almost, approaching) | ir por vi + prep |
| | | llegando a loc verb |
| | The couple have been married going on for thirty years. |
| | La pareja va por los treinta años de casados. |
| going out n | (doing [sth] entertaining outside home) | salir⇒ vi |
| | Going out is more expensive than staying in. |
| | Salir es más caro que quedarse en casa. |
| going-out adj | (for entertainment outside home) (informal) | de salir loc adj |
| | | para salir loc adj |
| | Beatrice wants to buy a going-out dress for the party. |
| | Beatriz quiere comprar un vestido de salir para la fiesta. |
| going price n | (current average cost) | precio corriente nm + adj |
| | | valor de mercado nm + loc adj |
| going rate n | (current usual cost) | precio vigente nm + adj mf |
| | | tarifa actual nf + adj mf |
| be going strong v expr | informal (effort, entity: continuing successfully) | seguir teniendo éxito loc verb |
| be going strong v expr | informal (person: still healthy, vigorous) | seguir teniendo buena salud loc verb |
| going-over n | (inspection) | inspección nf |
| going-over n | (verbal attack) | ataque verbal loc nom m |
| going-over n | (cleaning) | limpieza nf |
| | | repaso nm |
| going-over n | (physical beating) | paliza nf |
| hard going n | informal ([sth] difficult or strenuous) | trabajoso/a, arduo/a, penoso/a adj |
| | The climb was hard going, but the view from the top was magificent. |
| | La subida era trabajosa, pero la vista desde la cumbre ere magnífica. |
| have [sth] going for you v expr | informal (have as an asset) | tener algo a favor loc verb |
heavy going, heavy-going adj | (laborious, dull) | pesado/a adj |
| | | denso/a adj |
I am going, I'm going interj | (I am about to leave) | voy interj |
| | | estoy yendo loc interj |
| Note: "I'm going" is usually used in speech and informal writing. "I am going" may be used for emphasis to express determination. | | | I know I'm late for lunch. I am going now! |
| | Ya sé que estoy llegando tarde al almuerzo, ¡ahora voy! |
ingoing, in-going adj | (coming in, on its way in) | que entra loc adj |
| | | entrante adj mf |
| | The in-going plane was just arriving at the airport. |
| | El avión entrante justo va llegando al aeropuerto. |
| it was easy going expr | UK (task went smoothly) | ser fácil loc verb |
| | | no ser para tanto loc verb |
| | Although the professor said that we would struggle with the translation, it was easy going for our group. |
| | A pesar de que el profesor nos dijo que tendríamos problemas con la traducción, fue muy fácil para nuestro grupo. |
| keep going v expr | (persist, continue) | no detenerse, no parar loc verb |
| | | continuar⇒, seguir⇒ vi |
| | | seguir adelante vi + adv |
| | Keep going, you're almost to the top of the hill. |
| | No te detengas (or: no pares): ya queda poco para llegar a la cima. |
| Nice going! interj | slang (well done) | ¡qué bien! loc interj |
| | Nice going, John, you really did a great job with that paint. |
| | ¡Qué bien, Juan, hiciste un gran trabajo con esa pintura. |
| | | ¡buen trabajo! loc interj |
| | ¡Buen trabajo, Juan! Hiciste una gran obra con esa pintura. |
| Nice going. interj | slang, ironic (badly done) (irónico) | muy bien, qué bien loc interj |
| | Nice going, you idiot; you spilled coffee all over me. |
| | Muy bien, idiota, me tiraste todo el café encima. |
ocean-going, also US: oceangoing adj | (ship: for sailing at sea) | oceánico/a adj |
| | | transatlántico/a adj |
still be going, be still going v expr | (person, animal: continue to be alive) | seguir vivo loc verb |
| | Even after ninety years, the old man was still going. |
still be going, be still going v expr | ([sth]: continue to be open or active) | seguir abierto loc verb |
| | | seguir existiendo loc verb |
| | The newsagent's on the corner of my street is still going after forty years. |
when the going gets tough, the tough get going expr | informal (adversity reveals strength of character) | Al mal tiempo, buena cara expr |
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