Go

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/goʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gō)

Inflections of 'go' (n): npl: goes
Inflections of 'go' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
goes
v 3rd person singular
going
v pres p
went
v past
gone
v past p

go
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Sense: Verb: leave
Synonyms:
leave Collocations, depart Collocations, get going (informal), take off (informal), head out, vamoose (slang), skedaddle (slang), clear out, clear off (slang), beat it (slang), scram (slang), shove off (slang), decamp, hightail it (US, informal), get lost (slang), get out of here (informal), piss off (vulgar, offensive, slang), bugger off (UK, vulgar, slang), sod off (UK, vulgar, slang), fuck off (vulgar, offensive, slang), get the hell out (slang), just up and go (informal), leg it (UK, slang), peg it (UK, slang), flee Collocations, run Collocations, make a move (informal)
Sense: Verb: progress
Synonyms:
proceed Collocations, progress Collocations, move Collocations, advance Collocations, make your way, move along, move on, go on
Sense: Verb: lead or head
Synonyms:
Sense: Verb: fit
Synonyms:
fit Collocations, fit in, belong Collocations, match Collocations, go well, work Collocations, be suitable, be a good match, look right, harmonize, harmonise (UK)
Sense: Verb: turn out
Synonyms:
turn out, pan out, work out, come out, end up, wind up (informal), land up (informal), finish up, finish Collocations, end Collocations, conclude Collocations
Sense: Verb: weaken
Synonyms:
fail Collocations, weaken Collocations, wither Collocations, fade Collocations, decay Collocations, waste away, wilt, droop, flag Collocations, sag Collocations, languish, die Collocations, ebb Collocations, wane Collocations, decline Collocations
Sense: Verb: continue
Synonyms:
go on, continue Collocations, persist, carry on, keep going, persevere, endure Collocations
Sense: Verb: endure - followed by 'through'
Synonyms:
endure Collocations, face Collocations, suffer Collocations, undergo Collocations, experience Collocations, sustain Collocations, live through, bear Collocations, weather Collocations, withstand Collocations, stand Collocations, deal with, handle Collocations, tolerate, put up with (informal)
Sense: Verb: pass - time
Synonyms:
go by, pass Collocations, elapse, slip past, slip by, fly by, roll by, tick by, tick away, whizz by, whiz by, move on
Sense: Verb: die
Synonyms:
die Collocations, pass on (euphemism), pass away (euphemism), depart Collocations, depart this life, perish, check out (slang), part Collocations, kick the bucket (slang), bite the dust (slang), drop dead (slang), expire Collocations, meet your Maker, draw your last breath, go to the great beyond, shuffle off this mortal coil (literary), cark it (AU, UK, slang), pop your clogs (slang)
Sense: Verb: end
Synonyms:
end Collocations, stop Collocations, finish Collocations, close Collocations, conclude Collocations, halt Collocations, leave off, terminate Collocations, cease Collocations, cease to be, come to an end, be at an end, be in the past, be a thing of the past, be no more, be over, be finished
Sense: Verb: function
Synonyms:
function Collocations, work Collocations, operate, run Collocations, be in action, be active
Sense: Verb: become - followed by an adjective
Synonyms:
become Collocations, turn Collocations, get Collocations, be Collocations, grow Collocations, come to be
Sense: Verb: be given - followed by 'to'
Synonyms:
be given, be allotted, be donated, be granted, be gifted, be bestowed, be bequeathed, be left, be passed on, be passed down
Sense: Verb: match
Synonyms:
match Collocations, harmonize, harmonise (UK), complement each other, go together, go well together, go well, go nicely, look good together, be compatible, be a good match, be well matched, be well suited, be harmonious
Sense: Noun: attempt - informal
Synonyms:
attempt Collocations, try Collocations, stab Collocations (slang), shot Collocations (slang), crack Collocations (slang), whack Collocations (slang), whirl Collocations (slang), bash Collocations (slang), effort Collocations
Sense: Verb: turn - informal
Synonyms:
turn Collocations, turn to play, play Collocations, move Collocations, roll Collocations, roll of the dice


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