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What does "go" mean?

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as people (or things) go

in comparison with how other people (or things) are

from the word âgo''

from the outset

go about

to be occupied with; be busy at; do
to move from place to place; circulate
come about (sense ) (at come)

go after

Informal to try to catch or get; pursue

go against

to be or act in opposition to

go along

to proceed; continue
to agree; cooperate
to accompany: often with with

go around

to enclose; surround
â to be enough to provide a share for each
to move from place to place; circulate

go at

to attack
to work at

go back on

â Informal

to be faithless or disloyal to; betray
to break (a promise, etc.)

go beyond

to exceed

go by

to pass
to be guided or led by
to be known or referred to by

go down

to descend; sink; set
to suffer defeat; lose
to be perpetuated, as in history
to fall; decline prices went down
to be swallowed
Informal to be accepted with approval
Informal to take place; happen
Brit. to leave a university, esp. upon graduation

go down on

Vulgar, Slang to perform oral sex on

go for

to be regarded or taken as
to try to get
â to advocate; support
â Informal to attack
Informal to be attracted by; like very much

go hard with

to cause trouble or pain to

go in for

Informal to engage, take part, or indulge in; be given to

go into

to inquire into
to take up as a study or occupation
to examine or review
to be contained in 5 goes into 10 twice

go in with

to share expenses or obligations with; join

go it

Informal to carry on some activity; proceed; act to go it alone

go missing

Chiefly Brit. to become lost or absent, often under suspicious circumstances; disappear the ship went missing in the dense fog

go off

to go away; leave, esp. suddenly
to explode; detonate
to make a noise
to happen

go on

to move ahead; proceed; continue
to behave
to happen; take place
Informal to chatter or rant
Theater to make an entrance

go (a person) one better

Informal to outdo or surpass (a person)

go out

to come to an end; specif.,
1. to be extinguished
2. to become outdated
to attend social affairs, the theater, etc.
to go on strike
to try out (for an athletic team, etc.)
Golf

go over

to examine thoroughly
to do again
to review
â Informal to be successful

go some

Informal to do or achieve quite a lot

go through

to perform thoroughly
to endure; suffer; experience
â to look through; search
â to get approval or acceptance
to spend

go through with

to pursue to the end; complete

go to!

Archaic come!indeed!: used to express disapproval, disbelief, etc.

go together

to match; harmonize
â Informal to date only each other

go under

â to fail, as in business

go up

to rise in value, price, etc.; increase
Brit. to enter a university

go up in flames (or smoke)

to burn

go with

Informal to be a sweetheart of

go without

to manage or do without

have a go at

Informal to try; attempt

let go

to set free; let escape
to release one's hold or grip
to give up; abandon, as one's interest in something
to dismiss from a job; fire

let oneself go

to be unrestrained or uninhibited

no go

Informal not possible; without use or value

on the go

Informal in constant motion or action

to go

Informal

â to be taken out: said of food in a restaurant
remaining; still to be completed, etc. one finished, two to go

what goes?

Slang what's happening?

See go in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms

from the word go

From the very beginning.

go all the way

Slang

To have sexual intercourse.

go back on

To fail to honor or keep: go back on a promise.

go begging

To be in little or no demand: “Prestige or no prestige, directors' jobs at some companies have actually gone begging” (Bill Powell).

go belly up

Informal

To undergo total financial failure: “A record number of . . . banks went belly up” (New Republic).

go bust

Informal

To undergo financial collapse: “Railroads were in the news mainly when they were going bust” (Christian Science Monitor).

go by the board

To be discarded or ignored: old dress codes that have now gone by the board.

go down the line

To provide strong support.

go fly a kite

Informal

To cease being an annoyance. Often used in the imperative.

go for broke

Informal

To commit or expend all of one's available resources toward achievement of a goal: “Why not go for broke and take on somebody who is quite young and see what he does?” (Roger L. Stevens).

go for it

Informal

To expend all one's strength and resources toward achievement of an end or purpose.

go in for

To have interest in: goes in for classical music.
To take part in: goes in for water skiing.

go in with

To join in or combine with: He'll go in with them on the plan.

go it alone

To undertake a project, trip, or responsibility without the presence or help of others.

go off the deep end

To behave hysterically or very recklessly.

go one better

To surpass or outdo by one degree: He's gone me one better.

go out for

To seek to become a participant in: go out for varsity soccer.

go out of (one's) way

To inconvenience oneself in doing something beyond what is required.

go out the window

Informal

To become insignificant or inoperative: “As soon as a third body is introduced to the Newtonian system, all lawful ordering of processes goes out the window” (Fusion).

go places

Informal

To be on the way to success: a young executive who is clearly going places.

go steady

To date someone exclusively.

go the distance

To carry a course of action through to completion.

go the vole

To risk all of one's resources in the prospect of achieving great gains.

go to it

To begin something right away.

go to (one's) head

To make one dizzy or inebriated.
To make one proud or conceited.

go to pieces

To lose one's self-control.
To suffer the loss of one's health.

go to the mat

Informal

To fight or dispute until one side or another is victorious: The governor will go to the mat with the legislature over the controversial spending bill.

go to the wall

Informal

To lose a conflict or be defeated; yield: Despite their efforts, the team went to the wall.
To be forced into bankruptcy; fail.
To make an all-out effort, especially in defending another.

go to town

Informal