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▸ noun: a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
▸ noun: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) ("It's my go")
▸ noun: a usually brief attempt
▸ noun: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
▸ verb: follow a procedure or take a course ("We should go farther in this matter")
▸ verb: pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action ("How is it going?")
▸ verb: be or continue to be in a certain condition
▸ verb: be awarded; be allotted ("The first prize goes to Mary")
▸ verb: lead, extend, or afford access ("This door goes to the basement")
▸ verb: be sounded, played, or expressed ("How does this song go again?")
▸ verb: be contained in ("How many times does 18 go into 54?")
▸ verb: be ranked or compare ("This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go")
▸ verb: be abolished or discarded ("These ugly billboards have to go!")
▸ verb: be spent
▸ verb: move away from a place into another direction ("Go away before I start to cry")
▸ verb: make a certain noise or sound
▸ verb: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
▸ verb: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point ("His knowledge doesn't go very far")
▸ verb: blend or harmonize ("This sofa won't go with the chairs")
▸ verb: have a particular form ("As the saying goes...")
▸ verb: be in the right place or situation ("Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government")
▸ verb: follow a certain course ("How did your interview go?")
▸ verb: progress by being changed ("The speech has to go through several more drafts")
▸ verb: give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
▸ verb: have a turn; make one's move in a game ("Can I go now?")
▸ verb: go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
▸ verb: enter or assume a certain state or condition ("Get going!")
▸ verb: change location; move, travel, or proceed ("How fast does your new car go?")
▸ verb: begin or set in motion ("Ready, set, go!")
▸ verb: to be spent or finished ("The money had gone after a few days")
▸ verb: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
▸ verb: perform as expected when applied ("The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in")
▸ verb: continue to live; endure or last
▸ verb: stop operating or functioning
▸ adjective: functioning correctly and ready for action ("All systems are go")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #14315)
▸ Also see went
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to go
▸ Usage examples for go
▸ Idioms related to go (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing go
▸ Popular nouns described by go
▸ Words that often appear near go
▸ Rhymes of go
▸ Invented words related to go
▸ noun: a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
▸ noun: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) ("It's my go")
▸ noun: a usually brief attempt
▸ noun: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
▸ verb: follow a procedure or take a course ("We should go farther in this matter")
▸ verb: pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action ("How is it going?")
▸ verb: be or continue to be in a certain condition
▸ verb: be awarded; be allotted ("The first prize goes to Mary")
▸ verb: lead, extend, or afford access ("This door goes to the basement")
▸ verb: be sounded, played, or expressed ("How does this song go again?")
▸ verb: be contained in ("How many times does 18 go into 54?")
▸ verb: be ranked or compare ("This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go")
▸ verb: be abolished or discarded ("These ugly billboards have to go!")
▸ verb: be spent
▸ verb: move away from a place into another direction ("Go away before I start to cry")
▸ verb: make a certain noise or sound
▸ verb: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
▸ verb: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point ("His knowledge doesn't go very far")
▸ verb: blend or harmonize ("This sofa won't go with the chairs")
▸ verb: have a particular form ("As the saying goes...")
▸ verb: be in the right place or situation ("Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government")
▸ verb: follow a certain course ("How did your interview go?")
▸ verb: progress by being changed ("The speech has to go through several more drafts")
▸ verb: give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
▸ verb: have a turn; make one's move in a game ("Can I go now?")
▸ verb: go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
▸ verb: enter or assume a certain state or condition ("Get going!")
▸ verb: change location; move, travel, or proceed ("How fast does your new car go?")
▸ verb: begin or set in motion ("Ready, set, go!")
▸ verb: to be spent or finished ("The money had gone after a few days")
▸ verb: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
▸ verb: perform as expected when applied ("The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in")
▸ verb: continue to live; endure or last
▸ verb: stop operating or functioning
▸ adjective: functioning correctly and ready for action ("All systems are go")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #14315)
▸ Also see went
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to go
▸ Usage examples for go
▸ Idioms related to go (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing go
▸ Popular nouns described by go
▸ Words that often appear near go
▸ Rhymes of go
▸ Invented words related to go