Definition of Go

Verb: go (went,gone,going,goes) gow

Change location; proceed; also used metaphorically
"How fast does your new car go?"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect";
- travel, move, locomote
Follow a procedure or take a course
"She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"; "We should go farther in this matter";
- proceed, move
Move away from a place into another direction
"Go away before I start to cry";
- go away, depart
Enter or assume a certain state or condition
"her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!";
- become, get
Be awarded; be allotted
"The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"
Have a particular form
"as the saying goes...";
- run
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";
- run, pass, lead, extend
Follow a certain course
"The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?";
- proceed
Be abolished or discarded
"These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
Be or continue to be in a certain condition
"The children went hungry that day"
Make a certain noise or sound
"She went 'Mmmmm'"; "The gun went 'bang'";
- sound
Perform as expected when applied
"The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in";
- function, work, operate, run
To be spent or finished
"Gas is going at the gas stations in the Midwest";
- run low, run short
Progress by being changed
"The speech has to go through several more drafts";
- move, run
Continue to live through hardship or adversity
"We went without water and food for 3 days";
- survive, last, live, live on, endure, hold up, hold out
Pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
"How is it going?"; "The day went well until I got your call"
Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
"The patient went peacefully";
- die, decease, perish, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm [N. Amer], conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it, pop one's clogs
Be in the right place or situation
"Where do these books go?";
- belong
Be ranked or compare
"This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"
Begin or set in motion
"Ready, set, go!"; "I get going at eight in the morning";
- start, get going
Have a turn; make one's move in a game
"Can I go now?";
- move
Be contained in
"How many times does 18 go into 54?"
Be sounded, played, or expressed
"How does this song go again?"
Blend or harmonize
"This sofa won't go with the chairs";
- blend, blend in
Provide access; extend (in the direction of something)
"This door goes to the basement";
- lead
Be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
"This piece won't go into the puzzle";
- fit
Go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
"Who went through my desk drawers?";
- rifle
Be spent
"All my money went for food and rent"
Give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
- plump
Stop operating or functioning
"The engine finally went"; "her eyesight went after the accident"; "The engine went bad on the way to town";
- fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, break, break down

Noun: go (goes) gow

A time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
"it's my go";
- spell, tour, turn
A street name for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- Adam, ecstasy, XTC, disco biscuit, X, hug drug
A usually brief attempt
"he took a go at it";
- crack, fling, pass, whirl, offer
A board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
- go game
A turn at something

Adjective: go gow

Functioning correctly and ready for action
"all systems are go"