Meaning

68 senses
  1. To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:

    (intransitive)To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.)

    Why don’t you go with us?

    This train goes through Cincinnati on its way to Chicago.

    gehen

    ходи́тьxodítʹ, идти́idtí, е́здитьjézditʹ

    ходи́тиxodýty, іти́itý, йтиjty

  2. (intransitive)To move or travel through time (either literally—in a fictional or hypothetical situation in which time travel is possible—or in one's mind or knowledge of the historical record). (See also go back.)

    Yesterday was the second-wettest day on record; you have to go all the way back to 1896 to find a day when more rain fell.

    Fans want to see the Twelfth Doctor go to the 51st century to visit River in the library.

  3. (intransitive)To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc.).

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  4. To move (a particular distance, or in a particular fashion).

    We've only gone twenty miles today.

    This car can go circles around that one.

    have a particular form

  5. (intransitive)To move or travel in order to do something, or to do something while moving.

    We went swimming.

    Let's go shopping.

    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

  6. (intransitive)To leave; to move away.

    Please don't go!

    I really must be going.

    move away from a place into another direction

  7. To follow or proceed according to (a course or path).

    Let's go this way for a while.

    She was going that way anyway, so she offered to show him where it was.

    follow a certain course

  8. To travel or pass along.

    We went the full length of the promenade before we found a place to sit down.

    His life story goes the gamut, from poverty-stricken upbringing to colossal wealth.

  9. (intransitive)To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).

    The engine just won't go anymore.

    Don't put your hand inside while the motor's going!

  10. (intransitive)To start; to begin (an action or process).

    You've got thirty seconds to solve the anagram, starting now. Go!

    begin or set in motion

  11. (intransitive)To take a turn, especially in a game.

    It’s your turn; go.

    I've got all vowels. I don't think I can go.

    dran sein, ziehen

    ходи́тьxodítʹ

    have a turn; make one's move in a game

  12. (intransitive)To attend.

    I go to school at the schoolhouse.

    She went to Yale.

Examples

96938 sentences
  1. This is never going to end.

    Це ніколи не скінчиться.

    ruЭто никогда не закончится.

    deDas wird nie enden.

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  2. I'm going to take my car.

    Я візьму машину.

    deIch werde das Auto nehmen.

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  3. I'm going to take a bath.

    Я збираюся прийняти ванну.

    ruЯ собираюсь принять ванну.

    deIch werde ein Bad nehmen.

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  4. You are free to go home.

    Ти можеш йти додому.

    ruМожете идти домой.

    deEs steht dir frei, nach Hause zu gehen.

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  5. Did you go out last night?

    Ти виходив вчора ввечері?

    ruТы выходил вчера вечером?

    deSeid ihr letzte Nacht ausgegangen?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to move through space (especially from one place to another):
Русский
By meaning 8
to make (a specified sound):
to move through space (especially from one place to another):
to become:
to disappear:
to say:
to fit:
to be destroyed:
to date:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
to make (a specified sound):
to move through space (especially from one place to another):
to take a turn:
to disappear:
to be destroyed:
imperative: expressing encouragement or approval:

Origin

From Middle English gon, goon, from Old English gān (“to go”), from Proto-West Germanic *g

From Middle English gon, goon, from Old English gān (“to go”), from Proto-West Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną (“to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- (“to leave”).

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Forms

goes, going, went, gone
Base formgo · to go
3rd person singulargoes
Present participlegoing
Past simplewent
Past participlegone

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygo
he, she, itgoes

Past simpleLesson

all personswent

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave gone
he, she, ithas gone

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill go

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

181 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • move away from a place into another direction:go awaydepart
  • follow a procedure or take a course:proceedmove
  • lead, extend, or afford access:lead
  • enter or assume a certain state or condition:becomeget

Antonyms

11 antonyms

Word family

109 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • is going to
  • to go to
  • want to go
  • going to be
  • go to the
  • going to do
  • not going to
  • going to happen
  • go back to
  • planning to go
  • have to go
  • go back

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
go — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto