B1noun · irregular · countable / uncountable · frequent

go

go · goes

хід, переїзд

очередь, попытка, го

Versuch, Go

The act of goingThe act of going.

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UK/ɡəʊ/US/ɡoʊ/

» This is never going to end.

Das wird nie enden. — ludoviko

Es nimmt kein Ende. — freddy1

Das hört nie auf! — freddy1

Das hört nie auf. — freddy1

Это никогда не закончится. — Gruzilkin

Это никогда не кончится. — sharptoothed

Це ніколи не скінчиться. — Wordowl

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Meaning

16 senses

(countable, uncommon, uncountable)The act of going.
(countable, uncountable)A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).
You’ve been on that pinball machine long enough—now let your brother have a go.
It’s your go.
о́чередьóčeredʹ
(countable, uncountable)An attempt, a try.
I’ll give it a go.
Versuch
попы́ткаpopýtka
a usually brief attempt
(countable, uncountable)A period of activity.
ate it all in one go
(countable, uncountable)A time; an experience.
(countable, dated, slang, uncountable)A circumstance or occurrence; an incident, often unexpected.
(countable, uncountable)An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.
We will begin as soon as the boss says it's a go.
(countable, uncountable)An act; the working or operation.
(countable, dated, uncountable)The fashion or mode.
quite the go
(countable, dated, uncountable)Noisy merriment.
a high go
(countable, dated, uncountable)A portion
(uncountable)Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance.
There is no go in him.

Examples

96938 sentences

This is never going to end.
Це ніколи не скінчиться. — Wordowl
ruЭто никогда не закончится. — Gruzilkin
deDas wird nie enden. — ludoviko
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I'm going to take my car.
Я візьму машину. — deniko
deIch werde das Auto nehmen. — Sprachprofi
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I'm going to take a bath.
Я збираюся прийняти ванну. — tikan0
ruЯ собираюсь принять ванну. — paul_lingvo
deIch werde ein Bad nehmen. — MUIRIEL
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You are free to go home.
Ти можеш йти додому. — Squaw
ruМожете идти домой. — marafon
deEs steht dir frei, nach Hause zu gehen. — Kuraimegami
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Did you go out last night?
Ти виходив вчора ввечері? — deniko
ruТы выходил вчера вечером? — sigavax
deSeid ihr letzte Nacht ausgegangen? — MUIRIEL
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

turn at something:

attempt:

board game:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

attempt:

board game:

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”).

From Japanese 碁(ご) (go), shorter variant of Japanese 囲碁(いご) (igo), from Chinese 圍棋 /围棋 (wéiqí, literally “encirclement board game”).

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Forms

plural: goes

Singular	go
Plural	goes

irregular

Synonyms

42 synonyms

turnA1 moveA1 attemptA2 shotA2 stabB2 tryA1 styleA2 trendB1 measureB1 energyB2 perseveranceB2 spiritB1 verveC1 vigourB2

Close in meaning

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Word family

2 related words

Derivedrum go go stone

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable

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