Complete Definition of "go"

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Etymology 1
Mainly representing Old English gan#Old English|g�n, related to Old High German "gen". Past tense forms, however, have since the 15th century been replaced by forms from Old English wendan.
w:Go (etymology)|Detailed Wikipedia article on go�s etymology

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) AHD|g�, IPA|/g��/, SAMPA|/g@U/
(General American|US) AHD|g�, IPA|/go�/, SAMPA|/goU/
audio|en-us-go.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|��

Intransitive verb
rfc-trverb|Intransitive verb
en-verb|goes|going|went|gone

  1. To move from a place to another that is further away.

#:Why don�t you go with us?

  1. rfv-sense To disappear.
  2. rfv-sense To be destroyed, disintegrate.
  3. rfv-sense To burst into laughter.
  4. Of a machine, to work.
  5. (often followed by a preposition) To fit.

#:This piece of the jigsaw should go here.

  1. (followed by a preposition) To have as its/their proper place.

#:My shirts go on this side of the wardrobe.

  1. To take a turn in a game, etc.

#:It�s her turn to go.

  1. colloquial To urinate or defecate.

#:I really have to go.
#:Have you managed to go today, Mrs. Miggins?

  1. to date (often used with out: to go out)

Synonyms
(move from one place to another further away): move, travel, wend, wend one's way
(disappear): disappear, vanish
(be destroyed): disintegrate
(burst into laughter): burst into laughter, burst out laughing
(work): function, work
(fit): fit
(have as its/their proper place): belong
(take a turn in a game): move, make one's move, take one�s turn
(urinate): pee

Antonyms
(move from one place to another further away):
*(move to a nearer place): come
*(not move): freeze, halt, remain, stand still, stay, stop
(disappear): remain, stay

Translations
trans-top|move from a place to another that is further away
Albanian: ecën
Arabic: ARchar|ذ�ب (ðáhaba)
Basque: joan
Bosnian: i�i
Catalan: anar
Chinese: � (qù)
Crimean Tatar: ket
Croatian: i�i
Czech: jet (by vehicle), jít (by walking)
Danish: gå
Dutch: gaan
Esperanto: iri
Filipino: magpatuloy
Finnish: mennä
French: aller
German: gehen, fahren (by vehicle)
Greek:
:Modern: �ά� (páo)
:Ancient άγ� (ág�)
Hebrew: he-translation|���ת|lalékhet (to walk), he-translation|�ס�ע|lisó`a (to ride), he-translation|���ס|latús (=to fly)
Hungarian: megy
Ido: irar
Indonesian: pergi
Irish: téigh
Italian: andare
Japanese: �� (��, ikú), ������ (irassháru) (honorific), �� (���, máiru) (humble)
Korean: �� (gada)
Kurdish: çûn, KUchar|����, KUchar|���شت�
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Latin: ire, vadere
Latvian: iet
Norwegian: reise, fare, dra
Novial: vada
Occitan: anar
Old English: gan#Old English|g�n, wendan, wadan, faran, feran|f�ran
Persian: FAchar|ر�ت�|ر��ت�� (ræftæn)
Piemontese: andè
Polish: i��, chodzi�, jecha� (by vehicle)
Portuguese: ir
Romanian: a merge, a duce
Romansch: ir
Russian: �оди�� / ид�и (khodít�/idtí, afoot); езди�� / е�а�� (jézdit�/jékhat�, by transport)
Scottish Gaelic: rach
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: и�и, оди�
:Roman: i�i, odit, putovati, hodati (afoot), jahati (ride), voziti (by vehicle)
Sicilian: iri, annari
Slovak: ísť (by vehicle), ísť (by walking)
Slovene: iti, oditi
Spanish: ir
Sumerian: t|sux|scXsux|�|trDU
Swedish: gå (by walking); resa, åka (by vehicle)
Telugu: వ�ళ�ళ� (vellu), ప�వ� (povu), వ�ళ�ళిప�వ� (vellipovu)
Thai: THchar|��
Turkish: git
Ukrainian: �оди�и / ��и (khodýty/itý, afoot); �зди�и / ��а�и (jizdyty/jikhaty, by vehicle)
Vietnamese: �i
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trans-top|disappear
Arabic: ARchar|اخت�� (i�táfa)
Catalan: desaparèixer, anar-se'n
Chinese: 走 (z�u) (leave); �失 (xi�oshī)
Czech: odejít
Dutch: verdwijnen
Esperanto: foriri
Finnish: kadota, mennä pois
French: s�en aller, partir (to go away); disparaitre (to disappear)
German: verschwinden, weggehen, fortgehen
Hebrew: he-translation|�ע���|la`azóv (=to leave)
Hungarian: eltűnni
Italian: sparire
trans-mid
Japanese: ������ (miénaku náru), �� (saru)
Korean: ���� (sarajida)
Norwegian: forsvinne
Old English: wendan
Portuguese: desaparacer
Romanian: a disp�rea
Russian: и��еза�� (is�ezát�), п�опада�� (propadát�)
Serbian: iz�eznuti, propadnuti
Spanish: desaparecer
Swedish: försvinna
Vietnamse: biến mất
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trans-top|be destroyed
Czech: odejít, rozbít se
Esperanto: rompi�i
Finnish: tuhoutua
German: kaputtgehen, kaputt sein, zerstört sein
Italian: distruggere, disintegrare
Norwegian: ødelegges
Portuguese: destruir
trans-mid
Romanian: a distruge
Russian: �лома���� (slomát�s�a), �а�пада���� (raspadát�s�a)
Serbian: raspasti, slomiti
Spanish: destruir
Vietnamse: b� phá hủy
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trans-top|to burst into laughter
Serbian: pljesnuti
trans-mid
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trans-top|Of a machine, to work
Norwegian: gå, virke
trans-mid
Swedish: gå, fungera
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trans-top|To fit
Hebrew: he-translation|���ת|lalékhet
trans-mid
Swedish: passa
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trans-top|To have as its/their proper place
Hebrew: he-translation|���ת|lalékhet
trans-mid
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trans-top|take a turn
Czech: chodit, Å¡lapat (informal)
Esperanto: preni sian vicon
Finnish: olla vuoro
trans-mid
German: dran sein, ziehen
Kurdish: KUchar|ب��
Russian: �оди�� (khodít�)
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trans-top|colloquial: to urinate
See pee
Chinese: �便 (xi�obiàn)
trans-mid
Norwegian: tisse, pisse, urinere
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trans-top|to date (often used with out: to go out)
Czech: chodit (s n�kým = with someone)
Hebrew: he-translation|�צ�ת|latsét
trans-mid
Norwegian: gå ut med, date
Serbian: iza�i
Swedish: gå ut med, dejta
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Chinese: 走 (z�u), 达� (dádào) (1), �转 (yùnzhu�n) (5)
ttbc|Guarani: ha#Guarani|ha
ttbc|Indonesian: pergi
ttbc|Interlingua: ir, vader
ttbc|Mongolian: �ва� (javah)
ttbc|Tupinambá: só#Tupinambá|só
ttbc|Turkish: git

Derived terms
top3
churchgoer
go about
go along
go after
go against
go around
go away
go back
go bad
go begging
go between
go by
go by bus
mid3
go-cart, go-kart
go down
go for
go for a walk
go in
go into
go like the clappers
gone
goner
go off
go on
go on foot
go on horseback
mid3
go on strike
go out
go out with
go round
go-slow
go solo
go through with
go to waste
go up
go with
go without
undergo
bottom3

Related terms
wend

Transitive verb
en-verb|goes|going|went|gone

  1. To make (a specified sound).

#:Cats go meow.

  1. slang To say (some reported speech). Used in present tense.

#:I go, "As if!" And she was all like, "Whatever!"

  1. To become. The adjective that follows usually describes a negative state.

#:You'll go blind if you keep watching straight porn.
#:I went crazy locked up in that tiny room for 6 months.
#:After failing as a criminal, he decided to go straight and become an honest businessman.

Translations

trans-top|make (the specified sound)
Czech: d�lat
Esperanto: fari
Finnish: päästää (ääni), äännellä, sanoa, panna (dialectal)
French: faire
German: machen
Hebrew: he-translation|�עש�ת|la`asót
trans-mid
Russian: гово�и�� (govorít�)
S3erbian: napraviti, kazati, govoriti
Spanish: hacer
Swedish: ljuda, låta, säga
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trans-top|slang: to say
Esperanto: diri
Finnish: sanoa (standard)
trans-mid
Russian: гово�и�� / �каза�� (govorít� / skazát�)
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trans-top|to become
Hebrew: he-translation|���עש�ת|lehe`asót
Serbian: biti
trans-mid
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Noun
en-noun|es

  1. A turn at something.

#:You�ve been on it long enough�now let your brother have a go.

  1. A turn in a game.

#:It�s your go.

  1. An attempt.

#:I�ll give it a go.

  1. An approval to do something or a something that has been approved to do.

#:We will begin as soon as the boss says it's a go.

Synonyms
(turn at something): stint
(turn in a game): move, turn
(attempt): attempt, bash, shot, stab, try

Translations
trans-top|turn at something
Esperanto: vico
Finnish: vuoro
French: tour m
Hebrew: he-translation|����נ�ת|hizdamnút f
trans-mid
Portuguese: vez f, turno m
Russian: о�е�ед� (ó�ered�) f
Swedish: tur c
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trans-top|turn in a game
Czech: tah m
Esperanto: vico
Finnish: vuoro
French: tour m
Hebrew: he-translation|ת�ר|tór m
trans-mid
Portuguese: vez f, turno m
Russian: о�е�ед� (ó�ered�) f
Swedish: tur c
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trans-top|attempt
Esperanto: provo
Finnish: yritys
French: essai m
Hebrew: he-translation|נס���|nisayón m
trans-mid
Portuguese: tentativa f
Romanian: tentativ� f
Russian: поп��ка (popýtka) f
Spanish: intento m
Swedish: försök c
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trans-top|approval
Czech: souhlas m
trans-mid
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Derived terms
have a go
on your mark, get set, go!
ready, set, go!

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Chinese: 轮� (lún dào) (1), �� (chángshì) (2), �� (páixiè) (3)

ttbc|Interlingua: vice, torno (1); tentativa (2)
ttbc|Romanian: rând n (1), încercare f (2), tentativ� f (2)

Etymology 2
wikipedia|Go (board game)
From the Japanese character � (go), though it is usually called �� (igo) in Japanese.

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. A board game, originally from China, played in East Asia, mostly in China, Japan, and Korea.

Translations
trans-top|board game
Chinese: �� (wéiqí)
Czech: go n
Dutch: go n
Esperanto: goo#Esperanto|goo
Finnish: go, go-peli
French: go m, jeu de go m
Hebrew: he-translation|��|gó m
trans-mid
German: Go n
Japanese: �� (igo), � (go)
Korean: �� (badug, baduk)
Russian: го (go)
Swedish: go#Swedish|go c
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Category:English irregular verbs
Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
Category:English two-letter words


Croatian

Etymology
From a Common Slavic gol

Adjective
go

  1. naked

Category:Croatian adjectives


Dutch

Noun
go n

  1. go (the game)

French

Noun
go m

  1. go (the game)

Synonyms
jeu de go


Irish

Pronunciation
IPA|[go, g�]

Conjunction
go (triggers eclipsis)

  1. that (used to introduce a subordinate clause)

#*Deir sé go bhfuil deifir air � He says that he is in a hurry

  1. until

#*Fan go dtiocfaidh sé � Wait until he comes

Particle
go (prefixes "h" to vowels)

  1. used to make adverbs and predicative adjectives

:bheith go maith � to be well
:Fuair sí bás go hóg � She died young
:go feargach � angrily
:go mall aréir � late last night
:go leor � enough, plenty, galore

Particle
go (triggers eclipsis)

  1. used with the subjunctive

Go gcuidí Dia leo � May God help them
Go maire tú é � May you live to enjoy it
Go raibh maith agat � Thank you

Preposition
go (prefixes h to vowels)

  1. to, till, until

:dul go Meiriceá � to go to America
:Fáilte go h�irinn � Welcome to Ireland

Category:Irish conjunctions
Category:Irish particles
Category:Irish prepositions


Japanese

Noun
go

  1. �: language
  2. �: a board game

Numeral
go

  1. �: five

Category:200 English basic words
Category:Board games
Category:Japanese romaji

am:go
ang:go
ar:go
da:go
de:go
et:go
el:go
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fa:go
fr:go
gl:go
ko:go
hy:go
io:go
it:go
kk:go
ku:go
la:go
hu:go
ja:go
pl:go
pt:go
ru:go
tn:go
simple:go
fi:go
sv:go
ta:go
te:go
vi:go
tr:go
uk:go
vo:go
zh:go

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