go
noun
1 go
A time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else):
— It's my go.
synonyms: spell, tour, turn.
Roget 852:
fashion,
style,
ton,
bon ton†,
society;
good society,
polite society;
monde [Fr.];
drawing-room,
civilized life,
civilization,
town,
beau monde [Fr.],
high life,
court;
world;
fashionable world,
gay world;
Vanity Fair;
show
etc.
(ostentation)
822.
manners,
breeding
etc.
(politeness)
894;
air,
demeanor
etc.
(appearance)
448;
savoir faire [Fr.];
gentlemanliness†,
gentility,
decorum,
propriety,
biens_eance [Fr.];
conventions of society;
Mrs.
Grundy;
punctilio;
form,
formality;
etiquette,
point of etiquette;
dress
etc.
225.
custom
etc.
613;
mode,
vogue,
go;
rage
etc.
(desire)
865;
prevailing taste;
fad,
trend,
bandwagon,
furore†,
thing,
in thing,
craze,
chic,
last word.
man of fashion,
woman of fashion,
man of the world,
woman of the world;
height of fashion,
pink of fashion,
star of fashion,
glass of fashion,
leader of fashion;
arbiter elegantiarum [Lat.]
etc.
(taste)
850;
the beautiful people,
the fashion set,
upper ten thousand
etc.
(nobility)
875;
elite
etc.
(distinction)
873;
smart set;
the four hundred [U.S.];
in crowd.
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Roget 171:
energy,
physical energy,
force,
power
etc.
157;
keenness
etc.
adj.;
intensity,
vigor,
strength,
elasticity;
go;
high pressure;
fire;
rush.
acrimony,
acritude†;
causiticity†,
virulence;
poignancy;
harshness
etc.
adj.;
severity,
edge,
point;
pungency
etc.
392.
cantharides;
seasoning
etc.
(condiment)
393.
activity,
agitation,
effervescence;
ferment,
fermentation;
ebullition,
splutter,
perturbation,
stir,
bustle;
voluntary energy
etc.
682;
quicksilver.
resolution
etc.
(mental energy)
604;
exertion
etc.
(effort)
686;
excitation
etc.
(mental)
824.
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Dutch: koebel, toer, tour
2 go
3 go
4 go
A board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters.
synonym: go game.
Dutch: go
Polish: go
verb
1 go
Change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically:
— How fast does your new car go?.
synonyms: locomote, move, travel.
Roget 429:
lose color
etc.
428;
fade,
fly,
go;
become colorless
etc.
adj.;
turn pale,
pale.
deprive of color,
decolorize,
bleach,
tarnish,
achromatize,
blanch,
etiolate,
wash out,
tone down.
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is a broader term that covers: circulate, go around, spread | carry | ease | whish | float | swap | seek | whine | fly | ride | come | ghost | betake oneself | overfly, pass over | travel | wend | do | raft | get about, get around | repair, resort | cruise | journey, travel | come, come up | round | trundle | push | travel purposefully | swing | cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander | take the air, walk | meander, thread, wander, weave, wind | forge, spirt, spurt | crawl, creep | scramble | slide, slither | roll, wheel | glide | bounce, jounce | breeze | be adrift, blow, drift, float | play | float, swim | swim | walk | move around, turn | circle | slice into, slice through | drift, err, stray | run | step | drive, motor | automobile | ski | fly, wing | steam, steamer | tram | taxi | ferry | caravan | ride, sit | prance | swim | arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | ascend, go up | come down, descend, fall, go down | fall | crank, zigzag | follow, travel along | advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress | draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw | retrograde | continue, go forward, proceed | back | pan | follow | lead, precede | follow, pursue | return | derail, jump | flock | accompany | billow | circulate | circle | angle | pass | go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by | hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip | speed | zoom | drive | belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it | shack, trail | shuttle | hiss, whoosh | whisk | career | circuit | lance | go around, outflank | propagate | draw | change, transfer | swash | pace | step, tread | step | hurtle | retreat | whistle | island hop | plough, plow | lurch | sift | fall | drag | run | bang | precess | move around, travel | ride | snowshoe | beetle ... show more.
verb group: displace, move.
is the opposite of: stay in place.
see also: carry on, continue, go on, proceed | move out | climb, climb up, go up, mount | go down, go under, set | go down, go under, settle, sink | elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by | abscond, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, go off, make off, run off | go out.
derivation: motion, move, movement | locomotion, travel | locomotion, motive power, motivity | motion, movement | change of location, travel | traveler, traveller | mover | locomotive, locomotor.
Dutch: verplaatsen, gaan
2 go
Follow a procedure or take a course:
— We should go farther in this matter.
— Go about the world in a certain manner.
— Messages must go through diplomatic channels.
synonyms: move, proceed.
Dutch: voortkomen, verdergaan
3 go
Move away from a place into another direction:
— Go away before I start to cry.
synonyms: depart, go away.
Roget 287:
recede,
go,
move back,
move from,
retire;
withdraw,
shrink,
back off;
come away,
move away,
back away,
go away,
get away,
drift away;
depart
etc.
293;
retreat
etc.
283;
move off,
stand off,
sheer off;
fall back,
stand aside;
run away
etc.
(avoid)
623.
remove,
shunt,
distance.
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Dutch: gaan
4 go
Enter or assume a certain state or condition:
— Get going!.
synonyms: become, get.
Dutch: gaan, geraken, komen, raken, treden, vallen
5 go
6 go
Have a particular form:
— As the saying goes....
synonym: run.
7 go
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.
synonyms: extend, lead, pass, run.
Roget 264:
be in motion
etc.
adj.;
move,
go,
hie,
gang,
budge,
stir,
pass,
flit;
hover about,
hover round,
hover about;
shift,
slide,
glide;
roll,
roll on;
flow,
stream,
run,
drift,
sweep along;
wander
etc.
(deviate)
279;
walk
etc.
266;
change one's place,
shift one's place,
change one's quarters,
shift one's quarters;
dodge;
keep going,
keep moving;
put in motion,
set in motion;
move;
impel
etc.
276;
propel
etc.
284;
render movable,
mobilize.
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Roget 449:
disappear,
vanish,
dissolve,
fade,
melt away,
pass,
go,
avaunt†,
evaporate,
vaporize;
be gone
etc.
adj.;
leave no trace,
leave 'not a rack behind'"
[Tempest];
go off the stage
etc.
(depart)
293;
suffer an eclipse,
undergo an eclipse;
retire from sight;
be lost to view,
pass out of sight.
lose sight of.
efface
etc.
552.
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8 go
Follow a certain course:
— How did your interview go?.
synonym: proceed.
9 go
Be abolished or discarded.
10 go
Be or continue to be in a certain condition.
11 go
Make a certain noise or sound.
synonym: sound.
Dutch: klinken, uitklinken
12 go
Perform as expected when applied:
— The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in.
synonyms: function, operate, run, work.
Dutch: functioneren, werken
13 go
To be spent or finished:
— The money had gone after a few days.
synonyms: run low, run short.
14 go
Progress by being changed:
— The speech has to go through several more drafts.
synonyms: move, run.
15 go
Continue to live and avoid dying.
synonyms: endure, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive.
Dutch: handhaven, leven, overblijven, overleven, trotseren, voortbestaan, voortduren, voortleven
16 go
Pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action.
17 go
Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.
synonyms: buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it ... show more.
Roget 2:
not exist
etc.
1;
have no existence
etc.
1;
be null and void;
cease to exist
etc.
1;
pass away,
perish;
be extinct,
become extinct
etc.
adj.;
die out;
disappear
etc.
449;
melt away,
dissolve,
leave not a rack behind;
go,
be no more;
die
etc.
360.
annihilate,
render null,
nullify;
abrogate
etc.
756;
destroy
etc.
162;
take away;
remove
etc.
(displace)
185;
obliterate,
extirpate.
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Dutch: de pijp aan Maarten geven, vergaan, omkomen, creperen, doodgaan, expireren, heengaan, inslapen, insluimeren, kapotgaan, ontslapen, overlijden, peigeren, sterven, verrekken, verscheiden, versmachten ... show more
18 go
Be in the right place or situation:
— Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government.
— Where do these books go?.
synonym: belong.
Dutch: behoren, horen, thuishoren
19 go
20 go
21 go
Have a turn; make one's move in a game:
— Can I go now?.
synonym: move.
Dutch: beurt, go
22 go
23 go
Be sounded, played, or expressed.
24 go
Blend or harmonize:
— This sofa won't go with the chairs.
synonyms: blend, blend in.
25 go
Lead, extend, or afford access:
— This door goes to the basement.
synonym: lead.
Dutch: leiden, lopen, uitgeven, uitkomen, voeren
26 go
Be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired.
synonym: fit.
Dutch: passen, paste aan, pasten aan, sluiten, zitten
27 go
Go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way.
synonym: rifle.
28 go
29 go
Give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number.
synonym: plump.
30 go
Stop operating or functioning.
synonyms: break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go bad.
Dutch: overlijden, het laten afweten, afslaan, afspringen
adjective
1 go
Functioning correctly and ready for action.
Moby thesaurus: Olympic games, Olympics, abstain from, accompany, accomplished fact, accomplishment, accord, achievement, act, act on, act upon, acta, action, admire, adopt, advance, adventure, adventuresomeness, adventurousness, aggression, aggressiveness, agree, agree to, agree with, aim, almost, ambitiousness, apply to, approach, approaching, arrival, articulate, ascend, assail, assault, assay, assent to, associate, associate with, attack, attempt, back, back up, bang, bank on, be annihilated, be blooded, be changed, be consumed, be converted into, be destroyed, be done for, be effective, be getting along, be gone, be guided by, be in action, be lost, be no more, be received, be remembered, be successful, be there, be wiped out, bear, bear a hand, become, begin, belong, bend to, bias, bid, birr, blend, blow, blow up, bout, brave, break, brook, budge, buzz off, carry, carry on, carry out, catch on, cease, cease to be, cease to exist, cease to live, chance, change, change place, chatter, choose, circle, circulate, circumstance, clean, click, climb, clip off, collapse, come about, come along, come away, come off, come on, come to be, come to naught, come to nothing, commemorated, communicate with, commute, concern, concours, conduce, conk out, connect, connect with, contest, continue, contribute, count on, coup, course, court, cover, cover ground, crack, cruise, date, dealings, decamp, decathlon, decease, decline, decrease, deed, defecate, degenerate, delve into, dematerialize, depart, depart this life, depend on, derby, descend, deteriorate, detonate, die, die away, die out, dig, diminish, disappear, discuss, disintegrate, dispel, disperse, dispose, dissipate, dissolve, do, do a fade-out, do something, do something about, doing, doings, double-header, doubles, drift away, drive, drop, dwindle, dynamism, ebb, effective, effectual, effort, elapse, embark on, embrace, encompass, encounter, end, endeavor, endure, engage in, engagement, enter, enterprise, enterprisingness, enunciate, environ, episode, erode, erupt, escort, espouse, essay, evanesce, evaporate, event, examine, exit, experience, experiment, expire, explode, exploit, extend, extend out, fade, fade away, fade out, fail, fait accompli, fall, fall asleep, fancy, fare, fare forth, farewell, favor, feat, fetch, fight, fire, fit, fit in, flag, flee, fling, flit, flow, fly, fold, follow, force, forcefulness, forsake, fortunate outcome, founder, foursome, function, functional, gabble, gain ground, gambit, game, games, games of chance, gang, gang along, gather head, gather way, gest, get, get ahead, get along, get away, get off, get on, get over, get to be, get under way, get with it, get-up-and-get, get-up-and-go, getup, give out, give way, go, go about, go ahead, go along, go along with, go around, go at, go away, go back on, go back to, go bad, go bankrupt, go by, go down, go fast, go for, go forward, go great guns, go in for, go into, go off, go on, go out, go over, go over big, go round, go sideways, go through, go to town, go together, go under, go up, go with, go-ahead, go-getting, go-to-itiveness, graduate, grow, gumption, gymkhana, gyrate, hand, handiwork, hang out with, happen, happening, hardihood, harmonize, harmonize with, have a tendency, have effect, have free play, have its place, have place, have play, head, hide, hie, hit, hold, hold a heading, hustle, incident, incline, increase, initiative, inning, innings, inquire into, inspect, investigate, involve, job, journey, joust, keep on, kick the bucket, lack, last, last out, lead, lean, leave, leave no trace, leave the scene, lick, lie, lift a finger, like, live, live through, look at, look to, lose, make, make a hit, make an entrance, make good time, make head against, make headway, make off, make progress, make progress against, make strides, make up leeway, maneuver, march off, match, matching, measure, meet, meet with success, meeting, melt, melt away, mention, militate, mosey, moulder, mount, move, move along, move away, move forward, move off, move on, move out, move over, moxie, natter, near, nearing, nearly, need, not quite, obtain, occasion, occur, offer, open to, operate, operation, operational, operative, opportunity, originate in, outdistance, outlie, outrange, outstretch, overt act, part, pass, pass along, pass away, pass by, pass muster, pass on, pass out, pass over, passage, pee, peg out, pentathlon, pep, percolate, perform, performance, perish, perk, persevere, persist, peter out, place, play, play-off, plunge, point, point to, pop, potency, practical, prefer, prevail, probe, proceed, proceed with, proceeding, process, production, progress, pronounce, prosper, prosperity, prosperous issue, pull away, pull out, pursue, push, push on, pushfulness, pushiness, pushingness, put off mortality, put up with, qualify, quit, quit this world, race, rally, range, range out, reach, reach out, read, recalled, recede, recorded, redound to, regress, rehearse, reiterate, relate to, relief, relish, rely on, rencontre, repair, repeat, repudiate, res gestae, retire, retire from sight, retract, retreat, retrocede, retrogress, return to, return to dust, revert to, review, revolve, rise, roll, roll on, rot, rotate, round, run, run out, runoff, sashay, sashay off, satisfy, say, scan, scrutinize, serve, set, set about, set off, set out, set toward, set upon, shift, shot, show a tendency, shrink, singles, sink, sink away, skim over, slap, slip away, snap, soar, socialize, sound, sour, span, spell, spin, spirit, spoil, sport, spread, spunk, stab, stagger, stagger along, stand, stand off, starch, start, steer, stem, step, step forward, stint, stir, stop breathing, straddle, stream, stretch, stretch out, strike a blow, stroke, strong bid, study, stunt, submerge, submit to, subside, succeed, success, succumb, suffer, suffer an eclipse, suffice, support, surround, survive, sweep, tackle, take, take a hand, take a shit, take action, take effect, take flight, take in, take measures, take off, take place, take steps, take up, take wing, tend, tend to go, tentative, test, thing, thing done, threesome, thrust out, tick, tidy up, tilt, time, time at bat, toddle along, tolerate, touch on, tour, tour de force, tournament, tourney, transaction, travel, trek, trend, trial, trial and error, trick, try, tuck, turn, turn into, twirl, twosome, undergo, undertake, undertaking, up and die, up and go, up-and-comingness, urinate, use, utter, vanish, vanish from sight, venturesomeness, venturousness, verge, victory, vigor, vitality, voyage, walk out, wane, warp, waste, waste away, wayfare, weaken, wear away, wear out, wend, whack, whirl, widen the distance, wing it, withdraw, work, work toward, work well, work wonders, works, yield the ghost ... show more.
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