go

Adjective

• functioning correctly and ready for action
  • all systems are go
    

Noun

• a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters

• a usually brief attempt
  • he took a crack at it
    
  • I gave it a whirl
    

• street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

• a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
  • it's my go
    
  • a spell of work
    

Verb

• stop operating or functioning
  • The engine finally went
    
  • The car died on the road
    
  • The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
    
  • The coffee maker broke
    
  • The engine failed on the way to town
    
  • her eyesight went after the accident
    

• give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
  • I plumped for the losing candidates
    

• be spent
  • All my money went for food and rent
    

• go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
  • Who rifled through my desk drawers?
    

• be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
  • This piece won't fit into the puzzle
    

• lead, extend, or afford access
  • This door goes to the basement
    
  • The road runs South
    

• blend or harmonize
  • This flavor will blend with those in your dish
    
  • This sofa won't go with the chairs
    

• be sounded, played, or expressed
  • How does this song go again?
    

• be contained in
  • How many times does 18 go into 54?
    

• have a turn; make one's move in a game
  • Can I go now?
    

• begin or set in motion
  • I start at eight in the morning
    
  • Ready, set, go!
    

• be ranked or compare
  • This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go
    

• be in the right place or situation
  • Where do these books belong?
    
  • Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government
    
  • Where do these books go?
    

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
  • She died from cancer
    
  • The children perished in the fire
    
  • The patient went peacefully
    
  • The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
    

• 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
    

• continue to live through hardship or adversity
  • We went without water and food for 3 days
    
  • These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
    
  • The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
    
  • how long can a person last without food and water?
    

• progress by being changed
  • The speech has to go through several more drafts
    
  • run through your presentation before the meeting
    

• to be spent or finished
  • The money had gone after a few days
    
  • Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest
    

• perform as expected when applied
  • The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
    
  • Does this old car still run well?
    
  • This old radio doesn't work anymore
    

• make a certain noise or sound
  • She went `Mmmmm'
    
  • The gun went `bang'
    

• be or continue to be in a certain condition
  • The children went hungry that day
    

• be abolished or discarded
  • These ugly billboards have to go!
    
  • These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge
    

• follow a certain course
  • The inauguration went well
    
  • how did your interview go?
    

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
  • Service runs all the way to Cranbury
    
  • His knowledge doesn't go very far
    
  • My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
    
  • The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
    

• have a particular form
  • the story or argument runs as follows
    
  • as the saying goes...
    

• be awarded; be allotted
  • The first prize goes to Mary
    
  • Her money went on clothes
    

• enter or assume a certain state or condition
  • He became annoyed when he heard the bad news
    
  • It must be getting more serious
    
  • her face went red with anger
    
  • She went into ecstasy
    
  • Get going!
    

• move away from a place into another direction
  • Go away before I start to cry
    
  • The train departs at noon
    

• follow a procedure or take a course
  • We should go farther in this matter
    
  • She went through a lot of trouble
    
  • go about the world in a certain manner
    
  • Messages must go through diplomatic channels
    

• change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  • How fast does your new car go?
    
  • We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus
    
  • The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect
    
  • The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell
    
  • news travelled fast
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  go game , crack , fling , pass , whirl , offer , Adam , ecstasy , XTC , disco biscuit , cristal , X , hug drug , spell , tour , turn , fail , go bad , give way , die , give out , conk out , break , break down , plump , rifle , fit , lead , blend , blend in , move , start , get going , belong , decease , perish , exit , pass awa
• Antonyms: 
  no-go , stop , halt , malfunction , misfunction , come , come up , stay in place