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go

One entry found.

Entry Word:
go
Function:
verb
Text: 1 to move forward along a course<everything is going according to our plans>Synonymsadvance, fare, forge, get along, march, proceed, progressRelated Wordsaccelerate, fast-forward, speed; approach, near; journey, pass, repair, run, travel, wend; actuate, drive, impel, propel, push; do, go off, take outPhrasesgain groundNear Antonymsarrest, balk, block, check, detain, halt, hinder, hold back, impede, nip, obstruct, slow (down or up), stem; repress, retard, stunt, suppress; delay, interrupt, stall; cramp, hamper, inhibit; cease, let up, pause; regressAntonymsremain, stand, stay, stop 2 to leave a place often for another<will go on vacation at the end of the year><decided it would be better to go before she got any angrier>Synonymsbegone, clear out, depart, exit, get, get off, move, pull (out), quit, sally (forth), shove (off), take off, walk outRelated Wordsset out, start, strike out; abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, run away, scat, scram, skip; go out, light out, step out; abandon, desert, forsake, vacate; emigrate; remove, retire, retreat, withdrawPhrasesbeat itNear Antonymsabide, dwell, lodge, remain, settle, stay, tarry; approach, close, near; hit, land, reachAntonymsarrive, come, show up, turn up 3 to be fitting or proper<at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes>— see do 1 4 to be in agreement on every point<your account of how the fire started doesnʼt go with what she said>— see check 1 5 to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction<the highway goes right along the river>— see run 3 6 to eventually have as a state or quality<she goes crazy on the dance floor when they start playing her favorite music><the room went dark>— see become 7 to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure<watched the building go after the demolition crew detonated the charges>— see collapse 1 8 to have or be in a usual or proper place<these plates go in this cabinet>— see belong 1 9 to lose bodily strength or vigor<when you get old, your eyesight starts to go>— see weaken 2 10 to make oneʼs way through, across, or over<if you go down the river, you'll see the landing><go along Main Street for another two miles, then turn left>— see traverse 11 to occur within a continuous range of variation<selling prices for houses in that neighborhood generally go between one and two million>— see run 4 12 to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event<to play in this game of poker, you have to be willing to go at least five dollars per round>— see bet
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