to-go

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adjective

: of, relating to, or providing food or beverages consumed away from their place of sale : take-out
a to-go order
to-go boxes/containers
This is mostly a take-out joint, and Filipinos in the know trickle in all day for a to-go lunch, dinner or breakfast.Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee

to go

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idiomatic phrase

1
: still remaining
There are five minutes to go before halftime.
There's only one week to go until election day.
2
of food and beverages : for consumption away from its place of sale
They ordered their lunches to go.
You stop at the corner for a doughnut and coffee to go.Jay McInerney

Examples of to-go in a Sentence

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Adjective
Bring your beauty cabinet to-go by packing these collagen sheet masks, and Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask to use on the plane. Nicol Natale, People.com, 10 July 2025 This versatile set is perfect for weekly meal prep, storing leftovers, or packing a to-go lunch. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025
Idiomatic phrase
If Margot Robbie’s recent monochromatic beach fit in Ibiza is anything to go by too, the easy, breezy Beach Goth is going to remain a staple style this summer. Vogue, 23 July 2025 All of the detainees have a choice to make about whether to go or to stay and fight, but their considerations are different depending on their circumstances. Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for to-go

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1953, in the meaning defined above

Idiomatic Phrase

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of to-go was in 1884

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“To-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to-go. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

Geographical Definition

Togo

geographical name

To·​go ˈtō-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce Togo (audio)
republic in western Africa on the Bight of Benin; capital Lomé area 21,925 square miles (56,785 square kilometers), population 8,176,000
Togolese adjective or noun

Biographical Definition

Tōgō

biographical name

Tō·​gō ˈtō-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce Tōgō (audio)
Marquis Heihachirō 1848–1934 Japanese admiral
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