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I trained for the drums for about two weeks, and then rocking out in front of an entire crowd was sort of like a dream come true. And now, Guitar Hero, I can't do that anymore. It's nothing like doing it on stage. I kinda wish I had a fake band, and we could go on tour.
Devon Bostick

Meaning of "go" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GO

Old English gān; related to Old High German gēn, Greek kikhanein to reach, Sanskrit jahāti he forsakes.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GO

go  [ɡəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Go is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb go in English.

WHAT DOES GO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Go

G.O., Go, or Go! may refer to: ▪ Go, a verb whose basic definition is "to move from one place to another"...

Definition of go in the English dictionary

The first definition of go in the dictionary is to move or proceed, esp to or from a point or in a certain direction. Other definition of go is to proceed towards a particular person or place with some specified intention or purpose. Go is also to depart.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GO

PRESENT

Present
I go
you go
he/she/it goes
we go
you go
they go
Present continuous
I am going
you are going
he/she/it is going
we are going
you are going
they are going
Present perfect
I have gone
you have gone
he/she/it has gone
we have gone
you have gone
they have gone
Present perfect continuous
I have been going
you have been going
he/she/it has been going
we have been going
you have been going
they have been going
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I went
you went
he/she/it went
we went
you went
they went
Past continuous
I was going
you were going
he/she/it was going
we were going
you were going
they were going
Past perfect
I had gone
you had gone
he/she/it had gone
we had gone
you had gone
they had gone
Past perfect continuous
I had been going
you had been going
he/she/it had been going
we had been going
you had been going
they had been going
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will go
you will go
he/she/it will go
we will go
you will go
they will go
Future continuous
I will be going
you will be going
he/she/it will be going
we will be going
you will be going
they will be going
Future perfect
I will have gone
you will have gone
he/she/it will have gone
we will have gone
you will have gone
they will have gone
Future perfect continuous
I will have been going
you will have been going
he/she/it will have been going
we will have been going
you will have been going
they will have been going
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would go
you would go
he/she/it would go
we would go
you would go
they would go
Conditional continuous
I would be going
you would be going
he/she/it would be going
we would be going
you would be going
they would be going
Conditional perfect
I would have go
you would have go
he/she/it would have go
we would have go
you would have go
they would have go
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been going
you would have been going
he/she/it would have been going
we would have been going
you would have been going
they would have been going
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you go
we let´s go
you go
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to go
Past participle
gone
Present Participle
going
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GO

go a bundle on
go about
go against
go ahead
go all out
go along
go and
go ape
go ape over
go around
go astray
go at
go away
go back
go back to the mat
go back to the pa
go bad
go bail
go ballistic

Synonyms and antonyms of go in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GO»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «go» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of go
advance · attempt · become · belong · bid · blend · brio · cease · check out · chime · connect · correspond · crack · croak · decamp · depart · develop · die · disappear · drive · effort · elapse · end · energy · essay · expire · extend · fare · finish · fit · flow · force · function · get · get-up-and-go · give up the ghost · harmonize · help · journey · kick the bucket · lapse · lead · leave · life · make tracks · match · move · move out · oomph · operate · pan out · pass · peal · peg out · pep · perform · perish · proceed · reach · repair · ring · roll up · run · serve · set off · shot · snuff it · sound · span · spell · spirit · spread · stab · stint · stretch · suit · tend · toll · travel · try · turn · turn out · vanish · verve · vigour · vitality · vivacity · welly · whack · whirl · withdraw · work · work out

Translation of «go» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GO

Find out the translation of go to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of go from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «go» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ir
570 millions of speakers

English

go
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जाओ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَذْهَبُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

идти
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যাওয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aller
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

行く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

tindak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செல்ல
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gitmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

andare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pójść
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

йти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a merge
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πηγαίνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

åka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dra
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of go

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GO»

The term «go» is very widely used and occupies the 271 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of go
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «go» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «go» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about go

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10 QUOTES WITH «GO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word go.
1
Saint Ambrose
When I go to Rome, I fast on Saturday, but in Milan I do not. Do you also follow the custom of whatever church you attend, if you do not want to give or receive scandal.
2
Jonathan Ames
For me, the past is dead. Can't go back.
3
Mario Andretti
With tennis, you can go pick up a racket, take a lesson, and understand how much talent and skill it takes to be as good as the top pros. Same with golf: pick up a club. But not many can go out and get in a race car and experience a drive at over 200 miles an hour.
4
Devon Bostick
I trained for the drums for about two weeks, and then rocking out in front of an entire crowd was sort of like a dream come true. And now, Guitar Hero, I can't do that anymore. It's nothing like doing it on stage. I kinda wish I had a fake band, and we could go on tour.
5
Carole Bouquet
This new thing about liking yourself, I find that absolutely appalling. Anyone who likes themselves, I just can't go too close to them. To me it's pure stupidity. But having some peace with yourself, that's quite a relief.
6
Caprice Bourret
Nothing is better than waking up in the morning and being excited to go into work.
7
Kurt Braunohler
Auditions are just torture. I'm trying to get better at it. It's a very difficult thing to do. You go into a tiny room with a camera with somebody who is doing this with 100 other people, and they're so bored, and then you have to be like, 'Hey! I'm gonna show you what I got!'
8
Melanie Chisholm
The success of this album is very much in question. Who knows where it's going to go? My being a Spice Girl is no guarantee of anything, although I hope it'll benefit the sales.
9
J. Cole
As much as it might look like, to someone else, that I'm successful, I never feel like I'm anywhere. The further I go, I still feel equally further from my eventual goal. Because as I grow, I get more goals. I'm never content.
10
James Badge Dale
I can't go to the hardware store, cut a sheet in half and staple it to the window anymore. It doesn't fly.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GO»

Discover the use of go in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to go and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
An Introduction to Programming in Go:
This book is a short, concise introduction to computer programming using the language Go. Designed by Google, Go is a general purpose programming language with modern features, clean syntax and a robust well-documented common library, ...
Caleb Doxsey, 2012
2
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go breaks through the boundaries of the literary novel.
Kazuo Ishiguro, 2009
3
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Advice in rhyme for voyaging through life, from weathering fear, loneliness, and confusion to assuming responsibility for one's actions.
Dr. Seuss, 1990
4
Where'd You Go, Bernadette: A Novel
Bernadette Fox is notorious.
Maria Semple, 2012
5
Go, Dog. Go!
Reading goes to the dogs in this timeless Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss.
P.D. Eastman, 2010
6
Go the Fuck to Sleep
Profane, affectionate, and radically honest, California Book Award-winning author Adam Mansbach's verses perfectly capture the familiar--and unspoken--tribulations of putting your little angel down for the night.
Adam Mansbach, 2011
7
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation In ...
Ten years later, the book continues to change lives. In honor of the book's 10th anniversary, Hyperion is proud to be releasing the book with a new afterword by the author, and to share this wonderful book with an even larger audience.
Jon Kabat-Zinn, 2009
8
Miles to Go
With never-before-seen photos this is a must-have book for every Miley fan! Three years ago, Miley Cyrus was a virtual unknown.
Miley Cyrus, 2009
9
Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant ...
The personal stories of the founder of Patagonia, Inc. describes his underprivileged childhood as an immigrant in southern California, early fame as a successful mountain climber, and company's dedication to quality and environmental ...
Yvon Chouinard, 2006
10
Programming in Go: Creating Applications for the 21st Century
With this guide, pioneering Go programmer Mark Summerfield shows how to write code that takes full advantage of Go’s breakthrough features and idioms.
Mark Summerfield, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term go is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why I won't be reading Go Set a Watchman
To know that you will go no more a-roving with Dorothea Brooke, Elizabeth Bennet or, to take a current favourite, Lena and Lila – the heroines ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Ohio man accused of threatening Boehner to go on trial
CINCINNATI (AP) — A former Cincinnati-area bartender who said he heard the devil's voice telling him that House Speaker John Boehner was ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Trump: 'Corrupt' Mexican officials let 'El Chapo' go
“Corrupt Mexican officials obviously let him go a second time. The last time he was free for 13 years. He has been selling drugs in the U.S. big ... «MSNBC, Jul 15»
4
Raheem Sterling is leaving Liverpool... but can Manchester City go
We understand why Raheem Sterling has left Liverpool. He wants an upgrade: in the standard of his team-mates, the potential for achievement, ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
Clearing 2015: 'I thought: why not go for it?'
Ucas notified me I had to go through Clearing. I didn't know much about the process, and I thought I probably wouldn't get in, but I decided to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Few TTC riders step up to pay more to take GO
Give it more time and more marketing. That's what transit officials counselled when the first test of an integrated TTC-GO fare got off to a slow ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
7
When 'babymoon' holidays during pregnancy go wrong
Rachael and Craig Morgan with their baby William who was born 7 weeks premature while they were meant to be on holiday. Photo: Justin ... «The Age, Jul 15»
8
NFL teams eventually could go where the people, money are
The NFL's stance regarding Los Angeles has pivoted from luxury to necessity for one primary reason: The well of taxpayer money for stadium ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
9
Follow-up to To Kill a Mocking Bird to go on sale
The follow-up to Harper Lee's novel 'To Kill a Mocking Bird' is to go on sale around the world at midnight tonight. Book shop Hodges Figgis will ... «RTE.ie, Jul 15»
10
Iran nuclear deal edges closer but Zarif says talks may go on
If Tehran is ready to take the final steps then things can go very quickly," the source said late Sunday. Such an accord, if it can be agreed, ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»

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