Dictionary Entry
go
go is a 2-letter English word with 57 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Gone. Face value is 3 in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
2 letters · Scrabble 3 · Words With Friends 4 · 57 senses
Definitions
- 1past participle
Gone.
- 2intransitive verb
To pass from one place to another; to be in motion; to be in a state not motionless or at rest; to proceed; to advance; to make progress; -- used, in various applications, of the movement of both animate and inanimate beings, by whatever means, and also of the movements of the mind; also figuratively applied.
- 3intransitive verb
To move upon the feet, or step by step; to walk; also, to walk step by step, or leisurely.
- 4intransitive verb
To be passed on fron one to another; to pass; to circulate; hence, with for, to have currency; to be taken, accepted, or regarded.
- 5intransitive verb
To proceed or happen in a given manner; to fare; to move on or be carried on; to have course; to come to an issue or result; to succeed; to turn out.
- 6intransitive verb
To proceed or tend toward a result, consequence, or product; to tend; to conduce; to be an ingredient; to avail; to apply; to contribute; -- often with the infinitive; as, this goes to show.
- 7intransitive verb
To apply one's self; to set one's self; to undertake.
- 8intransitive verb
To proceed by a mental operation; to pass in mind or by an act of the memory or imagination; -- generally with over or through.
- 9intransitive verb
To be with young; to be pregnant; to gestate.
- 10intransitive verb
To move from the person speaking, or from the point whence the action is contemplated; to pass away; to leave; to depart; -- in opposition to stay and come.
- 11intransitive verb
To pass away; to depart forever; to be lost or ruined; to perish; to decline; to decease; to die.
- 12intransitive verb
To reach; to extend; to lead; as, a line goes across the street; his land goes to the river; this road goes to New York.
- 13intransitive verb
To have recourse; to resort; as, to go to law.
- 14transitive verb
To take, as a share in an enterprise; to undertake or become responsible for; to bear a part in.
- 15transitive verb
To bet or wager; as, I'll go you a shilling.
- 16noun
Act; working; operation.
- 17noun
A circumstance or occurrence; an incident.
- 18noun
The fashion or mode; as, quite the go.
- 19noun
Noisy merriment; as, a high go.
- 20noun
A glass of spirits.
- 21noun
Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance; push; as, there is no go in him.
- 22noun
That condition in the course of the game when a player can not lay down a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.
- 23noun
a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
- 24noun
a usually brief attempt
"he took a crack at it"
"I gave it a whirl"
- 25noun
street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- 26noun
a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
"it's my go"
"a spell of work"
- 27verb
enter or assume a certain state or condition
"He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"
"It must be getting more serious"
- 28verb
follow a certain course
"The inauguration went well"
"how did your interview go?"
Synonyms
- 29verb
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"
- 30verb
be abolished or discarded
"These ugly billboards have to go!"
"These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
- 31verb
stop operating or functioning
"The engine finally went"
"The car died on the road"
- 32verb
progress by being changed
"The speech has to go through several more drafts"
"run through your presentation before the meeting"
- 33verb
give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
"I plumped for the losing candidates"
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- 34verb
have a turn; make one's move in a game
"Can I go now?"
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- 35verb
to be spent or finished
"The money had gone after a few days"
"Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"
- 36verb
be spent
"All my money went for food and rent"
- 37verb
go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
"Who rifled through my desk drawers?"
Synonyms
- 38verb
perform as expected when applied
"The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"
"Does this old car still run well?"
- 39verb
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
"How fast does your new car go?"
"We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"
- 40verb
move away from a place into another direction
"Go away before I start to cry"
"The train departs at noon"
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- 41verb
begin or set in motion
"I start at eight in the morning"
"Ready, set, go!"
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- 42verb
make a certain noise or sound
"She went `Mmmmm'"
"The gun went `bang'"
Synonyms
- 43verb
follow a procedure or take a course
"We should go farther in this matter"
"She went through a lot of trouble"
- 44verb
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"
- 45verb
be or continue to be in a certain condition
"The children went hungry that day"
- 46verb
continue to live through hardship or adversity
"We went without water and food for 3 days"
"These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"
- 47verb
be awarded; be allotted
"The first prize goes to Mary"
"Her money went on clothes"
- 48verb
be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
"This piece won't fit into the puzzle"
Synonyms
- 49verb
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"
- 50verb
lead, extend, or afford access
"This door goes to the basement"
"The road runs South"
Synonyms
- 51verb
blend or harmonize
"This flavor will blend with those in your dish"
"This sofa won't go with the chairs"
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- 52verb
be sounded, played, or expressed
"How does this song go again?"
- 53verb
be contained in
"How many times does 18 go into 54?"
- 54verb
have a particular form
"the story or argument runs as follows"
"as the saying goes..."
Synonyms
- 55verb
be ranked or compare
"This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"
- 56verb
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"
Synonyms
- 57adjective
functioning correctly and ready for action
"all systems are go"
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