Definitions of 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
  • noun:   a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
    Example: "It's my go"
  • noun:   a usually brief attempt
  • noun:   street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
  • verb:   follow a procedure or take a course
    Example: "We should go farther in this matter"
  • verb:   pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
    Example: "How is it going?"
  • verb:   be or continue to be in a certain condition
  • verb:   be awarded; be allotted
    Example: "The first prize goes to Mary"
  • verb:   lead, extend, or afford access
    Example: "This door goes to the basement"
  • verb:   be sounded, played, or expressed
    Example: "How does this song go again?"
  • verb:   be contained in
    Example: "How many times does 18 go into 54?"
  • verb:   be ranked or compare
    Example: "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"
  • verb:   be abolished or discarded
    Example: "These ugly billboards have to go!"
  • verb:   be spent
  • verb:   move away from a place into another direction
    Example: "Go away before I start to cry"
  • verb:   make a certain noise or sound
  • verb:   be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
  • verb:   stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
    Example: "His knowledge doesn't go very far"
  • verb:   blend or harmonize
    Example: "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
  • verb:   have a particular form
    Example: "As the saying goes..."
  • verb:   be in the right place or situation
    Example: "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"
  • verb:   follow a certain course
    Example: "How did your interview go?"
  • verb:   progress by being changed
    Example: "The speech has to go through several more drafts"
  • verb:   give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
  • verb:   have a turn; make one's move in a game
    Example: "Can I go now?"
  • verb:   go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
  • verb:   enter or assume a certain state or condition
    Example: "Get going!"
  • verb:   change location; move, travel, or proceed
    Example: "How fast does your new car go?"
  • verb:   begin or set in motion
    Example: "Ready, set, go!"
  • verb:   to be spent or finished
    Example: "The money had gone after a few days"
  • verb:   pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
  • verb:   perform as expected when applied
    Example: "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"
  • verb:   continue to live; endure or last
  • verb:   stop operating or functioning
  • adjective:   functioning correctly and ready for action
    Example: "All systems are go"
  • name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #14315)