Word: Go

Pronunciation

/ɡoʊ/

Definitions

• Verb: (v) To move or travel from one place to another; to proceed. For example: “We will go to the beach this weekend.”
• Verb: (v) To start or begin an activity or journey. For example: “The race started when the official said ‘Go!’”
• Verb: (v) To function or operate. For example: “The car won’t go; there’s something wrong with the engine.”
• Verb: (v) To be allowed or acceptable. For example: “In this restaurant, shorts don’t really go with the dress code.”
• Noun: (n) An act of going or departure. For instance: “I’ll have to make my go before the traffic gets worse.”
• Noun: (n) An attempt or turn to do something. For example: “It’s your go now to solve the puzzle.”
• Noun: (n) Permission or approval to do something. As in: “You have the go-ahead to start the project.”

Phrases

• “Go ahead” means to proceed or continue with an action.
• “On the go” describes being busy or active continuously.
• “Let it go” suggests to stop holding onto something, either physically or emotionally.
• “Go the extra mile” means to make a special effort beyond what is required.
• “Time to go” implies that it’s time to leave or depart.

Example Sentences

• Verb: “They decided to go on a road trip across the country.”
• Noun: “After several false starts, it was finally their go to present their proposal.”
• Permission Noun: “Once we get the go from the manager, we can launch the new product.”

Synonyms

• Travel
• Depart
• Proceed
• Start
• Move
• Advance
• Progress
• Commence (for the verb sense of beginning an action)
• Leave (for the sense of departing)
• Permission
• Approval (for the noun sense of permission to do something)