go
English
/ɡəʊ/, /ɡoʊ/, /ɡəʉ/, /ɡɐʉ/
verb
Definitions
- To move:
- (intransitive) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
- (intransitive) To start; to begin (an action or process).
- (intransitive) To take a turn, especially in a game.
- (intransitive) To attend.
- To proceed:
- To follow or travel along (a path):
- (intransitive) To extend (from one point in time or space to another).
- (intransitive) To lead (to a place); to give access to.
- (copulative) To become. The adjective that follows usually describes a negative state.
- To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
- (intransitive) To continuously or habitually be in a state.
- (copulative) To come to (a certain condition or state).
- (intransitive) To change (from one value to another) in the meaning of wend.
- To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
- (intransitive) To tend (toward a result).
- To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.
- To pass, to be used up:
- (intransitive) To die.
- (intransitive) To be discarded.
- (intransitive) To be lost or out:
- To break down or apart:
- (intransitive) To be sold.
- (intransitive) To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
- (transitive) To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.
- (transitive) To have a certain record.
- To be authoritative, accepted, or valid:
- To say (something), to make a sound:
- To be expressed or composed (a certain way).
- (intransitive) To resort (to).
- To apply or subject oneself to:
- To fit (in a place, or together with something):
- (intransitive) To date.
- To attack:
- To be in general; to be usually.
- (transitive) To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.
- (transitive) To yield or weigh.
- (transitive) To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay.
- (transitive) To enjoy. Compare go for.
- (intransitive) To urinate or defecate.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gon inherited from Old English gān (go) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gāną (go) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- (leave, leave behind, abandon), *ǵʰeh₁- (leave, leave behind, abandon).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰeh₁-
Gloss
leave, leave behind, abandon
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aforegoing English
- agoing English
- artgoing English
- at it English
- atgo English
- auction-goer English
- auctiongoer English
- back English
- ball-goer English
- balletgoer English
- balletgoing English
- ballgoer English
- bar-goer English
- bargoer English
- bathroomgoer English
- beach-goer English
- beachgoer English
- beachgoing English
- bego English
- brothelgoer English
- cafe-goer English
- cafegoer English
- café-goer English
- cart English
- caucus-goer English
- caucusgoer English
- chapel-goer English
- chapelgoer English
- church-goer English
- churchgoer English
- churchgoing English
- cinema-goer English
- cinemagoer English
- cinemagoing English
- circusgoer English
- club-goer English
- clubgoer English
- clubgoing English
- college-goer English
- collegegoer English
- concert-goer English
- concertgoer English
- concertgoing English
- conference-goer English
- conferencegoer English
- congoer English
- convention-goer English
- conventiongoer English
- cruisegoer English
- dancegoer English
- dancegoing English
- devil English
- dinner-goer English
- downgoing English
- easygoing English
- event-goer English
- eventgoer English
- evergoing English
- exhibit-goer English
- exhibition-goer English
- exhibitiongoer English
- fair-goer English
- fairgoer English
- fer English
- fest-goer English
- festgoer English
- festivalgoer English
- film-goer English
- filmgoer English
- filmgoing English
- foot-goer English
- footgoer English
- forego English
- foregoer English
- forgo English
- forgoable English
- forgoer English
- forgoest English
- forgoeth English
- forth English
- forthgo English
- forthgoing English
- funeral-goer English
- funeralgoer English
- gallery-goer English
- gallerygoer English
- game-goer English
- gamegoer English
- get English
- get-go English
- gig-goer English
- git English
- git-go English
- go at it English
- go forth English
- go pedal English
- go-cart English
- go-devil English
- go-to English
- goand English
- goback English
- goer English
- goest English
- goeth English
- goey English
- gofer English
- going English
- gone English
- gurdwara-goer English
- gym-goer English
- gymgoer English
- homegoing English
- ingo English
- ingoer English
- ingoing English
- kirkgoer English
- lounge-goer English
- mall-goer English
- mallgoer English
- misgo English
- mosque-goer English
- mosque-going English
- moviegoer English
- moviegoing English
- museum-goer English
- museumgoer English
- museumgoing English
- nightclub-goer English
- nogoer English
- oceangoing English
- office-goer English
- officegoer English
- ongo English
- ongoing English
- opera-goer English
- operagoer English
- operagoing English
- outgo English
- outgoer English
- outgoest English
- outgoeth English
- overgo English
- overgoer English
- pageant-goer English
- paradegoer English
- park-goer English
- parkgoer English
- party-goer English
- partygoer English
- partygoing English
- pedal English
- picturegoer English
- playgoer English
- playgoing English
- poolgoer English
- prom-goer English
- promgoer English
- pub-goer English
- pubgoer English
- race-goer English
- racegoer English
- racegoing English
- rallygoer English
- restaurantgoer English
- rivergoing English
- roadgoing English
- safarigoer English
- sale-goer English
- salegoer English
- school-goer English
- schoolgoer English
- schoolgoing English
- seagoing English
- shop-goer English
- shopgoer English
- shoregoing English
- show-goer English
- showgoer English
- shrine-goer English
- shrinegoer English
- shul-goer English
- shulgoer English
- snow English
- snowgo English
- spa-goer English
- spacegoing English
- spagoer English
- store-goer English
- storegoer English
- symphonygoer English
- synagogue-goer English
- synagogue-going English
- synagoguegoer English
- temple-goer English
- temple-going English
- templegoer English
- theater-goer English
- theatergoer English
- theatre-goer English
- theatregoer English
- theatregoing English
- thoroughgo English
- thoroughgoing English
- throughgoing English
- to English
- togo English
- tour-goer English
- tourgoer English
- umbego English
- undergo English
- undergoer English
- undergoest English
- undergoeth English
- upgoing English
- vacationgoer English
- waygoing English
- wedding-goer English
- weddinggoer English
- withgo English
- zoogoer English
- zoogoing English
- Gassigehen German
- Gehabstand German
- Gehrock German
- Gehschule German
- Gehweg German
- abgehen German
- angehen German
- aufgehen German
- ausgehen German
- begehen German
- davongehen German
- dazwischengehen German
- drangehen German
- durchgehen German
- eingehen German
- entgehen German
- entlanggehen German
- fehlgehen German
- fortgehen German
- fremdgehen German
- gehen German
- gutgehen German
- heimgehen German
- herangehen German
- herausgehen German
- hereingehen German
- herumgehen German
- hervorgehen German
- hinaufgehen German
- hinausgehen German
- hindurchgehen German
- hineingehen German
- hingehen German
- hintergehen German
- hochgehen German
- irregehen German
- losgehen German
- mitgehen German
- nachgehen German
- rausgehen German
- reingehen German
- rundgehen German
- schiefgehen German
- spazieren gehen German
- umgehen German
- umhergehen German
- untergehen German
- vergehen German
- verlorengehen German
- vonstattengehen German
- vorausgehen German
- vorbeigehen German
- vorgehen German
- vorhergehen German
- vorübergehen German
- weggehen German
- weitergehen German
- zergehen German
- zugehen German
- zurückgehen German
- übergehen German
- aangaan Dutch, Flemish
- achteruitgaan Dutch, Flemish
- afgaan Dutch, Flemish
- begaan Dutch, Flemish
- binnengaan Dutch, Flemish
- dichtgaan Dutch, Flemish
- doodgaan Dutch, Flemish
- doorgaan Dutch, Flemish
- gaan Dutch, Flemish
- gaander Dutch, Flemish
- gaans Dutch, Flemish
- heengaan Dutch, Flemish
- ingaan Dutch, Flemish
- kapotgaan Dutch, Flemish
- kostganger Dutch, Flemish
- meegaan Dutch, Flemish
- misgaan Dutch, Flemish
- nagaan Dutch, Flemish
- omgaan Dutch, Flemish
- ondergaan Dutch, Flemish
- ontgaan Dutch, Flemish
- opengaan Dutch, Flemish
- opgaan Dutch, Flemish
- overgaan Dutch, Flemish
- schuilgaan Dutch, Flemish
- stukgaan Dutch, Flemish
- tegengaan Dutch, Flemish
- teloorgaan Dutch, Flemish
- teruggaan Dutch, Flemish
- uitgaan Dutch, Flemish
- verdergaan Dutch, Flemish
- vergaan Dutch, Flemish
- voorafgaan Dutch, Flemish
- voorbijgaan Dutch, Flemish
- voorgaan Dutch, Flemish
- voortgaan Dutch, Flemish
- vooruitgaan Dutch, Flemish
- vreemdgaan Dutch, Flemish
- weggaan Dutch, Flemish
- κιχάνω Ancient Greek
- χωλός Ancient Greek
- *ǵʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰi-ǵʰn̥h₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰé-ǵʰeh₁-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *gānaz Proto-Germanic
- *gāndz Proto-Germanic
- *gāną Proto-Germanic
- *ijj-, *gāną Proto-Germanic
- *wandijaną Proto-Germanic
- undgå Swedish
- ゴー Japanese
- 碁 Japanese
- gokart Polish
- avgå Norwegian Nynorsk
- forgå Norwegian Nynorsk
- gjennomgå Norwegian Nynorsk
- gjennomgåande Norwegian Nynorsk
- gå Norwegian Nynorsk
- gå sin veg Norwegian Nynorsk
- gågate Norwegian Nynorsk
- gåtur Norwegian Nynorsk
- skigåing Norwegian Nynorsk
- awendan Old English
- began Old English
- bewendan Old English
- edwendan Old English
- foregan Old English
- forgan Old English
- forþgan Old English
- gewendan Old English
- gān Old English
- ingan Old English
- miswendan Old English
- ofergan Old English
- ofgan Old English
- onwendan Old English
- oþwendan Old English
- togan Old English
- upgan Old English
- utgan Old English
- wendan Old English
- wenden Old English
- wending Old English
- wiþgan Old English
- ymbgan Old English
- þurhgan Old English
- ēode Old English
- जहाति Sanskrit
- विहीन, বিহীন Sanskrit
- atgon Middle English
- begon Middle English
- forgan Middle English
- forgon Middle English
- forthgon Middle English
- gan Middle English
- goand Middle English
- goere Middle English
- goinge Middle English
- gon Middle English
- gon forth Middle English
- misgon Middle English
- outgon Middle English
- overgon Middle English
- thurhgon Middle English
- togon Middle English
- umbegon Middle English
- undergon Middle English
- wenden Middle English
- withgon Middle English
- ȝode Middle English
- ganga Old Norse
- gá Old Norse
- seiða Old Norse
- afgå Danish
- gå Danish
- gågade Danish
- gåtur Danish
- omgå Danish
- undgå Danish
- gadael Welsh
- gâen Middle Dutch
- gān Old High German
- gēn Old High German
- gaan Afrikaans
- gān Middle High German
- ngah Albanian
- *gān gmw-pro
- גו Hebrew (modern)
- gan Old Dutch
- gān Old Dutch
- dorghéenan Cimbrian
- ghéenan Cimbrian
- gian Cimbrian
- *ȷ́ʰaH- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- gan Old Saxon
- gān Old Saxon
- aagaa Alemannic German
- gaa Alemannic German
- gaan Scots
- gae Scots
- *ȷ́áźʰaHti Proto-Indo-Aryan
- gean Western Frisian
- gan Old Frisian
- gān Old Frisian
- gahn German Low German
- nagahn German Low German
- go Tok Pisin
- achterangahn Low German
- achtergahn Low German
- dootgahn Low German
- gahn Low German
- *en-gaska Proto-Albanian
- gaa Old Danish
- go Sranan Tongo
- geen Crimean Gothic
- gaon Dutch Low Saxon
- go Pijin
- gokabaut Samoan Plantation Pidgin
- to
- fer
- get
- git
- cart
- atgo
- bego
- back
- ongo
- goer
- goey
- togo
- ingo
- gone
- snow
- pedal
- gofer
- devil
- goeth
- outgo
- forgo
- goest
- at it
- forth
- go-to
- going
- misgo
- goand
- overgo
- forego
- goback
- snowgo
- nogoer
- git-go
- ingoer
- agoing
- umbego
- withgo
- get-go
- forthgo
- congoer
- bargoer
- upgoing
- go-cart
- gymgoer
- pubgoer
- ongoing
- spagoer
- forgoer
- undergo
- outgoer
- ingoing
- zoogoer
- go-devil
- gamegoer
- outgoeth
- go pedal
- playgoer
- shulgoer
- pub-goer
- showgoer
- spa-goer
- poolgoer
- salegoer
- parkgoer
- forgoest
- promgoer
- overgoer
- kirkgoer
- bar-goer
- clubgoer
- fairgoer
- foregoer
- outgoest
- mallgoer
- waygoing
- zoogoing
- festgoer
- ballgoer
- filmgoer
- artgoing
- gym-goer
- cafegoer
- forgoeth
- seagoing
- racegoer
- shopgoer
- gig-goer
- tourgoer
- go at it
- footgoer
- go forth
- film-goer
- operagoer
- easygoing
- evergoing
- homegoing
- show-goer
- race-goer
- playgoing
- cafe-goer
- beachgoer
- sale-goer
- forgoable
- moviegoer
- dancegoer
- fair-goer
- café-goer
- clubgoing
- park-goer
- roadgoing
- tour-goer
- ball-goer
- game-goer
- club-goer
- foot-goer
- fest-goer
- storegoer
- undergoer
- filmgoing
- partygoer
- mall-goer
- racegoing
- rallygoer
- eventgoer
- shop-goer
- prom-goer
- downgoing
- shul-goer
- churchgoer
- operagoing
- undergoeth
- beach-goer
- balletgoer
- schoolgoer
- paradegoer
- shoregoing
- aforegoing
- cruisegoer
- rivergoing
- museumgoer
- shrinegoer
- undergoest
- spacegoing
- partygoing
- cinemagoer
- party-goer
- store-goer
- safarigoer
- thoroughgo
- oceangoing
- forthgoing
- templegoer
- moviegoing
- opera-goer
- chapelgoer
- circusgoer
- dancegoing
- officegoer
- caucusgoer
- beachgoing
- event-goer
- churchgoing
- theatregoer
- office-goer
- mosque-goer
- museum-goer
- picturegoer
- concertgoer
- brothelgoer
- school-goer
- dinner-goer
- balletgoing
- shrine-goer
- theatergoer
- cinemagoing
- caucus-goer
- schoolgoing
- temple-goer
- lounge-goer
- funeralgoer
- gallerygoer
- auctiongoer
- weddinggoer
- collegegoer
- church-goer
- museumgoing
- chapel-goer
- cinema-goer
- funeral-goer
- throughgoing
- concert-goer
- mosque-going
- bathroomgoer
- auction-goer
- vacationgoer
- concertgoing
- festivalgoer
- pageant-goer
- theater-goer
- college-goer
- exhibit-goer
- theatregoing
- wedding-goer
- gallery-goer
- temple-going
- theatre-goer
- symphonygoer
- synagoguegoer
- gurdwara-goer
- thoroughgoing
- restaurantgoer
- exhibitiongoer
- conventiongoer
- nightclub-goer
- conferencegoer
- synagogue-goer
- exhibition-goer
- synagogue-going
- conference-goer
- convention-goer