English words starting with go

Meanings of Go:

verb

Move from one place to another; travel.

Usage examples:

He went out to the shops

noun

An attempt or trial at something.

Usage examples:

Have a go at answering the questions yourself

adjective

Functioning properly.

Usage examples:

All systems go

Change location

Meanings of Go about:

phrasal verb

Begin to deal with

collocation

To talk about something for a long time, often in an annoying way

Usage examples:

Everyone at school keeps going on about how amazing she is., he used to go on about what a wonderfu…

Meanings of Go across:

phrasal verb

Go across or through

Meanings of Go against:

phrasal verb

Resist

Meanings of Go against the grain:

idiom

If something goes against the grain, you would not usually do it because it would be unusual

Usage examples:

These days it goes against the grain to show too much respect for authority.

Meanings of Go ahead:

phrasal verb

Proceed (with a plan of action)

Meanings of Go along (with):

phrasal verb

Consent or agree to a person or proposal.

Usage examples:

He will probably go along with the idea

Meanings of Go around:

phrasal verb

Turn on or around an axis or a center

noun

A flight path taken by an aircraft after an aborted approach to landing.

Usage examples:

The aircraft commander executed a go-around, left the landing gear extended, and entered the visual…

Meanings of Go around in circles:

To do a lot or seem very busy without achieving anything

Usage examples:

We just keep going around in circles, talking without deciding anything.

phrase

Do something for a long time without achieving anything apart from purposeless repetition.

Usage examples:

The discussion went round and round in circles

Meanings of Go at:

phrasal verb

Attack someone.

Usage examples:

The man went at him with a steel bar

Meanings of Go away:

phrasal verb

Move away from a place into another direction

noun

In full "go-away bird". any of three african turacos of the genus corythaixoides, which have distinctive loud alarm calls; especially the all-grey c. concolor of southern africa (also called grey loerie).

Meanings of Go back:

phrasal verb

Return in thought or speech to something

Meanings of Go back on:

phrasal verb

Fail to fulfill a promise or obligation

Meanings of Go back to the drawing board:

idiom

To start planning something again because the first plan failed

Meanings of Go ballistic:

phrase

Fly into a rage.

Usage examples:

He will go ballistic if bureaucrats attempt to meddle in his decisions

Meanings of Go bananas:

phrase

To become extremely angry or excited

Usage examples:

She'll go bananas when you tell her the news., when she came onto the stage, the crowd went bananas…

Meanings of Go before:

noun

That which goes before or precedes something; a precursor.

Meanings of Go belly up:

phrase

Go bankrupt.

Usage examples:

The company was about to go belly up

idiom

If a company or plan goes belly up, it fails

Usage examples:

The business went belly up after only six months.

Meanings of Go by:

phrasal verb

Pass by

collocation

To do things exactly as the rules say they should be done

Usage examples:

This tv police officer is a maverick who doesn't go by the book., my lawyer always goes strictly by…

Meanings of Go down:

phrasal verb

Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

Meanings of Go down on:

phrasal verb

Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation

Meanings of Go down to:

phrasal verb

To become less in amount, value, etc.

Usage examples:

Go down (sth) to sth the company's shares went down 7p to 53p., the battery should prevent the comp…

Meanings of Go dutch:

idiom

To agree to share the cost of something, especially a meal

Meanings of Go easy on someone:

idiom

To treat someone in a gentle way, esp. when you want to be or should be more severe

Usage examples:

Do you think judges should go easy on criminals if they're teenagers?, the doctor told me to go eas…

Meanings of Go figure:

Used when you tell someone a fact and you then want to say that the fact is surprising, strange or stupid

Usage examples:

It's a terrible movie and it made $200 million. go figure!

phrase

Said to express the belief that something is amazing or incredible.

Usage examples:

There'll even (go figure) be an elvis impersonator