English words starting with go - page 2

Meanings of Go-abroad:

collocation

To go to a foreign country or countries

Usage examples:

We always go abroad in the summer., many students go abroad for part of their course.

Meanings of Go-after:

phrasal verb

Go after with the intent to catch

Meanings of Go-all-out:

idiom

Perform a task as well as possible

Meanings of Go-all-the-way:

idiom

To have sex, especially after a period of kissing and touching

Usage examples:

Did you go all the way last night?

Meanings of Go-along:

phrasal verb

To agree or be willing to accept something

Usage examples:

Alex has already agreed, but it’s going to be harder persuading mike to go along., the president wo…

Meanings of Go-amiss:

phrase

If something might/would not go amiss, it would be useful and might help to improve a situation

Usage examples:

A word of apology might not go amiss., a sense of proportion would not go amiss in all of this., a …

Meanings of Go-and-get:

noun

The quality of being energetic, determined, and enthusiastic

Usage examples:

We need someone with real get-up-and-go to run this office.

Meanings of Go-ape:

phrase

Become very angry or excited.

Usage examples:

Your kids will go ape over these frozen pops!

idiom

To become extremely angry

Usage examples:

She went ape because i was half an hour late.

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-as-far-as:

phrase

To be willing to do something that is extreme

Usage examples:

It's good, but i wouldn't go so far as to say that it's great., he went so far as to call his rival…

Meanings of Go-at-it-hammer-and-tongs:

idiom

To do something, especially to argue, with a lot of energy or violence

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-awol:

idiom

If something has gone awol, it is not in its usual place or has been stolen

Usage examples:

Two computers have gone awol from the office.

Meanings of Go-back:

phrasal verb

Return in thought or speech to something

Meanings of Go-bad:

idiom

Become unfit for consumption or use

Meanings of Go-bang:

phrase

To make a sudden loud noise

Usage examples:

The balloon went bang when it landed on the bush., i was just starting to pull away from the light …

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-between:

noun

Someone who takes messages between people who are unable or unwilling to meet

Usage examples:

When we act as a go-between for supplier and buyers, we help them develop trading links.

Meanings of Go-beyond:

phrase

To be more than or not limited to something

Usage examples:

The appeal of this device goes beyond convenience., the behaviour of people with adhd goes beyond o…

Meanings of Go-blank:

idiom

To forget something that you know, often temporarily

Usage examples:

I went blank and couldn't think of a single example., when she asked me his name, my mind went blank.

Meanings of Go-bonkers:

adjective

Mad; crazy.

Usage examples:

You're stark raving bonkers!

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-by-the-name-of:

phrase

To give yourself a name that is not your real name

Usage examples:

In the business world he goes by the name of j. walter fortune., i was introduced to our tour guide…

Meanings of Go-do:

idiom

To go from person to person or place to place

Usage examples:

That story has gone the rounds in our office.

Meanings of Go-down:

phrasal verb

Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way