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• (a) functioning correctly and ready for action
  • all systems are go

Nouns

• (n) a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
  • it's my go
  • a spell of work
  spell, tour, turn,
• (n) street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine cristal, disco biscuit, hug drug, XTC, Adam, ecstasy, X,
• (n) a usually brief attempt
  • he took a crack at it
  • I gave it a whirl
  fling, offer, whirl, crack, pass,
• (n) a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters go game,

Verbs

• (v) change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  • How fast does your new car go?
  • We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus
  • The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect
  • The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell
  • news travelled fast
  locomote, move, travel,
• (v) follow a procedure or take a course
  • We should go farther in this matter
  • She went through a lot of trouble
  • go about the world in a certain manner
  • Messages must go through diplomatic channels
  proceed, move,
• (v) move away from a place into another direction
  • Go away before I start to cry
  • The train departs at noon
  depart, go away,
• (v) enter or assume a certain state or condition
  • He became annoyed when he heard the bad news
  • It must be getting more serious
  • her face went red with anger
  • She went into ecstasy
  • Get going!
  become, get,
• (v) be awarded; be allotted
  • The first prize goes to Mary
  • Her money went on clothes
• (v) have a particular form
  • the story or argument runs as follows
  • as the saying goes...
  run,
• (v) stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
  • Service runs all the way to Cranbury
  • His knowledge doesn't go very far
  • My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
  • The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
  extend, run, lead, pass,
• (v) follow a certain course
  • The inauguration went well
  • how did your interview go?
  proceed,
• (v) be abolished or discarded
  • These ugly billboards have to go!
  • These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge
• (v) be or continue to be in a certain condition
  • The children went hungry that day
• (v) make a certain noise or sound
  • She went "Mmmmm"
  • The gun went "bang"
  sound,
• (v) perform as expected when applied
  • The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
  • Does this old car still run well?
  • This old radio doesn't work anymore
  function, operate, work, run,
• (v) to be spent or finished
  • The money had gone after a few days
  • Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest
  run low, run short,
• (v) progress by being changed
  • The speech has to go through several more drafts
  • run through your presentation before the meeting
  move, run,
• (v) continue to live through hardship or adversity
  • We went without water and food for 3 days
  • These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
  • The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
  • how long can a person last without food and water?
  live on, survive, last, endure, live, hold out, hold up,
• (v) pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
  • How is it going?
  • The day went well until I got your call
• (v) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
  • She died from cancer
  • The children perished in the fire
  • The patient went peacefully
  • The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
  buy the farm, cash in one's chips, croak, decease, die, drop dead, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, expire, pop off, conk, exit, choke, pass,
• (v) be in the right place or situation
  • Where do these books belong?
  • Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government
  • Where do these books go?
  belong,
• (v) be ranked or compare
  • This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go
• (v) begin or set in motion
  • I start at eight in the morning
  • Ready, set, go!
  get going, start,
• (v) have a turn; make one's move in a game
  • Can I go now?
  move,
• (v) be contained in
  • How many times does 18 go into 54?
• (v) be sounded, played, or expressed
  • How does this song go again?
• (v) blend or harmonize
  • This flavor will blend with those in your dish
  • This sofa won't go with the chairs
  blend in, blend,
• (v) lead, extend, or afford access
  • This door goes to the basement
  • The road runs South
  lead,
• (v) be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
  • This piece won't fit into the puzzle
  fit,
• (v) go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
  • Who rifled through my desk drawers?
  rifle,
• (v) be spent
  • All my money went for food and rent
• (v) give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
  • I plumped for the losing candidates
  plump,
• (v) stop operating or functioning
  • The engine finally went
  • The car died on the road
  • The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
  • The coffee maker broke
  • The engine failed on the way to town
  • her eyesight went after the accident
  conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break,

Synonyms

spell tour turn locomote move travel proceed cristal disco biscuit hug drug XTC Adam ecstasy X fling offer whirl crack pass depart go away go game become get run extend lead sound function operate work run low run short live on survive last endure live hold out hold up buy the farm cash in one's chips croak decease die drop dead give-up the ghost kick the bucket pass away perish snuff it expire pop off conk exit choke belong get going start blend in blend fit rifle plump conk out go bad break down fail give out give way break

Antonyms

no-go stay in place come come up malfunction misfunction be born stop halt

See also

advance march on move on progress go on pass on climb climb up go up mount elapse glide by go by slide by slip by slip away go along pass lapse abscond absquatulate go off make off run off decamp bolt go out go past pass by travel by surpass rise move up lift arise come up uprise go under go down sink settle set come down descend fall proceed continue carry on circulate go around spread move out draw back move back pull away pull back recede retreat withdraw retire shape up come along come on get along get on surmount master overcome get over subdue gain ground get ahead make headway pull ahead win gain line run along extend to reach touch collocate with construe with co-occur with cooccur with go with die off die out die back die down

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