| Go 1. (p. p.) Gone. 2. (v. i.) To pass from one place to another; to be in motion; to be in a state not motionless or at rest; to proceed; to advance; to make progress; -- used, in various applications, of the movement of both animate and inanimate beings, by whatever means, and also of the movements of the mind; also figuratively applied. 3. (v. i.) To move upon the feet, or step by step; to walk; also, to walk step by step, or leisurely. 4. (v. i.) To be passed on from one to another; to pass; to circulate; hence, with for, to have currency; to be taken, accepted, or regarded. 5. (v. i.) To proceed or happen in a given manner; to fare; to move on or be carried on; to have course; to come to an issue or result; to succeed; to turn out. 6. (v. i.) To proceed or tend toward a result, consequence, or product; to tend; to conduce; to be an ingredient; to avail; to apply; to contribute; -- often with the infinitive; as, this goes to show. 7. (v. i.) To apply one's self; to set one's self; to undertake. 8. (v. i.) To proceed by a mental operation; to pass in mind or by an act of the memory or imagination; -- generally with over or through. 9. (v. i.) To be with young; to be pregnant; to gestate. 10. (v. i.) To move from the person speaking, or from the point whence the action is contemplated; to pass away; to leave; to depart; -- in opposition to stay and come. 11. (v. i.) To pass away; to depart forever; to be lost or ruined; to perish; to decline; to decease; to die. 12. (v. i.) To reach; to extend; to lead; as, a line goes across the street; his land goes to the river; this road goes to New York. 13. (v. i.) To have recourse; to resort; as, to go to law. 14. (v. t.) To take, as a share in an enterprise; to undertake or become responsible for; to bear a part in. 15. (v. t.) To bet or wager; as, I'll go you a shilling. 16. (n.) Act; working; operation. 17. (n.) A circumstance or occurrence; an incident. 18. (n.) The fashion or mode; as, quite the go. 19. (n.) Noisy merriment; as, a high go. 20. (n.) A glass of spirits. 21. (n.) Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance; push; as, there is no go in him. 22. (n.) That condition in the course of the game when a player can not lay down a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one. Thesaurus Entries Olympic games, Olympics, abstain from, accompany, accomplished fact, accomplishment, accord, achievement, act, act on, act upon, acta, action, admire, adopt, advance, adventure, adventuresomeness, adventurousness, aggression, aggressiveness, agree, agree to, agree with, aim, almost, ambitiousness, apply to, approach, approaching, arrival, articulate, ascend, assail, assault, assay, assent to, associate, associate with, attack, attempt, back, back up, bang, bank on, be annihilated, be blooded, be changed, be consumed, be converted into, be destroyed, be done for, be effective, be getting along, be gone, be guided by, be in action, be lost, be no more, be received, be remembered, be successful, be there, be wiped out, bear, bear a hand, become, begin, belong, bend to, bias, bid, birr, blend, blow, blow up, bout, brave, break, brook, budge, buzz off, carry, carry on, carry out, catch on, cease, cease to be, cease to exist, cease to live, chance, change, change place, chatter, choose, circle, circulate, circumstance, clean, click, climb, clip off, collapse, come about, come along, come away, come off, come on, come to be, come to naught, come to nothing, commemorated, communicate with, commute, concern, concours, conduce, conk out, connect, connect with, contest, continue, contribute, count on, coup, course, court, cover, cover ground, crack, cruise, date, dealings, decamp, decathlon, decease, decline, decrease, deed, defecate, degenerate, delve into, dematerialize, depart, depart this life, depend on, derby, descend, deteriorate, detonate, die, die away, die out, dig, diminish, disappear, discuss, disintegrate, dispel, disperse, dispose, dissipate, dissolve, do, do a fade-out, do something, do something about, doing, doings, double-header, doubles, drift away, drive, drop, dwindle, dynamism, ebb, effective, effectual, effort, elapse, embark on, embrace, encompass, encounter, end, endeavor, endure, engage in, engagement, enter, enterprise, enterprisingness, enunciate, environ, episode, erode, erupt, escort, espouse, essay, evanesce, evaporate, event, examine, exit, experience, experiment, expire, explode, exploit, extend, extend out, fade, fade away, fade out, fail, fait accompli, fall, fall asleep, fancy, fare, fare forth, farewell, favor, feat, fetch, fight, fire, fit, fit in, flag, flee, fling, flit, flow, fly, fold, follow, force, forcefulness, forsake, fortunate outcome, founder, foursome, function, functional, gabble, gain ground, gambit, game, games, games of chance, gang |