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To depart
quit, withdraw, run away; see leave 1.
To proceed
travel, progress, proceed; see advance 1, move 1.
To function
work, run, perform; see operate 2.
To fit or suit
conform, accord, harmonize; see agree, agree with 2, fit 1.
To extend
stretch, cover, spread; see reach 1.
To belong
mesh, fit in, be designed for, be adapted for; see belong 1, 2, fit 1.
To elapse
be spent, waste away, transpire; see pass 2.
To fail
decline, weaken, worsen; see fail 1.
To continue
maintain, carry on, persist; see continue 1.
To appeal
apply for a retrial, contest, reopen; see appeal 2.
To die
pass on, depart, succumb; see die 1.
To end
terminate, finish, conclude; see stop 2.
To endure
persevere, go on, persist; see endure 1.
*To bet
wager, gamble, hazard; see bet.
*To tolerate
let, permit, consent to; see allow 1.

as people (<strong>or </strong>things) go

in comparison with other people, in comparison with other things, by general standards, according to certain criteria; see compared.

from the word ""go''*

from the outset, at the start, beginning with; see at first at first.

go (a person) one better*

outdo, surpass, do better than; see exceed.

have a go at*

attempt, endeavor, try one's hand at; see try 1.

let oneself go

be unrestrained, be uninhibited, free oneself, have fun; see relax 1.

no go*

impossible, worthless, without value; see useless 1.

on the go*

in constant motion, moving, busy; see active 2.

what goes?*

what's is happening?, what's up?, what is going on?; see what 2.

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verb

To move along a particular course:
fare, journey, pass, proceed, push on, remove, travel, wend. Idiom: make one's way. See move
To proceed in a specified direction:
bear, head, make, set out, strike out. See approach
To move or proceed away from a place:
depart, exit, get away, get off, go away, leave¹, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. (Informal) cut out, push off, shove off. (Slang) blow¹, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See approach
To look to when in need:
apply, refer, repair², resort, run, turn. Idioms: fall back on (or upon), have recourse to. See used
To proceed on a certain course or for a certain distance:
carry, extend, lead, reach, run, stretch. See reach
To change or fluctuate within limits:
extend, range, run, vary. See change
To perform a function effectively:
function, operate, run, take, work. See thrive
To move toward a termination:
go away, pass, pass away. See approach, increase, time
To have a proper or suitable place:
belong, fit¹. See order
To move past in time.
Also used with by: elapse, lapse, pass. See time
To be depleted:
consume, spend. Idiom: go down the drain. See increase
To fall in:
buckle, cave in, collapse, crumple, give. Idiom: give way. See explosion
To cease living:
decease, demise, depart, die, drop, expire, pass away, pass (on), perish, succumb. (Informal) pop off. (Slang) check out, croak, kick in, kick off. Idioms: bite the dust, breathe one's last, cash in, give up the ghost, go to one's grave, kick the bucket, meet one's end (or Maker), pass on to the Great Beyond, turn up one's toes. See live
To do or fare well:
boom, flourish, prosper, thrive. (Slang) score. Idioms: get (or go) somewhere, go great guns, go strong. See thrive
To turn out well:
come off, go over, pan out, succeed, work, work out. (Slang) click. See thrive
To put up with:
abide, accept, bear, brook², endure, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand. (Informal) lump². Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See accept
(Informal)
To put up as a stake in a game or speculation:
bet, gamble, lay¹ (down), post², put, risk, stake, venture, wager. See gambling
(Informal)
To make an offer of:
bid, offer. See offer

phrasal verb go along

To agree to cooperate or participate:

(Informal) play along. See participate

phrasal verb go around

To pass around but not through:
bypass, circumnavigate, circumvent, detour, skirt. See seek
To become known far and wide:
circulate, get around, spread, travel. Idiom: go (or make) the rounds. See knowledge

phrasal verb go at

To set upon with violent force:
aggress, assail, assault, attack, beset, fall on (or upon), have at, sail into, storm, strike. (Informal) light into, pitch into. See attack
To start work on vigorously:
attack, sail in, tackle, wade in (or into). Idiom: hop to it. See work

phrasal verb go away

To move or proceed away from a place:
depart, exit, get away, get off, go, leave¹, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. (Informal) cut out, push off, shove off. (Slang) blow¹, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See approach
To move toward a termination:
go, pass, pass away. See approach, increase, time

phrasal verb go back

To go again to a former place:

come back, return, revisit. See approach

phrasal verb go down

To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily:
drop, fall, nose-dive, pitch, plunge, spill, topple, tumble. Idiom: take a fall (or header) (or plunge) (or spill) (or tumble). See rise
To undergo capture, defeat, or ruin:
collapse, fall, go under, surrender, topple. See resist, win

phrasal verb go far

To gain success:

arrive, get ahead, get on, rise, succeed. Idioms: go places, make good, make it. See thrive

phrasal verb go for

(Informal)
To be favorably disposed toward:
approve, countenance, favor, hold with. Idiom: take kindly to. See praise
(Informal)
To receive pleasure from:
enjoy, like¹, relish, savor. (Slang) dig. See like
To require a specified price:
cost, sell for. See transactions

phrasal verb go in

To come or go into (a place):

come in, enter, penetrate. (Nautical) put in. Idioms: gain entrance (or entry), set foot in. See enter

phrasal verb go off

To release or cause to release energy suddenly and violently, especially with a loud noise:

blast, blow¹ (up), burst, detonate, explode, fire, fulminate, touch off. See explosion

phrasal verb go on

To be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time:
abide, continue, endure, hold out, last², persist, remain, stay¹. See continue
To continue without halting despite difficulties or setbacks:
carry on, hang on, keep on, persevere, persist. Idioms: hang in there, keep going , keep it up. See continue
(Informal)
To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially:
babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, rattle (on), run on. (Informal) spiel. (Slang) gab, gas, jaw, yak. Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot the breeze (or bull). See words

phrasal verb go out

To be with another person socially on a regular basis:

date, see. (Informal) take out. See connect

phrasal verb go over

To turn out well:
come off, go, pan out, succeed, work, work out. (Slang) click. See thrive
To look at carefully or critically:
check (out), con, examine, inspect, peruse, scrutinize, study, survey, traverse, view. (Informal) case. Idiom: give a going-over. See investigate
To give a recapitulation of the salient facts of:
abstract, epitomize, recapitulate, review, run down, run through, summarize, sum up, synopsize, wrap up. (Informal) recap. See thoughts

phrasal verb go through

To participate in or partake of personally:

experience, feel, have, know, meet¹ (with), see, suffer, taste (of), undergo. (Archaic) prove. Idiom: run up against. See participate

phrasal verb go under

To undergo capture, defeat, or ruin:
collapse, fall, go down, surrender, topple. See resist, win
To undergo sudden financial failure:
break, bust, collapse, crash, fail. (Informal) fold. Idioms: go belly up, go bust, go on the rocks, go to the wall. See money

phrasal verb go up

To move upward on or along:

ascend, climb, mount, scale². See rise

phrasal verb go with

To be in keeping with:

become, befit, conform, correspond, fit¹, match, suit. See agree

noun

A trying to do or make something:
attempt, crack, effort, endeavor, essay, offer, stab, trial, try. (Informal) shot. (Slang) take. (Archaic) assay. See try
A brief trial:
crack, stab, try. (Informal) fling, shot, whack, whirl. See try
A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity:
bout, hitch, inning (often used in plural), shift, spell³, stint, stretch, time, tour, trick, turn, watch. See time
(Informal)
Capacity or power for work or vigorous activity:
animation, energy, force, might, potency, power, puissance, sprightliness, steam, strength. (Informal) get-up-and-go, pep, peppiness, zip. See action

adjective

(Informal)

In a state of preparedness:

ready, set¹. (Slang) together. Idioms: all set, in working order. See prepared

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