Go
- proper noun
- /ɡoʊ/
- Specialized
- Many companies are adopting Go to build scalable web applications.
- Go development team
- Pokémon Go
Examples
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Go has a strong standard library that supports concurrent programming.
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Harlan told him that I could beat him at Go.
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"My sensei engaged me in a game of Go, and I completely lost all track of time.
Fiction book (1992) -
To simplify the specification of sharing policies, GO developers have integrated group management.
Academic text (2012) -
A typical transfer request proceeds as follows: a user authenticates with GO and submits a request.
Academic text (2012) -
College campuses are good sites for Pokémon Go because of the abundance of landmarks.
Academic text (2016) -
Hikaru no Go, v. 12. Hotta, Yumi, and Takeshi Obata. V1Z Media. 978-1-4215-1508-3.
Academic text (2009) -
The Go programming language is known for its simplicity and efficiency.
Idioms
- Informal
To do something without real effort or interest because it is expected
- Informal
An idea or hope that is suddenly ignored and can no longer happen
- Informal
To be unable to think clearly because you are very worried or upset
- Informal
Start again from the beginning when a plan or idea fails
- Informal
To do something very different from what most people expect or usually do
To continue until the last possible moment while the result is not known
To try something new in a place or way no one has done before
The most important thing that makes life keep going, like money or love
- Informal
Leave a game or group angrily because you did not get your way
- Informal
To spend time looking at people and things happening around you without taking part
Compounds
A simple card game for two or more players where they ask for cards to make sets of four
A children's game where one person counts with eyes closed and finds hidden players
- Specialized
Stopping an approach or attempt to try again, for example when a plane pulls up instead of landing
- Jargon
A basketball move where a player passes the ball then runs toward the basket to get the ball back
- Literature
A place people are afraid to enter or are not allowed to enter because it is dangerous
A board game for two players using black and white stones to surround and capture opponent stones
Surface Forms
Etymology
Go the programming language was given a very short, simple name by its creators and is also called Golang because of its website. A helpful way to remember Go is to think of the everyday verb 'to go' — 'to move' or 'to run' — because the language is made for fast programs and for doing many tasks at once.