to go
∞
5.6
- verb
- /ɡoʊ/
- What will you do when I go to my grave?
- go out of business
- go missing
- go up in flames
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- What will you do when I go to my grave?
Examples
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They've gone too far to back down now.
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What will you do when I go to my grave?
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But distracted by Iraq, we have since allowed him to go back on his word.
Academic text (2008) -
Following the presentation, the kids go outside and gather around Jim's car.
Academic text (2017) -
The next year, however, the publishing firm went under, and Olmsted was sunk along with it.
Academic text (2011) -
Such compensation arrangements have gone largely unnoticed and have become the norm in the marketplace.
Academic text (2008) -
Equipped with only 20 lifeboats, the Titanic went down with the loss of 1,523.
Academic text (2012) -
Whatever good intentions UNESCO had back in 1970, they've gone horribly wrong, implies Cuno.
Academic text (2008) -
The old car finally went after years of service.
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After the storm, many homes went without power for days.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To stop living and no longer be alive
628
1.0
To stop being seen or felt
423
3.8
To stop living
201
2.2
Stop working properly, as a machine or part
200
3.2
To stop working because of a problem
165
1.0
Stop burning or shining, like a candle
120
6.0
To die suddenly or violently, often in large numbers
115
2.5
Stop working or lose power, for example lights
87
8.4
Die suddenly, often from shock or extreme tiredness
35
3.9
To stop working or become suddenly silent
33
4.2
Break or fail because of pressure
32
4.1
To stop working or run out so nothing is left
27
3.4
To stop working for a short time
25
8.6
To die, often used in medical or formal speech
20
3.8
To die peacefully in a gentle, respectful way
19
9.0
To die, said in a casual or joking way
9
8.6
To die, said in casual or joking speech
8
8.1
To stop working suddenly or to fall asleep because of tiredness
6
9.9
To die suddenly, often in an accident or during fighting
5
8.1
To die or stop working after a long time of problems
4
9.0
To suddenly faint or fall unconscious
3
3.5
Stop working and need repair
3
9.9
To stop living and not come back
1
9.9
To stop living, used in formal or old language
1
8.6
To die
1
9.7
To stop living as a natural part of life
1
9.1
To die, often said as a joke to make it seem less serious
To die in a light, not serious way
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
28
5.0
To do something without real effort or interest because it is expected
- Informal
28
7.5
An idea or hope that is suddenly ignored and can no longer happen
12
5.5
The most important thing that makes life keep going, like money or love
- Informal
9
7.4
To do something very different from what most people expect or usually do
- Informal
9
4.2
Start again from the beginning when a plan or idea fails
- Informal
6
9.5
A warning not to talk about a subject because it may make people angry
4
5.9
To continue until the last possible moment while the result is not known
3
8.9
To try something new in a place or way no one has done before
- Informal
2
4.6
To spend time looking at people and things happening around you without taking part
Phrasal Verbs
79
3.4
Have permission to leave a place where you were kept, usually after being arrested or accused
Compounds
- Specialized
20
8.4
Stopping an approach or attempt to try again, for example when a plane pulls up instead of landing
7
3.0
A simple card game for two or more players where they ask for cards to make sets of four
7
1.3
A children's game where one person counts with eyes closed and finds hidden players
- Jargon
2
5.3
A basketball move where a player passes the ball then runs toward the basket to get the ball back
- Literature
1
7.5
A place people are afraid to enter or are not allowed to enter because it is dangerous
1
7.2
A board game for two players using black and white stones to surround and capture opponent stones
How Ended
Surface Forms
Etymology
Go first meant 'to move or depart' (Old English gān), and from that idea it also came to mean 'move into a new state', including stopping work or leaving life. So when a machine 'goes' or a person 'goes', it can mean they have 'gone' into a different, often final, state.