to go
- verb
- /ɡoʊ/
- What will you do when I go to my grave?
- go out of business
- go missing
- go up in flames
What will you do when I go to my grave?
- 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
To stop living and no longer be alive
To stop living
To stop being seen or felt
Stop working properly, as a machine or part
Stop burning or shining, like a candle
To stop working because of a problem
To stop working for a short time
To die suddenly or violently, often in large numbers
To stop living, used in formal or old language
To stop working or run out so nothing is left
Die suddenly, often from shock or extreme tiredness
Stop working or lose power, for example lights
Break or fail because of pressure
Stop working and need repair
To die, said in a casual or joking way
To die, often used in medical or formal speech
To stop working or become suddenly silent
To die
To die peacefully in a gentle, respectful way
To stop working suddenly or to fall asleep because of tiredness
To die, said in casual or joking speech
To suddenly faint or fall unconscious
To die suddenly, often in an accident or during fighting
To die or stop working after a long time of problems
To stop living and not come back
To stop living as a natural part of life
To die, often said as a joke to make it seem less serious
To die in a light, not serious way
Antonyms
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
Phrasal Verbs
To leave home to take part in a social activity like eating or watching a film
- Specialized
To start selling shares to the public for the first time on a stock market
Have permission to leave a place where you were kept, usually after being arrested or accused
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
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.