Move vs. Go — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Move and Go
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Move
To change in position from one point to another
Moved away from the window.
Go
Move from one place to another; travel
We've a long way to go
She longs to go back home
He went out to the shops
Move
To follow a specified course
Earth moves around the sun.
Go
Leave; depart
I really must go
Move
To change posture or position; stir
Too scared to move.
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Go
Intend or be likely or intended to be or do something (used to express a future tense)
She's going to have a baby
I'm going to be late for work
Move
To start off; depart
After waiting for an hour, we decided it was time to move.
Go
Pass into or be in a specified state, especially an undesirable one
The food is going bad
No one went hungry in our house
He's gone crazy
Move
(Games) To change position on a board in a board game.
Go
Proceed or turn out in a specified way
At first all went well
How did the weekend go?
Move
To go from one residence or location to another; relocate
We moved to a new apartment.
Go
Be harmonious, complementary, or matching
Rosemary goes with roast lamb
The earrings and the scarf don't really go
Move
(Linguistics) To be copied or moved by means of a movement transformation to a new position in syntactic structure.
Go
(of a machine or device) function
My car won't go
Move
To progress in sequence; go forward
A novel that moves slowly.
Go
Contribute to or be put into (a whole)
Considerable effort went into making the operation successful
Move
To progress toward a particular state or condition
Moving up in the company.
Move on to a new subject.
Go
(of an article) be regularly kept or put in a particular place
Remember which card goes in which slot
Move
To be disposed of by sale
Woolens move slowly in the summer.
Go
(of a song or account) have a specified content or wording
If you haven't heard it, the story goes like this
Move
To be put in motion or to turn according to a prescribed motion. Used of machinery.
Go
Use a toilet; urinate or defecate
He had to go but couldn't, because she was still in the bathroom
Move
To exhibit great activity or energy
Things were really moving backstage.
Go
An attempt or trial at something
Have a go at answering the questions yourself
Move
To initiate an action; act
It's time to make a decision and move.
Go
A person's turn to use or do something
Come on Tony, it's your go
I had a go on Nigel's racing bike
Move
To be active in a particular environment
Moves in diplomatic circles.
Go
Spirit, animation, or energy
There's no go in me at all these days
Move
To stir the emotions
Words that have the power to move.
Go
A state of affairs
This seems a rum sort of go
Move
To make a formal motion in parliamentary procedure
Move for an adjournment.
Go
An enterprise which has been approved
Tell them the project is a go
Move
To evacuate. Used of the bowels.
Go
A Japanese board game of territorial possession and capture.
Move
To change the place or position of
Moved the chair into the corner.
Could not move his arm.
Go
Functioning properly
All systems go
Move
To cause to go from one place to another
Moved the crowd away.
Go
To move or travel; proceed
We will go by bus. Solicitors went from door to door seeking donations. How fast can the boat go?.
Move
(Games) To change (a piece) from one position to another in a board game
Moved a pawn.
Go
To move away from a place; depart
Go before I cry.
Move
To change the course of
Moved the discussion to other matters.
Go
To pursue a certain course
Messages that go through diplomatic channels to the ambassador.
Move
To cause to progress or advance
Moved the research into new thinking.
Go
To resort to another, as for aid
Went directly to the voters of her district.
Move
To dislodge from a fixed point of view, as by persuasion
"Speak to him, ladies, see if you can move him" (Shakespeare).
Go
To extend between two points or in a certain direction; run
Curtains that go from the ceiling to the floor.
Move
To prompt to action; rouse
Anger moved her to speak out.
Go
To give entry; lead
A stairway that goes to the basement.
Move
To arouse the emotions of; affect or stir.
Go
To function properly
The car won't go.
Move
To cause to function
This lever moves the elevator.
Go
To have currency.
Move
To cause to progress or advance
Moved the project beyond conventional thinking.
Go
To pass from one person to another; circulate
Wild rumors were going around the office.
Move
To propose or request in formal parliamentary procedure
Moved that a vote be taken.
Go
To pass as the result of a sale
The gold watch went to the highest bidder.
Move
To make formal application to (a court, for example).
Go
(Informal) Used as an intensifier or to indicate annoyance when joined by and to a coordinate verb
She went and complained to Personnel.
Move
To dispose of by sale
Moved the new merchandise quickly.
Go
Used in the progressive tense with an infinitive to indicate future intent or expectation
I am going to learn how to dance.
Move
To cause (the bowels) to evacuate.
Go
To continue to be in a certain condition or continue an activity
Go barefoot.
Move
The act or an instance of moving.
Go
To come to be in a certain condition
Go mad.
Hair that had gone gray.
Move
A particular manner of moving
Made some intricate moves on the dance floor.
Go
To continue to be in effect or operation
A lease with one year to go.
Move
A change of residence or location.
Go
To carry out an action to a certain point or extent
Your parents went to great expense to put you through college.
Move
An act of transferring a piece from one position to another in board games.
Go
To be called; be known
Our friend William often goes by Billy.
Move
The prescribed manner in which a piece may be played.
Go
To be customarily located; belong
The fork goes to the left of the plate. Where do the plates go?.
Move
A participant's turn to make a play.
Go
To be capable of entering or fitting
Will the suitcase go into the trunk of your car?.
Move
An action taken to achieve an objective; a maneuver
A move to halt the arms race.
Go
To pass into someone's possession
All the jewelry went to her heirs.
Move
(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
A ship moves rapidly.
I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, feeling too lazy to move.
Go
To be allotted
How much of your salary goes for rent?.
Move
(intransitive) To act; to take action; to begin to act
To move in a matter
Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!
Go
To be a contributing factor
It all goes to show us that the project can be completed on time.
Move
(intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.
I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.
They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time.
I'm moving next week but I don't have anything packed yet.
The rook moved from a8 to a6.
My opponent's counter was moving much quicker round the board than mine.
Go
To have a particular form
As the saying goes.
Move
To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another
The waves moved the boat up and down.
The horse moves a carriage.
Go
To be such, by and large
Well behaved, as big dogs go.
Move
To transfer (a piece) from one space or position on the board to another.
She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.
He rolled a 5 and moved his counter to Boardwalk, the most expensive property on the Monopoly board.
Go
To extend in time
The story goes back to the Middle Ages.
Move
(transitive) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
This song moves me to dance.
Go
To pass by; elapse
The day went pleasantly enough until I received your call.
Move
(transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).
That book really moved me.
Go
To be used up or finished
My interest in such things has gone.
Move
To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit
I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.
Go
To be discarded or abolished
All luxuries will have to go.
Move
To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).
Go
To become weak; fail
His hearing has started to go.
Move
To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
Go
To give way; break up
The dam is about to go.
Move
To apply to, as for aid.
Go
To cease living; die.
Move
To request an action from the court.
An attorney moved the court to issue a restraining order.
The district attorney moved for a non-suit.
Go
To happen or develop; fare
How are things going?.
Move
To bow or salute upon meeting.
Go
To have a successful outcome
Creativity that made the advertising campaign really go.
Move
To sell or market (especially physical inventory or illicit drugs).
This business will fail if it can't move the inventory quickly.
Go
To be suitable or appropriate as an accessory or accompaniment
A color that goes beautifully with your complexion.
Move
The act of moving; a movement.
A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.
Go
To have authority
Whatever I say goes.
Move
An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.
Go
To be valid, acceptable, or adequate.
Move
A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.
He can win a match with that one move.
Go
(Informal) To urinate or defecate
I left the meeting early because I really had to go!.
Move
The event of changing one's residence.
The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.
They were pleased about their move to the country.
Go
(Informal) To begin an act
Here goes!.
Move
A change in strategy.
I am worried about our boss's move.
It was a smart move to bring on a tall striker to play against the smaller defenders.
Go
(Obsolete) To walk.
Move
A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
Go
To proceed or move according to
I was free to go my own way.
Move
(board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.
The best move of the game was when he sacrificed his rook in order to gain better possession.
It's your move! Roll the dice!
If you roll a six, you can make two moves.
Go
To traverse
Only two of the runners went the entire distance.
Move
A round, in which each player has a turn.
You can win in three moves if you do that.
Go
To engage in
Went skiing.
Move
To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a vessel; the horse moves a carriage.
Go
To bet
Go $20 on the black horse.
Move
To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another on a playing board, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king.
Go
To bid
I'll go $500 on the vase.
Move
To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
Minds desirous of revenge were not moved with gold.
No female arts his mind could move.
Go
To take on the responsibility or obligation for
Go bail for a client.
Move
To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion.
When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them.
[The use of images] in orations and poetry is to move pity or terror.
Go
To participate to (a given extent)
Will you go halves with me if we win the lottery?.
Move
To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to adjourn.
Let me but move one question to your daughter.
They are to be blamed alike who move and who decline war upon particular respects.
Go
To amount to; weigh
A shark that went 400 pounds.
Move
To apply to, as for aid.
Go
(Sports) To have as a record
Went 3 for 4 against their best pitcher.
Move
To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly.
The foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
On the green bank I sat and listened long, . . . Nor till her lay was ended could I move.
Go
(Informal) To enjoy
I could go a cold beer right now.
Move
To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter.
Go
(Informal) To say or utter. Used chiefly in verbal narration
First I go, "Thank you," then he goes, "What for?".
Move
To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another.
Go
The act or an instance of going.
Move
To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.
Go
An attempt; an effort
Had a go at acting.
Move
The act of moving; a movement.
Go
The time or period of an activity.
Move
The act of moving one of the pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of the game; also, the opportunity or obligation to so move a piece; one's turn; as, you can only borrow from the bank in Monopoly when it's your move.
Go
(Informal) Energy; vitality
Had lots of go.
Move
An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
Go
The go-ahead.
Move
The act of deciding to do something;
He didn't make a move to help
His first move was to hire a lawyer
Go
Often Go The starting point
"And from Go there was something deliciously illicit about the whole affair" (Erica Abeel).
Move
The act of changing your residence or place of business;
They say that three moves equal one fire
Go
(Informal) A situation in which planned operations can be effectuated
The space mission is a go.
Move
A change of position that does not entail a change of location;
The reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise
Movement is a sign of life
An impatient move of his hand
Gastrointestinal motility
Go
A board game of Chinese origin in which two players take turns placing counters on the points formed by the intersection of 19 vertical and 19 horizontal lines.
Move
The act of changing location from one place to another;
Police controlled the motion of the crowd
The movement of people from the farms to the cities
His move put him directly in my path
Go
(Informal) Functioning correctly and ready for action
All systems are go.
Move
(game) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other permitted action
Go
To move:
Move
Change location; move, travel, or proceed;
How fast does your new car go?
We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus
The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect
The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell
Go
(intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). May be used of tangible things like people or cars, or intangible things like moods or information.
Why don’t you go with us?
This train goes through Cincinnati on its way to Chicago.
Chris, where are you going?
There's no public transit where I'm going.
Wow, look at him go!
Move
Cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense;
Move those boxes into the corner, please
I'm moving my money to another bank
The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Go
(intransitive) To move or travel through time (either literally—in a fictional or hypothetical situation in which time travel is possible—or in one's mind or knowledge of the historical record). See also go back.
Yesterday was the second-wettest day on record; you have to go all the way back to 1896 to find a day when more rain fell.
Fans want to see the Twelfth Doctor go to the 51st century to visit River in the library.
Move
Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion;
He moved his hand slightly to the right
Go
(intransitive) To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).
Move
Change residence, affiliation, or place of employment;
We moved from Idaho to Nebraska
The basketball player moved from one team to another
Go
To move (a particular distance, or in a particular fashion).
We've only gone twenty miles today.
This car can go circles around that one.
Move
Follow a procedure or take a course;
We should go farther in this matter
She went through a lot of trouble
Go about the world in a certain manner
Messages must go through diplomatic channels
Go
(intransitive) To move or travel in order to do something, or to do something while moving.
We went swimming.
Let's go shopping.
Move
Be in a state of action;
She is always moving
Go
(intransitive) To leave; to move away.
Please don't go!
I really must be going.
Workmen were coming and going at all hours of the night.
Move
Go or proceed from one point to another;
The debate moved from family values to the economy
Go
To walk; to travel on one's feet.
Move
Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action);
Think before you act
We must move quickly
The governor should act on the new energy bill
The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel
Go
To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
The engine just won't go anymore.
Move
Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;
This child impressed me as unusually mature
This behavior struck me as odd
Go
(intransitive) To start; to begin (an action or process).
Get ready, get set, go!
On your marks, get set, go!
On your marks, set, go!
Here goes nothing.
Let's go and hunt.
Move
Give an incentive for action;
This moved me to sacrifice my career
Go
(intransitive) To take a turn, especially in a game.
It’s your turn; go.
Move
Arouse sympathy or compassion in;
Her fate moved us all
Go
(intransitive) To attend.
I go to school at the schoolhouse.
She went to Yale.
They only go to church on Christmas.
Move
Dispose of by selling;
The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers
Go
To proceed:
Move
Progress by being changed;
The speech has to go through several more drafts
Run through your presentation before the meeting
Go
(intransitive) To proceed (often in a specified manner, indicating the perceived quality of an event or state).
That went well.
"How are things going?" "Not bad, thanks."
Move
Live one's life in a specified environment;
She moves in certain circles only
Go
To proceed (especially to do something foolish).
Why'd you have to go and do that?
Why'd you have to go do that?
He just went and punched the guy.
Move
Have a turn; make one's move in a game;
Can I go now?
Go
To follow or travel along (a path):
Move
Propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
Go
To follow or proceed according to (a course or path).
Let's go this way for a while.
She was going that way anyway, so she offered to show him where it was.
Go
To travel or pass along.
Go
(intransitive) To extend (from one point in time or space to another).
This property goes all the way to the state line.
Go
(intransitive) To lead (to a place); to give access to.
Does this road go to Fort Smith?
Go
(copulative) To become. The adjective that follows usually describes a negative state.
You'll go blind.
The milk went bad / went sour.
I went crazy / went mad.
After failing as a criminal, he decided to go straight.
The video clip went viral.
Don't tell my Mum: she'll go ballistic.
Go
To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
Go
To continuously or habitually be in a state.
I don't want my children to go hungry.
We went barefoot in the summer.
Go
(copulative) To come to (a certain condition or state).
They went into debt, she goes to sleep around 10 o'clock.
The local shop wants to go digital, and eventually go global.
Go
(intransitive) To change (from one value to another) in the meaning of wend.
The traffic light went straight from green to red.
Go
To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
How did your meeting with Smith go?
Go
(intransitive) To tend (toward a result).
Well, that goes to show you.
These experiences go to make us stronger.
Go
To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.
Qualities that go to make a lady / lip-reader / sharpshooter
Go
To pass, to be used up:
Go
To elapse, to pass; to slip away. Compare go by.
The time went slowly.
Go
(intransitive) To end or disappear. Compare go away.
After three days, my headache finally went.
Go
(intransitive) To be spent or used up.
His money went on drink.
Go
(intransitive) To die.
Go
To be lost or out:
Go
To be lost.
Go
To be out.
Go
To break down or apart:
Go
(intransitive) To collapse or give way, to break apart.
Go
(intransitive) To break down or decay.
My mind is going.
She's 83; her eyesight is starting to go.
Go
(intransitive) To be sold.
The car went for five thousand dollars.
The store is closing down so everything must go.
Go
(intransitive) To be discarded or disposed of.
This chair has got to go.
All this old rubbish can go.
Go
(intransitive) To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
The property shall go to my wife.
The award went to Steven Spielberg.
Go
To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.
How long can you go without water?
We've gone without your help for a while now.
I've gone ten days now without a cigarette.
Can you two go twenty minutes without arguing?!
Go
To have a certain record.
They've gone one for three in this series.
The team is going five in a row.
Go
To be authoritative, accepted, or valid:
Go
(intransitive) To have (final) authority; to be authoritative.
Whatever the boss says goes, do you understand?
Go
(intransitive) To be accepted.
Anything goes around here.
Go
(intransitive) To be valid.
Go
To say (something), to make a sound:
Go
To say (something, aloud or to oneself). Often used in present tense.
I go, "As if!" And she was all like, "Whatever!"
As soon as I did it, I went "that was stupid."
Go
(transitive) To make the (specified) sound.
Cats go "meow". Motorcycles go "vroom".
Go
(intransitive) To sound; to make a noise.
I woke up just before the clock went.
Go
To be expressed or composed (a certain way).
The tune goes like this.
As the story goes, he got the idea for the song while sitting in traffic.
Go
(intransitive) To resort (to).
I'll go to court if I have to.
Go
To apply or subject oneself to:
Go
To apply oneself; to undertake; to have as one's goal or intention. Compare be going to.
I'm going to join a sports team.
I wish you'd go and get a job.
He went to pick it up, but it rolled out of reach.
He's going to leave town tomorrow.
Go
(intransitive) To make an effort, to subject oneself (to something).
You didn't have to go to such trouble.
I never thought he'd go so far as to call you.
She went to great expense to help them win.
Go
(intransitive) To work (through or over), especially mentally.
I've gone over this a hundred times.
Let's not go into that right now.
Go
To fit (in a place, or together with something):
Go
To fit.
Do you think the sofa will go through the door?
The belt just barely went around his waist.
Go
(intransitive) To be compatible, especially of colors or food and drink.
This shade of red doesn't go with the drapes.
White wine goes better with fish than red wine.
Go
(intransitive) To belong (somewhere).
My shirts go on this side of the wardrobe.
This piece of the jigsaw goes on the other side.
Go
(intransitive) To date.
How long having they been going together?
He's been going with her for two weeks.
Go
(transitive) To (begin to) date or have sex with (a particular race).
Go
To attack:
Go
(intransitive) To fight or attack.
I went at him with a knife.
Go
To fight.
Go
To attack.
Go
To be in general; to be usually.
As sentences go, this one is pretty boring.
Go
(transitive) To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.
Let's go halves on this.
Go
(transitive) To yield or weigh.
Those babies go five tons apiece.
Go
To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay.
That's as high as I can go.
We could go two fifty.
I'll go a ten-spot.
I'll go you a shilling.
I'll go him one better.
Go
To enjoy. Compare go for.
I could go a beer right about now.
Go
To urinate or defecate.
I really need to go.
Have you managed to go today, Mrs. Miggins?
Go
(imperative) Expressing encouragement or approval.
Go, girl! You can do it!
Go
(uncommon) The act of going.
Go
A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).
You’ve been on that pinball machine long enough—now let your brother have a go.
It’s your go.
Go
An attempt, a try.
I’ll give it a go.
Go
An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.
We will begin as soon as the boss says it's a go.
Go
An act; the working or operation.
Go
A circumstance or occurrence; an incident, often unexpected.
Go
(dated) The fashion or mode.
Quite the go
Go
(dated) Noisy merriment.
A high go
Go
A glass of spirits; a quantity of spirits.
Go
(uncountable) Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance.
There is no go in him.
Go
(cribbage) The situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.
Go
A period of activity.
Ate it all in one go
Go
A dandy; a fashionable person.
Go
(board game) A strategic board game, originally from China, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.
Go
Working correctly and ready to commence operation; approved and able to be put into action.
Go
Gone.
Go
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.
Go
To move upon the feet, or step by step; to walk; also, to walk step by step, or leisurely.
You know that loveWill creep in service where it can not go.
Thou must run to him; for thou hast staid so long that going will scarce serve the turn.
He fell from running to going, and from going to clambering upon his hands and his knees.
Go
To be passed on fron one to another; to pass; to circulate; hence, with for, to have currency; to be taken, accepted, or regarded.
The man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
[The money] should go according to its true value.
Go
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.
How goes the night, boy ?
I think, as the world goes, he was a good sort of man enough.
Whether the cause goes for me or against me, you must pay me the reward.
Go
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.
Against right reason all your counsels go.
To master the foul flend there goeth some complement knowledge of theology.
Go
To apply one's self; to set one's self; to undertake.
Seeing himself confronted by so many, like a resolute orator, he went not to denial, but to justify his cruel falsehood.
Go
To proceed by a mental operation; to pass in mind or by an act of the memory or imagination; - generally with over or through.
By going over all these particulars, you may receive some tolerable satisfaction about this great subject.
Go
To be with young; to be pregnant; to gestate.
The fruit she goes with,I pray for heartily, that it may findGood time, and live.
Go
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.
I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord your God; . . . only ye shall not go very far away.
Go
To pass away; to depart forever; to be lost or ruined; to perish; to decline; to decease; to die.
By Saint George, he's gone!That spear wound hath our master sped.
Go
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.
His amorous expressions go no further than virtue may allow.
Go
To have recourse; to resort; as, to go to law.
They never go about . . . to hide or palliate their vices.
Then went this saying abroad among the brethren.
He . . . went aside privately into a desert place.
Nothing so ridiculous, . . . but it goes down whole with him for truth.
The law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He was as ready to go in for statistics as for anything else.
The leaders . . . will not go off until they hear you.
The wedding went off much as such affairs do.
It is not easy to make a simile go on all fours.
There are other men fitter to go out than I.
What went ye out for to see ?
Life itself goes out at thy displeasure.
I must not go over Jordan.
Let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan.
Ishmael . . . departed to go over to the Ammonites.
If we go over the laws of Christianity, we shall find that . . . they enjoin the same thing.
Go
To take, as a share in an enterprise; to undertake or become responsible for; to bear a part in.
They to go equal shares in the booty.
Go
To bet or wager; as, I'll go you a shilling.
Go
Act; working; operation.
So gracious were the goes of marriage.
Go
A circumstance or occurrence; an incident.
This is a pretty go.
Go
The fashion or mode; as, quite the go.
Go
Noisy merriment; as, a high go.
Go
A glass of spirits.
Go
Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance; push; as, there is no go in him.
Go
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.
Go
Something that goes or is successful; a success; as, he made a go of it; also, an agreement.
"Well," said Fleming, "is it a go?"
Go
A time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else);
It's my go
A spell of work
Go
Street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
Go
A usually brief attempt;
He took a crack at it
I gave it a whirl
Go
A board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
Go
Change location; move, travel, or proceed;
How fast does your new car go?
We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus
The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect
The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell
Go
Follow a procedure or take a course;
We should go farther in this matter
She went through a lot of trouble
Go about the world in a certain manner
Messages must go through diplomatic channels
Go
Move away from a place into another direction;
Go away before I start to cry
The train departs at noon
Go
Enter or assume a certain state or condition;
He became annoyed when he heard the bad news
It must be getting more serious
Her face went red with anger
She went into ecstasy
Get going!
Go
Be awarded; be allotted;
The first prize goes to Mary
Her money went on clothes
Go
Have a particular form;
The story or argument runs as follows
As the saying goes...
Go
Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point;
Service runs all the way to Cranbury
His knowledge doesn't go very far
My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
Go
Follow a certain course;
The inauguration went well
How did your interview go?
Go
Be abolished or discarded;
These ugly billboards have to go!
These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge
Go
Be or continue to be in a certain condition;
The children went hungry that day
Go
Make a certain noise or sound;
She went `Mmmmm'
The gun went `bang'
Go
Perform as expected when applied;
The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
Does this old car still run well?
This old radio doesn't work anymore
Go
To be spent or finished;
The money had gone after a few days
Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest
Go
Progress by being changed;
The speech has to go through several more drafts
Run through your presentation before the meeting
Go
Continue to live; endure or last;
We went without water and food for 3 days
These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents
Go
Pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action;
How is it going?
The day went well until I got your call
Go
Pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life;
She died from cancer
They children perished in the fire
The patient went peacefully
Go
Be in the right place or situation;
Where do these books belong?
Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government
Where do these books go?
Go
Be ranked or compare;
This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go
Go
Begin or set in motion;
I start at eight in the morning
Ready, set, go!
Go
Have a turn; make one's move in a game;
Can I go now?
Go
Be contained in;
How many times does 18 go into 54?
Go
Be sounded, played, or expressed;
How does this song go again?
Go
Blend or harmonize;
This flavor will blend with those in your dish
This sofa won't go with the chairs
Go
Lead, extend, or afford access;
This door goes to the basement
The road runs South
Go
Be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired;
This piece won't fit into the puzzle
Go
Go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way;
Who rifled through my desk drawers?
Go
Be spent;
All my money went for food and rent
Go
Give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number;
I plumped for the losing candidates
Go
Stop operating or functioning;
The engine finally went
The car died on the road
The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
The coffee maker broke
The engine failed on the way to town
Her eyesight went after the accident
Go
Functioning correctly and ready for action;
All systems are go
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