Match vs. Go — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Match and Go
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Definitions
Match
A match is a tool for starting a fire. Typically, matches are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper.
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
Match
One that is exactly like another or a counterpart to another
Is there a match for this glove in the drawer?.
Go
Leave; depart
I really must go
Match
One that is like another in one or more specified qualities
He is John's match for bravery.
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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
Match
One that is able to compete equally with another
The boxer had met his match.
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
Match
One that closely resembles or harmonizes with another
The napkins were a nice match for the tablecloth.
Go
Proceed or turn out in a specified way
At first all went well
How did the weekend go?
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Match
A pair, each one of which resembles or harmonizes with the other
The colors were a close match.
Go
Be harmonious, complementary, or matching
Rosemary goes with roast lamb
The earrings and the scarf don't really go
Match
A game or contest in which two or more persons, animals, or teams oppose and compete with each other
A soccer match.
Go
(of a machine or device) function
My car won't go
Match
A tennis contest won by the player or side that wins a specified number of sets, usually two out of three or three out of five.
Go
Contribute to or be put into (a whole)
Considerable effort went into making the operation successful
Match
A marriage or an arrangement of marriage
A royal match.
Go
(of an article) be regularly kept or put in a particular place
Remember which card goes in which slot
Match
A person viewed as a prospective marriage partner.
Go
(of a song or account) have a specified content or wording
If you haven't heard it, the story goes like this
Match
A narrow piece of material, usually wood or cardboard, coated on one end with a compound that ignites when scratched against a rough or chemically treated surface.
Go
Use a toilet; urinate or defecate
He had to go but couldn't, because she was still in the bathroom
Match
An easily ignited cord or wick, formerly used to detonate powder charges or to fire cannons and muzzle-loading firearms.
Go
An attempt or trial at something
Have a go at answering the questions yourself
Match
To be like (another) or be a counterpart to
Does this sock match that one?.
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
Match
To resemble or harmonize with
The coat matches the dress.
Go
Spirit, animation, or energy
There's no go in me at all these days
Match
To adapt or suit so that a balanced or harmonious result is achieved; cause to correspond
You should match your deeds to your beliefs.
Go
A state of affairs
This seems a rum sort of go
Match
To find or produce a counterpart to
It's difficult to match the color of old paint.
Go
An enterprise which has been approved
Tell them the project is a go
Match
To pair (someone) with another in a romantic relationship or marriage
She was hoping to match her cousin with her neighbor.
Go
A Japanese board game of territorial possession and capture.
Match
To place in opposition or competition; pit
She matched her skill against all comers.
Go
Functioning properly
All systems go
Match
To provide with an adversary or competitor
The tournament matches the best offensive team with the best defensive team.
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?.
Match
To do as well as or better than in competition; equal
She easily matches me in bicycle racing.
Go
To move away from a place; depart
Go before I cry.
Match
To set in comparison; compare
Beauty that could never be matched.
Go
To pursue a certain course
Messages that go through diplomatic channels to the ambassador.
Match
To provide funds so as to equal or complement
The government will match all private donations to the museum.
Go
To resort to another, as for aid
Went directly to the voters of her district.
Match
To flip or toss (coins) and compare the sides that land face up.
Go
To extend between two points or in a certain direction; run
Curtains that go from the ceiling to the floor.
Match
To couple (electric circuits) by means of a transformer.
Go
To give entry; lead
A stairway that goes to the basement.
Match
To be exactly like another; correspond exactly
Do the two socks match?.
Go
To function properly
The car won't go.
Match
To harmonize with another
My shirt and my tie match.
Go
To have currency.
Match
(sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.
Go
To pass from one person to another; circulate
Wild rumors were going around the office.
Match
Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
Go
To pass as the result of a sale
The gold watch went to the highest bidder.
Match
Someone with a measure of an attribute equaling or exceeding the object of comparison.
He knew he had met his match.
Go
(Informal) Used as an intensifier or to indicate annoyance when joined by and to a coordinate verb
She went and complained to Personnel.
Match
A marriage.
Go
Used in the progressive tense with an infinitive to indicate future intent or expectation
I am going to learn how to dance.
Match
A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
Go
To continue to be in a certain condition or continue an activity
Go barefoot.
Match
Suitability.
Go
To come to be in a certain condition
Go mad.
Hair that had gone gray.
Match
Equivalence; a state of correspondence.
Go
To continue to be in effect or operation
A lease with one year to go.
Match
Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
Go
To carry out an action to a certain point or extent
Your parents went to great expense to put you through college.
Match
A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.
The carpet and curtains are a match.
A match made in heaven
Go
To be called; be known
Our friend William often goes by Billy.
Match
An agreement or compact.
Go
To be customarily located; belong
The fork goes to the left of the plate. Where do the plates go?.
Match
(metalworking) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly embedded when a mould is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mould.
Go
To be capable of entering or fitting
Will the suitcase go into the trunk of your car?.
Match
A device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.
He struck a match and lit his cigarette.
Go
To pass into someone's possession
All the jewelry went to her heirs.
Match
(intransitive) To agree; to be equal; to correspond.
Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together.
These two copies are supposed to be identical, but they don't match.
Go
To be allotted
How much of your salary goes for rent?.
Match
(transitive) To agree with; to be equal to; to correspond to.
His interests didn't match her interests.
Go
To be a contributing factor
It all goes to show us that the project can be completed on time.
Match
(transitive) To make a successful match or pairing.
They found out about his color-blindness when he couldn't match socks properly.
Go
To have a particular form
As the saying goes.
Match
(transitive) To equal or exceed in achievement.
She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better.
Go
To be such, by and large
Well behaved, as big dogs go.
Match
(obsolete) To unite in marriage, to mate.
Go
To extend in time
The story goes back to the Middle Ages.
Match
To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and groove at the edges.
To match boards
Go
To pass by; elapse
The day went pleasantly enough until I received your call.
Match
(programming) To be an example of a rule or regex.
The behavior matched one or more rules and was rejected by an edit filter.
Go
To be used up or finished
My interest in such things has gone.
Match
Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of wood or cardboard dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium.
Go
To be discarded or abolished
All luxuries will have to go.
Match
A person or thing equal or similar to another; one able to mate or cope with another; an equal; a mate.
Government . . . makes an innocent man, though of the lowest rank, a match for the mightiest of his fellow subjects.
Go
To become weak; fail
His hearing has started to go.
Match
A bringing together of two parties suited to one another, as for a union, a trial of skill or force, a contest, or the like
A solemn match was made; he lost the prize.
Go
To give way; break up
The dam is about to go.
Match
A matrimonial union; a marriage.
Go
To cease living; die.
Match
An agreement, compact, etc.
Love doth seldom suffer itself to be confined by other matches than those of its own making.
Go
To happen or develop; fare
How are things going?.
Match
A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.
Go
To have a successful outcome
Creativity that made the advertising campaign really go.
Match
Equality of conditions in contest or competition, or one who provides equal competition to another in a contest; as, he had no match as a swordsman within the city.
It were no match, your nail against his horn.
Go
To be suitable or appropriate as an accessory or accompaniment
A color that goes beautifully with your complexion.
Match
Suitable combination or bringing together; that which corresponds or harmonizes with something else; as, the carpet and curtains are a match.
Go
To have authority
Whatever I say goes.
Match
A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mold.
Go
To be valid, acceptable, or adequate.
Match
To be a mate or match for; to be able to complete with; to rival successfully; to equal.
No settled senses of the world can matchThe pleasure of that madness.
Go
(Informal) To urinate or defecate
I left the meeting early because I really had to go!.
Match
To furnish with its match; to bring a match, or equal, against; to show an equal competitor to; to set something in competition with, or in opposition to, as equal.
No history or antiquity can matchis policies and his conduct.
Go
(Informal) To begin an act
Here goes!.
Match
To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against.
Eternal mightTo match with their inventions they presumedSo easy, and of his thunder made a scorn.
Go
(Obsolete) To walk.
Match
To make or procure the equal of, or that which is exactly similar to, or corresponds with; as, to match a vase or a horse; to match cloth.
Go
To proceed or move according to
I was free to go my own way.
Match
To make equal, proportionate, or suitable; to adapt, fit, or suit (one thing to another).
Let poets match their subject to their strength.
Go
To traverse
Only two of the runners went the entire distance.
Match
To marry; to give in marriage.
A senator of Rome survived,Would not have matched his daughter with a king.
Go
To engage in
Went skiing.
Match
To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and a groove, at the edges; as, to match boards.
Go
To bet
Go $20 on the black horse.
Match
To be united in marriage; to mate.
I hold it a sin to match in my kindred.
Let tigers match with hinds, and wolves with sheep.
Go
To bid
I'll go $500 on the vase.
Match
To be of equal, or similar, size, figure, color, or quality; to tally; to suit; to correspond; as, these vases match.
Go
To take on the responsibility or obligation for
Go bail for a client.
Match
Lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction;
He always carries matches to light his pipe
Go
To participate to (a given extent)
Will you go halves with me if we win the lottery?.
Match
A formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
Go
To amount to; weigh
A shark that went 400 pounds.
Match
A burning piece of wood or cardboard;
If you drop a match in there the whole place will explode
Go
(Sports) To have as a record
Went 3 for 4 against their best pitcher.
Match
An exact duplicate;
When a match is found an entry is made in the notebook
Go
(Informal) To enjoy
I could go a cold beer right now.
Match
The score needed to win a match
Go
(Informal) To say or utter. Used chiefly in verbal narration
First I go, "Thank you," then he goes, "What for?".
Match
A person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
Go
The act or an instance of going.
Match
A person who is of equal standing with another in a group
Go
An attempt; an effort
Had a go at acting.
Match
A pair of people who live together;
A married couple from Chicago
Go
The time or period of an activity.
Match
Something that resembles or harmonizes with;
That tie makes a good match with your jacket
Go
(Informal) Energy; vitality
Had lots of go.
Match
Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics;
The two stories don't agree in many details
The handwriting checks with the signature on the check
The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun
Go
The go-ahead.
Match
Provide funds complementary to;
The company matched the employees' contributions
Go
Often Go The starting point
"And from Go there was something deliciously illicit about the whole affair" (Erica Abeel).
Match
Bring two objects, ideas, or people together;
This fact is coupled to the other one
Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project
Go
(Informal) A situation in which planned operations can be effectuated
The space mission is a go.
Match
Be equal to in quality or ability;
Nothing can rival cotton for durability
Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues
Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents
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.
Match
Make correspond or harmonize;
Match my sweater
Go
(Informal) Functioning correctly and ready for action
All systems are go.
Match
Satisfy or fulfill;
Meet a need
This job doesn't match my dreams
Go
To move:
Match
Give or join in marriage
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!
Match
Set into opposition or rivalry;
Let them match their best athletes against ours
Pit a chess player against the Russian champion
He plays his two children off against each other
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.
Match
Be equal or harmonize;
The two pieces match
Go
(intransitive) To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).
Match
Make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching;
Let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
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.
Go
(intransitive) To move or travel in order to do something, or to do something while moving.
We went swimming.
Let's go shopping.
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.
Go
To walk; to travel on one's feet.
Go
To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
The engine just won't go anymore.
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.
Go
(intransitive) To take a turn, especially in a game.
It’s your turn; go.
Go
(intransitive) To attend.
I go to school at the schoolhouse.
She went to Yale.
They only go to church on Christmas.
Go
To proceed:
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."
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.
Go
To follow or travel along (a path):
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
