Base verb
Phrasal verbs with go
The verb go combines with 27 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
27 phrasal verbs · 66 meanings
go about
2 senses- Approach or carry out a task in a particular way
- Do your normal activities
go across
1 sense- Move from one side of a place to the other
go after
1 sense- Pursue someone or something with effort
go against
1 sense- Not follow or match a rule, belief, advice, or wish
go ahead
1 sense- Begin or continue with a planned action
go along
3 senses- Agree with or support someone's plan
- Go to an event or place, often without a firm plan
- Continue an activity and deal with each part as it happens
go around
5 senses- Take a longer path to avoid something
- Move in a circular path
- Be enough for everyone in a group
go at
2 senses- Work on something with strong energy
- Attack or argue with strong energy
go away
2 senses- Leave a place or person
- Travel somewhere for a holiday or break
go back
3 senses- Return to a place
- (of a friendship or history) date from a particular time
- Withdraw from a promise or agreement
go by
3 senses- Of time, pass or elapse
- Use a rule, name, or evidence as your guide
- Use a particular name
go down
1 sense- Become lower in amount or number
go for
1 sense- Choose a particular option
go forth
1 sense- Begin a journey or continue forward
go forward
1 sense- Continue with a plan or proposal
go in
3 senses- Enter a place
- (of the sun, moon or stars) become hidden behind clouds
- Be understood or accepted into the mind
go into
3 senses- Enter a place or enclosed space
- Discuss or explain something in detail
- Choose a particular type of work or career
go off
3 senses- Stop working or be cut
- Start making a loud warning sound
- Become unsafe or unpleasant to eat or drink
go on
5 senses- Continue happening or doing something
- Happen or take place
- Talk for a long time, often in a tedious way
go out
2 senses- Leave to socialise or travel
- Stop burning or producing light from a flame
go over
6 senses- Move from this side to the other
- Examine or review something carefully
- Be received in a particular way by an audience
go round
2 senses- Travel in a circular path or loop
- Of news or rumour, spread among a group
go through
7 senses- Travel from one side to the other
- Examine something carefully
- Experience a difficult time
go together
1 sense- (of two things) match or look good as a pair
go under
3 senses- Fail completely as a business or project
- Move below the surface of water
- Become unconscious because of medicine for a procedure
go up
1 sense- Rise in price or amount
go with
2 senses- Go somewhere together with another person
- Look or work well together
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