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The English word “go” has 94 meanings listed here.

  1. To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
  2. To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.)
  3. 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.)
  4. To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).
  5. To move (a particular distance, or in a particular fashion).
  6. To move or travel in order to do something, or to do something while moving.
  7. To leave; to move away.
  8. To follow or proceed according to (a course or path).
  9. To travel or pass along.
  10. To walk; to travel on one's feet.
  11. To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
  12. To start; to begin (an action or process).
  13. To take a turn, especially in a game.
  14. To attend.
  15. To proceed:
  16. To proceed (often in a specified manner, indicating the perceived quality of an event or state).
  17. To proceed (especially to do something foolish).
  18. To extend along.
  19. To extend (from one point in time or space to another).
  20. To lead (to a place); to give access (to).
  21. To become (often used with colors and negative states).
  22. To move to (a position or state).
  23. To come (to a certain condition or state).
  24. To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
  25. To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
  26. To tend (toward a result)
  27. To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.
  28. To pass, to be used up:
  29. To elapse, to pass; to slip away. (Compare go by.)
  30. To end or disappear. (Compare go away.)
  31. To be spent or used up.
  32. To die.
  33. To be lost or out:
  34. To be lost.
  35. To be out.
  36. To break down or apart:
  37. To collapse or give way, to break apart.
  38. To break down or decay.
  39. To be sold.
  40. To be discarded or disposed of.
  41. To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
  42. To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.
  43. To have a certain record.
  44. To be authoritative, accepted, or valid:
  45. Of an opinion or instruction, to have (final) authority; to be authoritative.
  46. To be accepted.
  47. To be valid or applicable.
  48. To say (something), to make a sound:
  49. To say (something, aloud or to oneself).
  50. To make the (specified) sound.
  51. To sound; to make a noise.
  52. To be expressed or composed (a certain way).
  53. To resort (to).
  54. To apply or subject oneself to:
  55. To apply oneself; to undertake; to have as one's goal or intention. (Compare be going to.)
  56. To make an effort, to subject oneself (to something).
  57. To work (through or over), especially mentally.
  58. To fit (in a place, or together with something):
  59. To fit.
  60. To be compatible, especially of colors or food and drink.
  61. To belong (somewhere).
  62. Of a ball, to be capable of being potted, not having its path to the pocket obstructed by other balls.
  63. To date.
  64. To (begin to) date or have sex with (a particular race).
  65. To attack:
  66. To fight or attack.
  67. To fight.
  68. To attack.
  69. Used to express how some category of things generally is, as a reference for, contrast to, or comparison with, a particular example.
  70. To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.
  71. To yield or weigh.
  72. To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay; to sell for.
  73. To enjoy. (Compare go for.)
  74. To go to the toilet; to urinate or defecate.
  75. Expressing encouragement or approval.
  76. To fight, usually with the fists.
  77. To pass (a specified time) in gestation; to be pregnant.
  78. The act of going.
  79. A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).
  80. An attempt, a try.
  81. A period of activity.
  82. A time; an experience.
  83. A circumstance or occurrence; an incident, often unexpected.
  84. An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.
  85. An act; the working or operation.
  86. The fashion or mode.
  87. Noisy merriment.
  88. A glass of spirits; a quantity of spirits.
  89. A portion
  90. Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance.
  91. The situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.
  92. A dandy; a fashionable person.
  93. Working correctly and ready to commence operation; approved and able to be put into action.
  94. A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.
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