Multiple Meaning Word – “GO”

Various ways “GO” is used in English. Check out our Multiple Meaning Words on ASLdeafined.com

Physical Movement

• I go to school every morning.

• We go home after work.

• She goes to the gym on Fridays.

• They went downtown last night.

• He is going to the store.

• The bus goes past my house.

• We went inside because it was cold.

• She went outside to get fresh air.

Direction / Travel

• This train goes north.

• The road goes around the lake.

• The path goes through the forest.

• The airplane went over the mountains.

• Where does this highway go?

Change of Condition

• The milk went bad.

• The lights went out.

• My phone went dead.

• His hair went gray.

• The sky went dark.

• The computer went blank.

• The prices went up.

• The temperature went down.

Performance / Progress

• How did the test go?

• The meeting went well.

• The presentation went smoothly.

• The game went into overtime.

• The project went according to plan.

• Things did not go as expected.

Permission / Encouragement

• Go ahead and start.

• You can go first.

• Go for it!

• Go ahead and ask.

Phrasal Verbs

• We need to go over the instructions.

• She went through a difficult time.

• Let’s go over the homework.

• He went after his dreams.

• The alarm went off.

• The car won’t go on.

• The lights went on.

• The deal went through.

• The plan went forward.

Disappearance / Loss

• The cat went missing.

• The money went missing.

• His voice went away.

Emotional / Mental State

• He went crazy.

• She went silent.

• I went numb.

• They went wild at the concert.

Expressions / Fixed Phrases

• Time goes by quickly.

• As the saying goes, practice makes perfect.

• That goes without saying.

• There you go.

• Here we go again.

• Let it go.

• Go figure.

• Easy come, easy go.