go

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   functioning correctly and ready for action

   all systems are go

2. 2
   noun

   a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

   it's my go

3. 3
   verb

   be abolished or discarded

   These ugly billboards have to go!

4. 4
   verb

   progress by being changed

   The speech has to go through several more drafts

5. 5
   verb

   to be spent or finished

   The money had gone after a few days

6. 6
   verb

   perform as expected when applied

   The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in

7. 7
   verb

   follow a procedure or take a course

   We should go farther in this matter

8. 8
   verb

   lead, extend, or afford access

   This door goes to the basement

Etymology

From Middle English gon, goon, from Old English gān (“to go”), from Proto-West Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną (“to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- (“to leave”). The inherited past tense form yode (compare Old English ēode) was replaced through suppletion in the 15th century by went, from Old English wendan (“to go, depart, wend”). cognates and related terms Cognate with Scots gae, gan, gang, ging, gyang (“to go”), Yola go, goe, goeth, gow (“to go”), West Frisian gean (“to go”), Alemannic German gaa, go (“to go, walk, step”), Bavarian geh (“to go”), Cimbrian ghéenan, gian (“to…