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went

 
Verb go has 30 senses
  1. travel, go, move, locomote - 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"
    Sample sentence:
    The children go to the playground
  2. go, proceed, move - 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"
    --2 is one way to act, move
    Sample sentences:
    Something is ----ing PP
    Something ----s Adjective/Noun
    Somebody ----s Adjective
    Somebody ----s PP
  3. go, go away, depart - move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
    --3 is one way to exit, go out, get out, leave
    Antonyms: come, come up
    Derived forms: noun goer1, noun going1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  4. become, go, get - 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!"
    --4 is one way to change state, turn
    Sample sentence:
    Water and oil go into the bowl
  5. go - be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  6. run, go - have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."
    --6 is one way to be
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  7. run, go, pass, lead, extend - 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"
    --7 is one way to be
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  8. proceed, go - follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
    --8 is one way to happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something ----s Adjective/Noun
  9. go - be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
    --9 is one way to
    disappear, vanish, go away
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  10. go - be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day"
    --10 is one way to
    be
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s Adjective/Noun
    Somebody ----s Adjective
  11. sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
    --11 is one way to cause to be perceived
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Something ----s Adjective/Noun
    Somebody ----s Adjective
  12. function, work, operate, go, run - 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"
    Sample sentence:
    These cars won't go
  13. run low, run short, 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"
    --13 is one way to end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  14. move, go, run - progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
    --14 is one way to change
    Sample sentences:
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  15. survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out - 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"
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  16. 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"
    Derived form: noun going3
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  17. die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass - 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"
    --17 is one way to change state, turn
    Derived form: noun going2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  18. belong, 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?"
    --18 is one way to be
    Sample sentence:
    The chairs go in the corner
  19. go - be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"
    --19 is one way to
    compare
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  20. start, go, get going - begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  21. move, go - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
    Derived form: noun go1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue go
  22. go - be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?"
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  23. go - be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go again?"
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  24. blend, go, blend in - blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
    --24 is one way to harmonize, harmonise, consort, accord, concord, fit in, agree
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
  25. go, lead - lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"
    --25 is one way to be
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  26. fit, go - be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"
    --26 is one way to fit
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  27. rifle, go - go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?"
    --27 is one way to search
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  28. go - be spent; "All my money went for food and rent"
    Sample sentence:
    Something is ----ing PP
  29. plump, go - give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates"
    --29 is one way to choose, take, select, pick out
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  30. fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down - 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"
    --30 is one way to change
    Sample sentence:
    These cars won't go
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