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| 释义 | go Theme: TALKING tr. to say or utter something. (Used in writing only for effect.)So I go, “Gross!”Then she goes, “Like . . . ,” and just stops talking. Theme: TRY n. a try (at something).Let me have a go at it this time.I'd like to have another go at it, if I can. Theme: URINATION in. to urinate.I gotta go!Jimmy's gonna go in his pants! go 1. noun 1 a turn at something; an attempt UK, 1825. 2 an opportunity AUSTRALIA, 1965. 3 a fair chance. Commonly used in the phrase 'give someone a go' AUSTRALIA, 1937. 4 an attack AUSTRALIA, 1965. 5 a look AUSTRALIA, 1930. 6 a preference AUSTRALIA, 1977. 7 approval, agreement US, 1878. 8 high-spirits, vigour, energy, as a human characteristic. Originally, and still, applied to horses UK, 1825. 9 used of a busy period or energetic activity UK, 1965. 10 a fight, especially a prizefight; an argument US, 1890. 11 an event AUSTRALIA, 1979. 12 a drag race event US, 1954. 13 amphetamines. From the 'get up and go' nature of the drug's effects UK, 2003. 14 MDMA, the recreational drug best known as ecstasy UK, 2003. 15 a goanna. 'Goanna' is the Gyuana Indian name for 'lizard', attached here to the monitor lizard AUSTRALIA, 1904.► from the word gofrom the very start. Derived from the starting of a race US, 1838.► have a go atto criticise. From the sense 'to attack' UK, 1977.► make a go of itto make a success of something US, 1877 2. verb 1 when reporting a conversation, to say. A thoroughly annoying quotative device found as early as 1942, favoured by teenagers in the 1970s and 80s US, 1942. 2 to take on the mannerisms and customs of a place or group of people US, 1917. 3 to find acceptable, to wish for, to enjoy. Especially, and usually, when applied to food or drink UK, 1953. 4 to urinate; to defecate. Probably a shortening of 'go to the toilet', now a euphemism UK, 1926. 5 to attack physically; to fight AUSTRALIA, 1924. 6 to race US, 1965. 7 to become (of a political constituency, as in 'to go Tory') US, 1937. 8 in a casino, to earn in tips US, 1980. 9 to weigh US, 1999. 10 of a telephone, to ring UK, 2000.► go all the wayto have sexual intercourse US, 1924.► go Alzheimersto forget. Public awareness of Alzheimer's confuses the disease with the premature senile dementia it causes UK, 2000.► go bent1. to become dishonest. From BENT (crooked) UK, 2002.2. (of a police witness) to retract a statement or renege on an undertaking. The implication is that the witness is behaving in a criminal manner, BENT UK, 1970.► go big, go fatto achieve substantial height or distance in snow-boarding US, 1995.► go both waysto be willing to play both the active and passive role in homosexual sex US, 1972.► go down the rabbit holeto use drugs. An allusion to Lewis Carroll and Alice in Wonderland CANADA, 1993.► go for a burton1. to to be killed in an air crash. Military slang of uncertain etymology UK, 1941.2. to be destroyed or ruined, to be forgotten UK, 1957.► go great gunsto do very well, to prosper UK, 1913.► go off like a two-bob rocketto lose your temper in a very unsubtle way UK: SCOTLAND, 1996.► go onto talk at length UK, 1822.► go over jackass hillto be a teenager CANADA, 1992.► go over the wall1. to secretly depart from anywhere you are duty-bound to be. Applies to escape from prison and the wider world US, 1933.2. to go to prison UK, 1917.► go some1. to fight US, 1968.2. to go well, to proceed with notable vigour US, 1911.► go south1. to deteriorate; to break US, 2000.2. in a gambling cheating scheme, to take dice or money off the gaming table US, 1997.► go through the cardto cover everything that is available in a given circumstance. Originally a horse racing term UK, 1978.► go to batto stand trial. A baseball metaphor US, 1965.► go to groundto go into hiding US, 1990.► go to higher gameto launch a legitimate business after a period in an underworld enterprise US, 1972.► go to New Norfolkto be crazy. A reference to the asylum located in New Norfolk AUSTRALIA, 1988.► go to the wallto exert yourself at all costs without regard to the consequences US, 1976.► go up fool's hillto be a teenager CANADA, 1999.► go upside someone's headto hit someone on the head US, 1959.► go westto be spoiled or ruined; to die UK, 1925.► go west on someoneto fail, to let someone down CANADA, 1999.► go with the flowto acquiesce US, 1977.► not go much onto not like much AUSTRALIA, 1932 go about 1. go about sth if you go about something in a particular way, you start to do it or deal with it in that way: Growing orchids is not so difficult, providing you go about it in the right way.how do you go about doing sth? (=what is the best way to start doing or dealing with something) How do I go about finding out about the different courses available? Joe had always wanted to get into politics, but he had no idea how to go about it.■ SIMILAR TO: set about, tackle2. go about your business/work/daily life etc to continue doing your job or your activities in the usual way, often after something unusual has happened: Even after last night's air attack, the people of the town are going about their business as usual. I watched Frank going about his work, and wondered how to tell him the news.3. go about doing sth BrE if someone goes about doing or saying something, they do it a lot, especially when it is annoying or unpleasant for other people: Mima went about saying that it was all my fault. You shouldn't go about spreading malicious gossip.■ SIMILAR TO: go around/round doing sth4. go about BrE to dress or behave in a particular way, especially regularly or over a period of time+ in In the days that followed, Liza went about in a daze, not knowing what she should do. You can't go about in shorts and sandals at the office - you should wear a suit.■ SIMILAR TO: go around/round5. go about sth • go about BrE to move or travel around a place, going from one part of it to another: She went about the room, putting everything back in its place. Before an election, party leaders usually go about from town to town making speeches.■ SIMILAR TO: go around/round6. go about • go about sth usually progressive BrE if a story or piece of information is going about, a lot of people are talking about it and telling other people, especially when it is not certain that it is true: That story's been going about the office for weeks now and it's absolute rubbish!+ that Rumours have been going about that the couple are planning to get married.■ SIMILAR TO: go around/round, circulate formal7. go about usually progressive BrE if an illness is going about, a lot of people are getting it: At least three people are away with flu - there's a lot of it going about at the moment.■ SIMILAR TO: go around/round8. a ship/boat goes about BrE if a ship or boat goes about, it turns around and starts to go in the opposite direction: The boat went about and headed back towards the land.■ SIMILAR TO: turn around/round go about with go about with sb • go about together BrE to spend a lot of time with someone and go to different places together, and have a friendly or romantic relationship with them: Ed's going about with a girl who's a lot younger than he is. Didn't you and Frank use to go about together when you were at university? go after 1. go after sb/sth to follow or chase someone, in order to catch them, attack them, or talk to them: She looked so upset. Do you think I should go after her?■ SIMILAR TO: follow2. go after sth to try to get something, especially a job or a particular type of business: I've decided to go after that job in Ohio. The firm now wants to go after the Japanese market. Tobacco companies are going after teenage smokers in a big way. go against 1. go against sth if something goes against an idea, principle, or rule, it seems wrong or very different from it, or breaks that rule: Her parents didn't want her to get a divorce. It went against their religious beliefs. Einstein's theory went against all the accepted views about how the universe worked. The Russians claimed that intervening in Kosovo went against the principle of respecting national sovereignty.it goes against the grain (=used to say that something is very different from what you believe or think you should do, and you do not want to do it) It goes against the grain to tell a complete stranger everything about your private life.2. go against sth/sb to not do what someone has asked or advised you to do, or to do something different to itgo against sb's advice/wishes/orders etc He went against his doctor's advice and started work the following week.go against sb She never expected her mother to go against her father like that.■ SIMILAR TO: ignore3. go against sb if a court case, decision, vote, result etc goes against you, you lose or you do not get the result that you want: Our lawyer had warned us that the case might go against us. De Gaulle had made it clear that he would resign if the vote went against him.things go against you spoken (=used to say that events happen in a way that is bad or unsuccessful for you) By the end of the 1980s, things started to go against us, and we lost a lot of money. go ahead 1. go ahead to do something that you have been planning or preparing to do, especially after considering it and trying to decide if you should do it+ with In 1964 the British and French governments announced that they had decided to go ahead with the tunnel. Last night railway workers looked likely to go ahead with their strike.go ahead and do sth After two years of marriage, we decided to go ahead and have a baby. In the end, the newspaper went ahead and published the story.the go-ahead if someone give you the go-ahead to do something they give you official permission to start doing it: The movie was given the go-ahead and production started in May.2. go ahead if an event that has been planned goes ahead, it takes place, especially in spite of problems or opposition: The match went ahead, despite the terrible weather conditions. Mr Connelly went into hospital, but was told that his operation could not go ahead.■ SIMILAR TO: take place3. go ahead! spoken used when giving someone permission to do something, for example smoke, open the window etc, after they have asked you if they can do it: "Do you mind if I smoke?" "No, go ahead." spoken used when encouraging someone to start doing something: Go ahead, Matt, we're all dying to hear your story. spoken used when telling someone in a threatening way that you do not care if they do something: "If you don't get off my land, I'll take you to court." "Go ahead."4. go ahead to go somewhere before or in front of other people who you are with: You go ahead and we'll catch up with you later. I'll go ahead in my car, because I know the way. go along 1. go along to go to a place or an event, especially in order to meet and talk to people: An old friend asked me to come to dinner, so I went along and really enjoyed myself. They're having a party at Patrick's house. Do you feel like going along?2. do sth as you go along if you do something as you go along, you do it while you are doing something else - used especially to say that someone decides how to do something while they are doing it, without planning or preparing it: I'm sure she was making her speech up while she went along. You can't just make the rules of the game as you go along! You can't really teach acting - you tend to learn as you go along.3. be going along if something is going along in a particular way, it is progressing in that way: They've been going out together for six months, and everything seems to be going along quite nicely.■ SIMILAR TO: come along go along with go along with sth/sb to accept a particular idea or plan, or to agree with someone about something, especially because it might upset someone or cause trouble if you do not: I wasn't very keen on the idea, but I went along with it just to keep everyone happy. Chirac fears that if he goes along with Kohl and his policies, it could threaten his own political future.■ SIMILAR TO: fall in with go around ! In British English, people usually use go round. In American English, people only use go around.1. go around/round to go to see someone for a short time, especially at the place where they live: I think I'll go round and see Jim on my way home tonight.+ to Marie went around to Bella's place, to try and persuade her to come to the party.■ SIMILAR TO: go over2. go around/round sth to move or travel around a place going from one part of it to another: A detective came in and went around the house to make notes. I spent the morning going around the city taking photographs.■ SIMILAR TO: go about BrE3. go around/round sth • go around/round to go to a number of different places of the same type, one after the other: Mr and Mrs Taylor went around the shops, ordering what they thought was necessary. An inspector came, and went round all the classrooms.+ to We went round to all the clubs, but Des wasn't in any of them.4. go around/round doing sth to say or do something frequently or regularly, especially when it is annoying or unpleasant for other people: You can't go around accusing people of things like that. Paul's been going round telling everyone about my relationship with Danny.■ SIMILAR TO: go about5. go around/about to dress or behave in a particular way, especially regularly or over a period of time: When you're the boss, you have to dress properly - you can't go round in jeans. I can't see anything without my glasses - I might as well go around with my eyes shut.■ SIMILAR TO: go about6. go around/round • go around/round sth usually progressive if a story or piece of information is going around, a lot of people are talking about it and telling other people, especially when it is not certain to be true: I don't usually pay any attention to the gossip going around at work.+ that There's been a rumour going round that they're planning to close the factory.■ SIMILAR TO: go about BrE, circulate informal7. enough/plenty etc to go around if there is enough food, drink, work etc to go around, there is enough for everyone to have some: Do you think we've got enough pizza to go round? Builders are really having a hard time these days - there just isn't enough work to go around.8. go around/round • go around/round sth usually progressive if an illness is going around, a lot of people are getting it: There's so much flu going around - I hope you don't get it. A particularly unpleasant virus was going around the school.■ SIMILAR TO: go about BrE go around with go around/round with sb • go around/round together to spend a lot of time with someone and go to different places together, and have a friendly or romantic relationship with them: Do you remember Laura? She's going around with Ralph at the moment. There was a gang of about six of us who went round together all the time.■ SIMILAR TO: go about with go at 1. go at sth informal if you go at something in a particular way, you start to do it or deal with it in that way, especially with a lot of energy or enthusiasmgo at it The women all seemed to really enjoy their work, and went at it with great enthusiasm and cheerfulness.■ SIMILAR TO: tackle2. go at sb informal to start to fight, attack, or argue with someone: Sophie went at him with a kitchen knife. We'd had to listen to the two of them going at each other all afternoon.■ SIMILAR TO: attack go away 1. go away to leave a place or a person: Go away and let me get some sleep! He pushed the letter under the door and went away.2. go away to leave your home in order to spend some time somewhere else, especially for a holiday: We're going away to France for a week. Dad often had to go away on business. I hated it when I first went away to college.3. go away if a problem, pain, or something unpleasant goes away, it disappears: After about an hour, the pain started to go away.sth goes away by itself (=it disappears without anyone doing anything) Traffic problems won't just go away by themselves - it's up to us to take action.■ SIMILAR TO: disappear go back 1. go back to return to a place where you have been before, or to the place where you were until recently: They left Africa in 1962, and they never went back. I have to go back home at the end of the month.+ to We went back to the hotel for dinner.■ SIMILAR TO: return2. go back if something goes back to a time in the past, it was started or had its origin then+ to Parts of the castle here go back to the twelfth century. Its a type of comedy that goes back to the early days of the cinema.sth goes back a long way (=it started a long time ago and has existed for a long time) They're a very old family - their name goes back a long way.■ SIMILAR TO: date back3. go back • go back sth to consider or discuss things that happened at a time in the past, especially a long time ago: Let's go back a few million years and look at the time of the dinosaurs.+ to To understand psychiatric problems, you often have to go back to the patient's childhood.4. you can't go back/there's no going back if you can't go back or there's no going back, you cannot change your situation back to how it used to be: Are you sure you want to do this? If we sell the house, there's no going back. "Once you're part of our gang, you're always part of it," grinned Marley. "You can't go back.5. go back if schools or students go back, the schools open and the students start studying again after the holidays: When do the schools go back?+ to The kids go back to school in the first week of September. ► see go back to■ OPPOSITE: break up6. go back if something that you have bought or borrowed goes back, you take it back to the place where you got it, for example because you want to change it, or you have finished using it: I think these jeans will have to go back - they're a bit too small. Don't forget the car has to go back tomorrow - we only hired it for a week.7. go back if workers go back, they start working again after a strike. A strike is a period of time when workers refuse to work in order to try to get more money, better working conditions etc: The miners say they won't go back unless they get more money.■ SIMILAR TO: return to work8. go back a long way/many years etc if two people go back a long way, for many years etc, they have known each other for a long time: Annie and Richard go back a long way - at least fifteen years.9. the clocks go back when the clocks go back in the autumn, the time officially changes so that it is one hour earlier than it was before: The clocks go back some time in October, don't they?■ OPPOSITE: the clocks go forward go back on 1. go back on sth to not do what you have promised, agreed, or said you would do: Everyone was hoping that Milosevich wouldn't go back on his promises. The German Finance Minister warned Moscow against going back on its policy of reform. Her father has already said he won't let us have any of his money, and I can't see him going back on his decision.go back on your word (=not do what you have promised or agreed to do) "You can trust me," said Professor Higgins. "I never go back on my word.■ SIMILAR TO: renege on formal2. go back on sth to change what you said before, or claim that you never said it: One of the witnesses has gone back on her original story, and now says she may have been mistaken.■ SIMILAR TO: change go back over go back over sth to examine, consider, or repeat something again: The judge went back over all the evidence at the end of a trial. Would you mind going back over the rules for me one more time? Someone ought to go back over the contents of these boxes and label them. go back to 1. go back to sth to start to do something again that you were doing before, or used to do in the pastgo back to work/school/university etc After the operation, it was six weeks before I could go back to work.go back to sleep/bed I tried to go back to sleep, but I couldn't stop thinking.go back to doing sth I'd hate to go back to living abroad now. After his career in showbusiness came to an end, he went back to being a taxi-driver.■ SIMILAR TO: return to2. go back to sth to return to a situation or state that used to exist before something started or happened: It will be a long time before things start to go back to normal after the war. When the project went wrong, we had to go back to the beginning and start again. Can't we just go back to being good friends?■ SIMILAR TO: revert to, return to3. go back to sb not passive if you go back to someone that you used to have a sexual relationship with or were married to, you start to have a relationship with them again: Robin loves me. He'll never go back to his wife now.4. go back to sth to start talking about or considering a particular point or subject again, especially in a discussion or meeting: Can we just go back to Alan's point for a minute? I'd like to go back to the first part of the film again.■ SIMILAR TO: return to go before 1. have gone before to have happened or existed before - use this when you are comparing something with what happened or existed before: The cotton industry created a form of society that was different from any that had gone before.what has gone before In many ways this programme improves on what has gone before. The end of the match bore no resemblance to most of what had gone before.2. go before sb if someone or something goes before a judge, committee etc, the judge etc hears and considers the information concerning them in order to make a decision or judgement about them: Mr Holt's case went before Judge Hitz. The proposal will go before the Planning Committee at their next meeting.■ SIMILAR TO: come before go beyond go beyond sth to be much better, more serious, more advanced etc than something else: The book's success went beyond anything we had expected. She didn't just feel unhappy - it went beyond that.■ SIMILAR TO: exceed go by 1. go by if time goes by, it passes: Twenty years had gone by since I last saw him. As time went by, our fears for her safety increased.■ SIMILAR TO: passbygone adj always before noun especially literary used to describe a period of time as one that existed a long time ago: The beautiful old buildings reminded me of a bygone age.2. go by to move past you, especially when you are not moving: I sat down at an open-air cafe, and watched the people going by. Several number nine buses went by, one after the other.3. go by sth AmE to stop at a place for a short time, usually to get something: We have to go by the store on the way home to get something for dinner. "Where were you?" "I just went by Jason's to pick up my jacket."■ SIMILAR TO: stop by, drop by informal4. go by sth to use a particular thing when you are making a judgement or when deciding what you should do: You can't go by that old map. It's completely out of date. I know she looks very attractive, but you shouldn't only go by appearances.if sth's anything to go by (=used when saying that something is likely to be true, because something else is true) It should be a great movie, if Kubrick's other work is anything to go by.5. go by sth to obey the rules of something: There was one point in the game when he certainly wasn't going by the rules.go by the book (=be very careful to obey all the rules exactly) There is a fixed procedure for making a complaint, and we prefer it if you go by the book.6. let sth go by to deliberately ignore or forget about someone's remarks or actions, instead of getting upset about them or reacting angrily: You have to try and remember the nice things people say, and let the others go by. "I'll let it go by this time," the teacher said, "but I don't want it to happen again."■ SIMILAR TO: ignore, overlook go down 1. go down sth to move along a street, passage etc in order to get somewhere: If you go down the street and turn right, you'll see the station in front of you. I went down the corridor and knocked on the staffroom door.2. go down • go down sth to go to a particular place near where you live, or the one that you usually go to:+ to Why don't we go down to the town this afternoon? The kids have gone down to the river.go down the shops/pub/village etc especially spoken I thought I'd go down the shops with Doreen. My Dad always used to go down the pub after dinner.3. go down to visit or travel to a place - use this especially when the place is further south or is in the country: At weekends, Wright used to go down and stay with his father in Mississippi.+ to Three days a week Kate went down to Camberwell to teach at the School of Arts and Crafts.■ OPPOSITE: go up4. go down to reach as far as a particular point or place+ to The road doesn't go down to the beach - we'll have to walk from here. It was a beautiful light room, with windows that went down to the ground.■ SIMILAR TO: reach5. go down if a price or the level of something goes down, it becomes lower: The price of fruit goes down in the summer, when there's plenty of it about. In parts of the country, the level of violent crime has been going down.+ to When I came out of hospital, my weight had gone down to eight stone.■ SIMILAR TO: drop, decrease■ OPPOSITE: go up6. go down BrE if the standard or quality of something goes down, it becomes worse: The standard of the food in the canteen has gone down a lot recently.things have gone down Things have really gone down at the school since the old head teacher left.■ SIMILAR TO: deteriorate formal, go downhill7. go down if a computer goes down, or the telephone lines go down, they stop working because of a fault: Make sure you save all your work on screen, just in case the computers go down. The lines had gone down in the storm, and we were cut off for days.8. go down well/badly etc if something that someone says or does goes down well, badly etc people react to it well or badly etc: The band's given several performances around the country and they went down really well. I could see at once that my comments had gone down badly.9. go down well/nicely etc spoken if food or drink goes down well, nicely etc you enjoy eating or drinking it: A long cold drink would go down very nicely, thank you.10. go down when the sun goes down at the end of the day, it gradually gets lower in the sky until it disappears: It was six o'clock, and the sun was going down for the day.■ SIMILAR TO: set■ OPPOSITE: come up, rise11. go down to fall to the ground, especially because of an accident or injury: The leading horse went down at the last jump. They were doing well until their best player went down with a badly sprained left ankle.■ SIMILAR TO: fall down12. go down on your knees/on all fours to get into a kneeling position, or in a position with your hands and knees on the floor: Did he go down on his knees and ask you to marry him? I quickly went down on all fours and started to crawl towards the door.■ SIMILAR TO: get down on your knees/on all fours13. go down if a ship or boat goes down, it sinks: Then our small boat began to go down and we found ourselves in the river. The Titanic went down in 1912 in mid-Atlantic.■ SIMILAR TO: sink14. go down if a plane goes down, it crashes to the ground: Gessler and his crew lost their lives when their aircraft went down between Lampedusa and Malta.■ SIMILAR TO: crash15. the lights go down if lights go down in a theatre, cinema etc, they are turned off or made less bright so that the show can begin: The lights went down as the orchestra started to play.16. go down especially BrE to lose a game against another team or player+ to/against At Wimbledon, Lleyton Hewitt went down 6-4, 7-5 to Greg Rusedski. United went down 2-0 against Bolton.■ SIMILAR TO: lose17. go down BrE to move down to a lower group of teams or players who play against each other: London Scottish have to win three of the remaining four matches if they want to be sure of not going down.+ to At the end of the season, five clubs went down to the second division.■ SIMILAR TO: be relegated■ OPPOSITE: go upBrE18. go down if a tyre, balloon etc goes down, the air goes out of it: It looks like the front tyre has gone down - I'll have to pump it up.■ SIMILAR TO: deflate formal■ OPPOSITE: inflateformal19. go down if a swelling goes down, it disappears. A swelling is an area on your skin which has become bigger because of an injury, illness, or infection: If you rest your leg, the swelling should go down soon. The dentist said it'll take a few hours before my face goes down again.■ OPPOSITE: swell up20. go down BrE informal to be sent to prison: It was a horrible crime and the boys involved deserved to go down.go down for life/10 years etc Scott's wanted for murder. If they catch him, he'll go down for life.■ SIMILAR TO: be sent to prison, be sent down BrE informal21. go down BrE old-fashioned to leave university after you have finished studying there or at the end of a term. A term is one of the periods into which the school year is divided.: The students have gone down for Easter.+ from Brian got a job in the City of London when he went down from Oxford.■ SIMILAR TO: come down BrE old-fashioned■ OPPOSITE: go upBrE old-fashioned22. go down AmE informal to happen: I'll never understand exactly what went down the night my husband left me.■ SIMILAR TO: happen23. what's going down? AmE informal used as a greeting when you meet someone: Hey buddy! What's going down?■ SIMILAR TO: how are you?24. go down informal to touch someone's sexual organs with your mouth and tongue in order to give them pleasure+ on an explicit shot of the artist going down on his girlfriend■ SIMILAR TO: perform oral sex go down as go down as sth to be remembered or recorded as being a particular thing or type of person: David Robinson is sure to go down as one of the greatest ever basketball players.go down in history as sth Cardinal Hume will go down in history as a truly holy man. go down with go down with sth especially BrE to get a particular illness, especially one that you catch from other people and which is not very serious: Several people at work have gone down with flu. It was a nice meal, but the day after I went down with an upset stomach.■ SIMILAR TO: contract formal go for 1. go for sth to try to get, win, or achieve something: What sort of job are you going for, Tim? Suleymonglu is going for his third consecutive Olympic gold medal.go for it! (=used to encourage someone to try to do or get something) If it sounds like a good deal, go for it!sb really goes for it (=used to say that someone tries as hard as hard as they can in order to get something) spoken She's incredibly ambitious. If she sees a chance for promotion, she really goes for it.2. go for sth to choose a particular thing because you think it is better or more suitable: Go for the black dress - it looks much better on you than the blue one. I've got to drive home, so I'd better go for something non-alcoholic.■ SIMILAR TO: choose3. go for sth/sb not progressive informal to like a particular type of thing or person: What kind of girls do you go for? I don't normally go for bright colours.4. go for sth to be sold or available to buy for a particular price: How much did the painting go for in the end? Houses in Notting Hill now go for well over $1 million.5. go for sb informal to attack someone physically or criticize them very severely: Ben lifted his arm and for a second I thought he was going to go for me. She always used to go for him in meetings.■ SIMILAR TO: attack6. that/the same goes for sb/sth used to say that the same thing is also true about someone or something else: I've always hated living in towns. Fortunately the same goes for my husband too.7. have a lot going for you informal if someone or something has a lot going for them, they have a lot of advantages or good qualities: We've always thought that the Austrian skiing resorts have a lot going for them.have everything going for you It was so sad. She had everything going for her, and then she had that terrible accident.8. go for sth if a particular amount of something, especially money, goes for a specific purpose, it is used for that purpose: About 38% of the Department of Energy's budget goes for research and development. $54 million went for resettlement of refugees.■ SIMILAR TO: go on BrE9. go for your gun/knife etc to move your hand quickly towards your gun, knife etc, in order to use it to attack someone: The police officer thought he was going for his gun, and shot him through the chest. go forward 1. go forward if something has been planned to happen goes forward, it starts to happen or starts to make progress: The project can only go forward if we are able to get further financial support. It was argued that the trial should not go forward while President Clinton was still in office.■ SIMILAR TO: go ahead2. go forward if someone or something's name goes forward for a job, prize etc, their name is suggested for it and they are considered for it: Six names went forward for the position of chairman, caused by the decision of Mr Ted Leadbitter to retire.+ to The building is among twenty-nine regional winners which will go forward for national awards later this year.3. go forward to compete in the next stage of a competition after winning the previous stage+ to The winner of the competition will go forward to the national final.■ SIMILAR TO: progress4. the clocks go forward when the clocks go forward in the spring, the time officially changes so that it is one hour later than it was before: The clocks go forward this Saturday.■ OPPOSITE: the clocks go back go forward to go forward to sth if a suggestion, idea, court case etc goes forward to an official group of people, it is taken to them so that they can consider it and make a decision about it: Our recommendations went forward to the Finance Committee. Proposals for the licensing system will now go forward to the Ministry for approval. The case then went forward to the European Court of Human Rights.■ SIMILAR TO: go before go forward with go forward with sth to start to do something that you have planned: Sagan ignored Coppola's request and went forward with the production of the movie. go in 1. go in to enter a building or room: It's starting to rain. Do you want to go in?■ SIMILAR TO: enter2. go in to go to the place where you work: Ed went in early every day last week.+ to Can I take the car if you're not going in to work tomorrow?3. go in to go to the centre of the town that you live in or near: The traffic's so bad it's becoming impossible to go in by car. I usually go in on my bike.4. go in to go and stay in hospital in order to receive some treatment: He's had to go in to have an operation on his eye.+ for The actress reportedly went in for plastic surgery on her face last week.5. go in to enter a dangerous building, area, or country in order to try and deal with the problems there: OK men. We're going in! The Prime Minister made it clear that, if necessary, NATO forces would go in on the ground.6. go in sth • go in to fit inside a container, space, hole etc: I've made a cake but it's too big to go in the tin. There must be something wrong with this cassette; it won't go in.■ SIMILAR TO: fit7. go in • go in sth to join a company, organization etc in order to work for them: Bob went in at quite a low level, but he was quickly promoted. I decided I'd go in the army when I finished at school.■ SIMILAR TO: join8. go in BrE if the sun or moon goes in, it disappears behind some clouds so you cannot see it any more: The sun had gone in and it was starting to get cold.■ SIMILAR TO: come out9. go in if a piece of information or a fact goes in, you understand it and remember it: I tried to concentrate on what he was saying, but it just wasn't going in. Sometimes you have to repeat things to her several times before it goes in.■ SIMILAR TO: sink in10. go in if a ball goes in during a game such as football or golf, it lands in the right place and the team or player scores a point: In the last five minutes our luck suddenly changed and the ball went in.11. go in to go into the sea in order to swim: Michael was the only one who went in; it was too cold for me.+ for Are you going in for a swim? go in for 1. go in for sth especially BrE to do, use, have etc a particular type of thing, because you like it, or because it seems a good idea: In our family we don't go in much for formal meals, we usually just eat in front to the television. Men don't usually go in for displays of emotion.2. go in for sth BrE to choose a particular type of work as your job: If you want to earn a lot of money, you should go in for law or something like that. Farrar's father never wanted him to go in for a career in politics.■ SIMILAR TO: take up, go into3. go in for sth BrE to compete in a competition, or to do an examination: I decided I'd go in for the Young Entertainer of the Year contest. There are several exams you can go in for if you want to improve your qualifications.■ SIMILAR TO: enter go into 1. go into work/school/hospital etc to go to work, school, hospital etc: You don't look well enough to go into work today. French children don't usually go into school on Wednesday afternoons. Mike's going into hospital for an operation on his back.2. go into sth to go to the centre of the town that you live in or near: I thought I'd go into Cambridge this afternoon.go into town Could you give me a lift if you're going into town?3. go into sth to fit inside a container, space, hole etc: All these clothes can't possibly go into that one tiny suitcase. Which hole does this screw go into.■ SIMILAR TO: fit4. go into sth to start to do a particular type of work as your job, or join a company, organization etc in order to work for them: At sixteen he left school and went into the family business. He wants to go into the army, but I've been trying to put him off. People go into the medical profession for a number of reasons.5. go into sth usually negative to talk about something, especially in a detailed way: It's a difficult subject and there isn't time to go into it here. "Why did you and Helen split up?" "I don't want to go into that right now."go into detail/the details I won't go into all the details of the report, but I can tell you that there are no big surprises in it.■ SIMILAR TO: discuss6. go into sth BrE to find out more about something, by getting all the necessary information: Before you make any further plans, you'd better go into the cost of all this.■ SIMILAR TO: look into7. go into sth to start to be in a particular state or situation, especially a bad one: Her son went into a coma and never came out of it. Business activity is slowing down, and the economy is expected to go into recession.go into debt We had to go into debt in order to pay for our daughter's wedding.go into a decline He started drinking heavily, and his health started to go into a rapid decline.8. go into sth to start behaving in a particular way, especially because you feel annoyed, frightened, or think something is funnygo into a mood/temper She's gone into one of her moods and is refusing to talk to anyone.go into a panic The crowd went into a panic, and started to run for the exits.go into fits of laughter When I told them I was leaving, they all went into fits of laughter.go into hysterics Sophie seems to go into hysterics whenever you mention that name.9. go into sth if a lot of time, money, effort etc goes into doing something, it is used in order to do it: Years of research went into the book.go into doing sth Huge amounts of money have gone into developing new drugs to treat cancer.10. go into sth to be used in something you are making or preparing: Some rather expensive ingredients go into this recipe. The statistics that went into this report were collected and researched at the University of California.11. go into sth to start or prepare to take part in a competition, election, or exam: Summer's always a tense time for young people going into their exams. The US team is extremely confident as it goes into Thursday's match against Brazil.12. go into sth if a vehicle goes into something such as a tree, wall, or another vehicle, it hits it: I didn't see the red lights and I went into the back of a BMW.■ SIMILAR TO: crash (into)13. go into sth if a number goes into a second number, the second number can be divided exactly by the first: Seven doesn't go into thirty-two. go in with go in with sb to join with another person, company, or organization in order to do something together: The Vancouver-based company intends to go in with Occidental on the deal. There would be a lot of problems if the Liberal Democrats went in with the Conservatives. go off 1. go off to leave the place where you are and go somewhere else, especially in order to do something: Gina got up quickly and went off on her bike.+ to All the men had gone off to the war.+ to do sth Dad went off to watch the baseball game.■ SIMILAR TO: go away2. go off sb/sth BrE informal to stop liking someone or something that you used to like: Pete went off me after he met another girl on holiday. I used to enjoy tennis, but I've gone off it a bit now.3. go off BrE if food or drink goes off, it is not good to eat or drink any more, for example because it has been kept too long, and it often smells bad: Do you think this meat has gone off? It doesn't smell too good. Milk usually goes off after a few days.4. go off if a bomb goes off, it explodes: A bomb went off in East London last night, killing two and injuring eight others.■ SIMILAR TO: explode5. go off if a light, machine etc goes off, it stops working: There was a very strong wind, and suddenly all the lights went off. The central heating always goes off at 9 o'clock in the evening. The power goes off automatically if there's an earthquake.■ OPPOSITE: come on6. go off if a gun goes off, it fires: I heard a gun go off in the distance. Gillespie claimed that the gun went off accidentally during a struggle.■ SIMILAR TO: fire7. go off if an alarm goes off, it makes a sudden loud noise, especially in order to warn people about something: Police were called to the house when the burglar alarm went off at two in the morning. I set my alarm clock to go off at six.8. go off well/smoothly/as planned etc to happen successfully in the way that you had planned: Rosie was very nervous, but all the arrangements went off really smoothly. The campaign didn't go off as well as Blair had hoped.9. go off to suddenly start talking or thinking about something completely different: Ian suddenly went off into a description of his awful childhood. Her mind had obviously gone off somewhere, and she sat staring out of the window.10. go off • go off sth if a road, line etc goes off in a particular direction, it separates from another road or line and follows a different direction: About two miles further on, the track goes off to the right. Draw a horizontal line, and another going off it at an angle of about 30'.11. go off BrE informal to become worse in standard or quality: It used to be a lovely hotel, but it's gone off a bit in recent years.■ SIMILAR TO: deteriorate formal, go downhill12. go off AmE informal to show your anger at someone or about something by saying what you really think using strong words: Randy just totally went off when I told him I didn't want to see him anymore.+ on Melissa really went off on Rich as soon as he got home. go off with 1. go off with sb to leave your husband, wife, boyfriend etc in order to have a relationship with someone else and live with them: Apparently Lizzy was still a child when her mother went off with another man. Michael went off with a woman half his age.■ SIMILAR TO: run off with2. go off with sth informal to take something away from somewhere without asking, or to steal something: I think someone went off with my coat by mistake. He went off with thousands of pounds worth of jewellery.■ SIMILAR TO: run off with, walk off with go on 1. go on to continue to happen or exist, especially for a long time or for a particular period of time: The party went on until four in the morning.+ for The negotiations are expected to go on for several weeks. How long has this been going on for?go on and on (=continue for a very long time) The meeting went on and on, until Pauline and I were practically falling asleep.ongoing adj used to emphasize that something continues to happen and does not stop: Learning is an ongoing process - it doesn't stop when you leave school.2. go on to continue doing something without stopping or changinggo on doing sth Philip completely ignored what I said and went on eating. It could go on raining like this all day. I was beginning to feel that I couldn't go on with my work any more. You just have to try and forget what happened and go on with your life.go on If you go on like this, you'll end up in hospital.■ SIMILAR TO: carry on3. go on usually progressive if something is going on, it is happening, especially something strange, unusual, or confusing: It was obvious that something very suspicious was going on.what's going on There seems to be a lot of noise - what's going on in there? Nobody in the office seemed to know what was going on.■ SIMILAR TO: happengoings-on n plural events or activities that seem strange or that you disapprove of: There've been some strange goings-on in the house next door.4. go on to do or achieve something, after you have finished doing something else+ to do sth He went on to win an Olympic Gold medal in the 400 metres. Martin Landau and Dianne Wiest have both gone on to win Oscars.+ to In 1980 fewer than 30% of girls went on to higher education.5. go on to continue talking about something, especially after stopping for a short time or being interrupted by someone: "There's only one other possibility," Jed went on. Sorry to interrupt you, please go on.+ with After a short pause, Maria went on with her story.■ SIMILAR TO: continue6. go on informal to talk too much in a boring waysb/sth does go on Pam's a really nice person but she does go on a bit!go on and on The speaker went on and on until we were all practically falling asleep.■ SIMILAR TO: bang on BrE informal7. go on usually progressive BrE informal to keep complaining about something, or asking someone to do something: I wish you'd stop going on, Mum!+ about He's always going on about how much work he's got to do.go on at sb (to do sth) BrE I've been going on at Rick to tidy his room for weeks now.8. go on to continue travelling or moving towards a particular place or in a particular direction, especially after stopping for a short time: They stopped at a small hotel and had a meal before going on again.+ to The original plan was to drive down to Spain, but in the end we went on to Morocco.9. go on BrE to go somewhere before the other people you are with: Bill and the girls went on in the car and the rest of us followed on foot.go on ahead Why don't you go on ahead - we'll catch up with you later.10. go on if a type of land, a road etc goes on for a particular distance or in a particular direction, it continues for that distance or in that direction: In front of us, the desert went on as far as the eye could see. This road goes on to Utah, and we don't want to end up there.11. go on! spoken used to encourage someone to do something: Go on, have another drink. Go on, James, tell us!■ SIMILAR TO: come on! spoken12. go on! spoken informal used to tell someone that you are very surprised by what someone has just told you, or that you do not believe it: Go on! She didn't really go out with him, did she?■ SIMILAR TO: get away! BrE spoken informal, come off it! spoken informal13. go on (then) BrE spoken informal used to tell someone that you will agree to something that you had refused to agree to before: "Don't you think I could borrow the car, just for once?" "Oh, go on then."14. go on sth to base your opinion or judgement on the information that is available: I can only go on the information that I've got in this report.not have much/anything to go on (=not have much or any information on which to base an opinion or judgement) The police didn't have much to go on as there were no witnesses.■ SIMILAR TO: go by15. go on sth BrE if an amount of something, especially money, goes on a particular thing, it is spent on or used for that thing: A large proportion of my salary goes on our mortgage.go on doing sth The money we raised went on rebuilding the church tower.■ SIMILAR TO: go towards/toward16. go on if a light, machine, or piece of equipment goes on, it starts working: The inside light goes on automatically when you open the door.■ SIMILAR TO: come on■ OPPOSITE: go off17. as time/the day/the years etc go on used to describe what happens while time passes: As time went on, we no longer seemed to have much in common. I feel fine in the morning, but I tend to get worse as the day goes on.■ SIMILAR TO: wear on18. be going on for 18/60 etc BrE/be going on 18/60 etc AmE informal to be almost a particular age: "How old's Michael?" "He must be going on for 50 by now."17 going on 18/35 going on 40 etc She must be about seventeen, going on eighteen.19. go on sth to start taking a type of medical drug: I don't want to go on sleeping pills, if I can possibly avoid it.go on the pill (=start taking the pill that prevents you from having a baby) During the 1960s, a lot of women started to go on the pill. go on with have enough to go on with BrE informal to have enough of something, so that you do not need any more at the moment: Have you got enough money to be going on with? I think I've got enough work to go on with for now, thank you. go out 1. go out to leave a building, room etc in order to go somewhere else: Maria got up and went out, closing the door behind her. Do you want to go out into the garden?2. go out to leave your house in order to meet people, enjoy yourself etc: I'm going out to the cinema this evening. Let's go out and celebrate!+ for Do you want to go out for a pizza tonight?+ to do sth Will's just gone out to play football with the other boys.■ OPPOSITE: stay in3. go out to travel to another country, especially one that is far away: My sister lives in Toronto and we're all going out there in the summer.+ to Louise has gone out to Australia to try and find a job for the summer.4. goes out if a light goes out, it stops shining: We were having dinner when suddenly the lights went out. I sat and watched all the lights in the houses go out one by one.■ SIMILAR TO: go off, go on■ OPPOSITE: come on5. go out to stop burning: In the end there was no more wood and the fire went out. By now, the barbecue had gone out and it was starting to rain.6. go out if news or an official message goes out, it is announced or sent to people: The news went out that Mandela was about to be released.+ to Invitations to the conference went out to twenty-five countries.word went out that (=people were saying that something had happened or was about to happen) Word went out that the President was dead.7. go out to stop being fashionable, or stop being the normal thing that is used: People used to wear white leather boots - but they went out years ago.go out of fashion Computer games cost a fortune and then they go out of fashion in a couple of months.8. go out and do sth to do something difficult in a determined way, even though it is difficult and needs a lot of effort: "We're going to go out and win the game on Thursday." said catcher Charles Johnson. If a single mother has to go out and find a job that will provide for her family, it's very hard. "I want you go out and find him," Vincent said.9. go out if money goes out, it is spent, especially on bills, rent, food and other things that you have to pay for regularly: Everything's so expensive - my money goes out almost as soon as I get it. I sat down to make a list of what comes in and what goes out each month.■ OPPOSITE: come inoutgoings n plural BrE the money which you have to spend regularly each month or year, for example on bills or rent: If your outgoings are high, it's difficult to save money as well.10. go out to be broadcast on television or radio: The interview will go out live at 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening.■ SIMILAR TO: be broadcast11. the tide/sea goes out if the tide goes out, the sea moves away from the land and the water level goes down. The tide is the regular movement of the sea caused by the moon.: It can be dangerous to swim here when the tide's going out.■ OPPOSITE: come in12. go out to lose a game against another player or team, so that you cannot continue in a sports competition: Becker went out in the quarter finals at Wimbledon.+ of Tiger Woods went out of the championships, after a disastrous second round.■ SIMILAR TO: go down go out of go out of sth/sb if the excitement, energy etc goes out of something or someone, they no longer have it: As soon as my father retired, all the life seemed to go out of him. He didn't feel like playing in the band anymore. All the fun and excitement had gone out of it. go out to your sympathy/heart/thoughts etc go out to sb used to say that you feel a lot of sympathy for someone because they are in a very sad or difficult situation: Our sympathy goes out to all the families affected by this tragedy. When I heard that she'd lost her baby my heart went out to her. go out together/with go out together • go out with sb to meet someone regularly and go to different places with them because you are having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone: They'd been going out together for three years before they decided to get married. I only went out with Pete a couple of times - he wasn't really my type!■ SIMILAR TO: date go over 1. go over to visit someone who lives near you for a short time: Debbie's out of hospital - I think I might go over and see her this evening.+ to I'm going over to Steve's for dinner.■ SIMILAR TO: go round BrE2. go over to visit a place that is across the sea+ to We're going over to Ireland to see Jenny's family.3. go over sth to examine or discuss something carefully and in detail: The President was in his study, going over his speech for the following day. The jury spent 14 hours going over all the evidence, before coming to their final decision.■ SIMILAR TO: go through4. go over sth to explain something to someone to make sure that they have understood it, often when you have already explained it before: I'll go over the main points again in next week's class. Our boss went over what we had to do when the visitors arrived.5. go over sth to keep thinking about something that has happened or something that someone has said to you, especially something unpleasant or annoying: Neil kept going over what had happened, trying to work out how it had all gone so terribly wrong.go over sth in your mind She went over it again and again in her mind. Why had Robert been so unfriendly? Had she offended him?6. go over well if something new goes over well or big, people like it+with Mexico's new coach made some changes to the team that did not go over well with the fans. Limonia, the new Greek restaurant, has gone over big with the residents of Sun City Vistoso.how sth will go over (=whether people will like something or not) The play was a great success in Britain, but we don't know how it will go over in America.■ SIMILAR TO: go down7. go over sth to clean something thoroughly: Simon went over the carpet with the vacuum cleaner.■ SIMILAR TO:give sth a going-over BrE informal to clean something: I need to give the house a good going-over before Mum comes to stay.8. go over sth to search a place very carefully: I've gone over every inch of the house, but I can't find my ring anywhere.go over sth with a fine-tooth comb (=search a place extremely carefully) The police thought that Leigh had drugs in her apartment and they went over it with a fine-tooth comb. go over to 1. go over to sth to change to a different system or a different way of doing things: We used to have gas heaters, but now we've gone over to solar power. Britain went over to the decimal system in 1971. Before that everything was in pounds, shillings, and pence. Most colleges have gone over to the modular system, which means you can do your degree in parts.■ SIMILAR TO: change over to sth, switch over to sth2. go over to sth to leave a group or organization and join the one that is opposing them: If the army went over to the rebels, the government would collapse. Emma Nicholson, the MP who left the Conservative Party and went over to the Liberal Democrats go overboard go overboard to do something too much, or react in an extreme way for example, by praising or criticizing someone or something too much: "It's one of the best films I've ever seen." "There's no need to go overboard - it wasn't that good."+ on/with People seem to be going overboard on health and fitness these days.■ SIMILAR TO: go over the top go round ► see go around go round BrE ► see go around go round together/with go round together • go round with sb BrE to regularly spend time with someone who you like and go to different places together: At school, Julie and I always went round together. Tim's going round with a rather strange group of friends at the moment.■ SIMILAR TO: go about with go round together/with BrE ► see go around with go through 1. go through sth to experience something, especially a difficult or unpleasant situation, or a period of time when a lot of changes happen: We've been through a tough time lately, but hopefully things will start to improve soon. The company is going through a period of great change, and no one knows if their job is safe.sb went through a lot (=a lot of bad things happened to them) She went through a lot when she was young - her father died when she was only 6 months old.2. go through sth to carefully examine all of a group of things in order to try to find something: Dave went through his pockets again, but he still couldn't find the address. After his mother died, he had to go through all the old family photographs and papers.■ SIMILAR TO: look through3. go through sth to carefully read or discuss something, to check that it is correct and acceptable: Could you just go through this file and mark anything that seems wrong? I sat down at my desk and went through the police reports again, to check that I hadn't missed anything.■ SIMILAR TO: go over4. go through sth to talk about all of the details of something to someone, in order to make sure that they understand it: Can you ask her to go through the last part again? I didn't quite catch what she meant. Do you want to go through the main points again?■ SIMILAR TO: explain5. go through sth to practise something such as a song or dance: Let's go through the song again from the beginning.■ SIMILAR TO: practise6. go through sth if something or someone goes through a test, check, or an official process, they are tested or checked in order to make sure that they are suitable for something: Every car goes through a series of safety checks before it leaves the factory. You have to go through a lengthy process before being allowed to adopt a child.7. go through if a law, an agreement, or an official request to do something goes through, it is officially accepted or approved: If the bill goes through, university students will have to pay part of their tuition fees. Your application for a loan has gone through. Donna plans to remarry as soon as her divorce has gone through.8. go through sth to use all of something in a short time, especially when it seems a lot: Austria is very expensive - we went through all our money in the first week. We go through about ten pints of milk a day.■ SIMILAR TO: get through9. go through sb/sth to ask a particular person, department etc to deal with your problems or needs because they are officially responsible for that type of thing: The school principal controls the budget, and all requests for new books must go through her.go through the proper channels (=follow the official way of asking permission for something, making a complaint etc)10. go through to take part in the next part of a competition, because you have won the part before it+ to Agassi and Sampras will go through to the Wimbledon final.11. go through sth to make a hole in something by accident, for example in a piece of clothing that you have worn a lot: My toe has gone through my sock.■ SIMILAR TO: wear through12. go through sb's mind/head if something goes through your mind or head, you think about it: The same questions kept going through my mind again and again. I looked at Doyle and wondered what was going through his head. go through with go through with sth to do something you had promised or planned to do, even though it seems difficult or unpleasant, or you are no longer sure you want to do it: Giving evidence in court was terrifying, but I'm glad that I went through with it.can't/couldn't go through with it Jenny was going to have an abortion, but decided that she couldn't go through with it. go to 1. go to sb if money or a prize goes to someone, they are given it: All the money raised will go to local charities. And the award for best film goes to... "Shakespeare in Love".2. go to a lot of effort/trouble/expense etc to try very hard or spend a lot of money in order to do something: The meal was absolutely amazing. They'd obviously gone to a lot of trouble to get it just right. Parents often go to a great deal of expense in order to make sure that their children get a good education.3. go to it AmE spoken informal used to tell or encourage someone to do something: "The kitchen really needs to be cleaned." "Yeah, go to it."■ SIMILAR TO: get to it go together 1. go together not progressive if two things go together, they look, taste, or sound good together: Do these trousers and this jacket go together? Tina's voice and Rhys' songwriting style go together perfectly.go well together Pork and apple go well together.2. go together not progressive if two things go together, they often exist together or are often connected with each other: The problems of poor housing and bad health often go together. Traditionally, Christmas and snow have always gone together. Horse racing and Ireland go together - it is said that there are as many horses as people.■ SIMILAR TO: go hand in hand3. be going together informal if two people are going together, they are having a romantic or sexual relationship: I didn't know Sharon and Les were going together.■ SIMILAR TO: go out together go towards/toward ! British people usually use go towards. American people usually use go toward. go towards/toward sth not passive if an amount of money goes towards something, it is used to help pay for something or for a particular purpose: My parents gave me $300 to go toward a new computer. All the money raised will go towards local charities. go under 1. go under if a company or business goes under, it has to close because it does not make enough money to continue: Many restaurants go under in their first year. The business went under, and then his wife left him.■ SIMILAR TO: go bankrupt2. go under • go under sth to become unconscious, because you have been given an anaesthetic (=a drug used by doctors to stop you from feeling pain): The nurse injected something into my arm, and I immediately felt myself going under.3. go under to sink below the surface of the water: We watched from the lifeboat as the great ship finally went under. go up 1. go up if a price or the level of something goes up, it increases: The rate of violent crime among young people in the US is still going up. House prices in this area are going up and up. Because of fierce competition, the price of computers keeps going down, while their quality keeps going up. Cigarettes have gone up. (=have become more expensive)■ SIMILAR TO: rise, increase■ OPPOSITE: go down2. go up to travel north+ to We stayed in San Francisco and then went up to Seattle for a few days.■ OPPOSITE: go down3. go up BrE to go to a town or city from a smaller place: I'd like to go up to London to do some Christmas shopping.4. go up to walk until you are next to someone or something, in order to talk to them or do something: The boys went up and asked her for her autograph.+ to Dylan went up to the microphone and started singing.5. go up if new buildings go up, they are built: New high-rise apartment buildings are going up all around the town.6. go up to explode or start burning: A lit cigarette fell on the sofa, and within minutes the whole room had gone up.go up in flames The car rolled down the bank, and went up in flames.7. go up if a shout, cry etc, goes up, the people in a place make a noise that expresses how they feel: A groan went up as Miss Hirsch reminded the class about their vocabulary test. A wild cheer went up from the people standing on the street, as a fireman emerged from the house carrying a child.8. go up BrE to move to a higher group of sports teams and players who play together: United will go up to the first division next season.■ SIMILAR TO: be promoted■ OPPOSITE: go downBrE9. the lights go up if the lights go up in a cinema or theatre, they are turned on because the film or show has ended: The lights went up, and people started to leave the cinema.■ OPPOSITE: go downBrE old-fashioned10. go up BrE old-fashioned to begin studying at university+ to She went up to Oxford in 1975.■ OPPOSITE: go down go up against go up against sb especially AmE to compete against someone, especially in sport, business, or in a court of law: The LA Raiders go up against the Green Bay Packers on August 7. It's almost impossible for an ordinary person to go up against a big company that can afford to hire top lawyers. go up to go up to sb/sth to reach as far as a particular place or continue until a particular time: Our garden goes up to these bushes - the rest belongs to the neighbours. The financial year only goes up to April. go with 1. go with sth if one thing goes with another, they look, taste, or sound good together: Do you think these shoes go with this dress? That shade of blue goes with your eyes.go well with sth This wine should go well with meat and strong-tasting cheeses2. go with sth if something such as a problem or an advantage goes with a particular situation, it is often a part of it: the pressure that goes with being famous They were used to having pensions, and sick pay, and everything that goes with having a secure job.sth goes with the territory (=used to say that a problem is a usual part of a job or situation, and people should expect it) Young lawyers have to work extremely long hours, but that just goes with the territory.3. go with sth if one thing goes with another, it is provided with it so that you get both together: The house goes with the job. a blue silk evening dress that has a matching bag to go with it4. go with sth especially spoken to accept an idea, suggestion, plan etc and decide to use it: "What do you think of Jo's idea?" "I think we should go with it, I can't think of anything better."5. go with sb spoken to have someone as your boyfriend or girlfriend: Is Martin still going with Jane?■ SIMILAR TO: go out with6. go with sb BrE old-fashioned spoken to have sex with someone - used when you want to avoid saying this directly: I never went with him, you know.■ SIMILAR TO: sleep with go without go without • go without sth to not have something that you usually have: We can't afford a holiday this year, so we'll just have to go without. I can't party all night and go without sleep like I used to when I was younger.
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