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To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:

📑 Synonyms: move fare tread draw drift wend cross

To move through space (especially to or through a place). {{q|May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.}}

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). {{q|See also ''go back''.}}

To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).

To move (a particular distance, or in a particular fashion).

To move or travel in order to do something, or to do something while moving.

To leave; to move away.

To follow or proceed according to (a course or path).

To travel or pass along.

To walk; to travel on one's feet. (19th c.)

(machine) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).

📑 Synonyms: function work operate run

To start; to begin (an action or process).

To take a turn, especially in a game.

To attend.

To proceed:

To proceed (often in a specified manner, indicating the perceived quality of an event or state).

(with another verb, sometimes linked by ''and'') To proceed (especially to do something foolish).

To extend along.

To extend (from one point in time or space to another).

To lead (to a place); to give access (to).

To become, move to or come to (a state, position, situation)

(copulative) To become. {{q|The adjective that follows often, but not always, describes a negative state.}}

To move to (a position or state).

To come (to a certain condition or state).

To change (from one value to another).

To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.

(copulative) To continuously or habitually be in a state.

To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).

To tend (toward a result)

To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.

To pass, to be used up:

(of time) To elapse, to pass; to slip away. {{q|Compare ''go by''.}}

To end or disappear. {{q|Compare ''go away''.}}

To be spent or used up.

To die.

📑 Synonyms: Thesaurus:die

(cricket) To be lost or out:

(of a wicket) To be lost.

(of a batsman) To be out.

To break down or apart:

To collapse or give way, to break apart.

To break down or decay.

To be sold.

To be discarded or disposed of.

To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.

To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.

(sports) To have a certain record.

To be authoritative, accepted, or valid:

Of an opinion or instruction, to have (final) authority; to be authoritative.

To be accepted.

To be valid or applicable.

(makeasound) To say (something), to make a sound:

(colloquial) To say (something, aloud or to oneself).

To make the (specified) sound.

To sound; to make a noise.

To be expressed or composed (a certain way).

To resort (to).

To apply or subject oneself to:

To apply oneself; to undertake; to have as one's goal or intention. {{q|Compare ''be going to''.}}

To make an effort, to subject oneself (to something).

To work (through or over), especially mentally.

To fit (in a place, or together with something):

(often followed by a preposition) To fit.

To be compatible, especially of colors or food and drink.

To belong (somewhere).

(snooker) Of a ball, to be capable of being potted, not having its path to the pocket obstructed by other balls.

To date.

📑 Synonyms: [[go out]] (with) date see

To (begin to) date or have sex with (a particular race).

To attack:

To fight or attack.

(slang) To fight.

(Australian slang) To attack.

(beingeneral)(in phrases with 'as') {{n-g|Used to express how some category of things generally is, as a reference for, contrast to, or comparison with, a particular example.}}

To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.

To yield or weigh.

To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay.

(colloquial) To enjoy. {{q|Compare ''go for''.}}

(colloquial) To go to the toilet; to urinate or defecate.

(imperative) {{n-g|Expressing encouragement or approval.}}

(colloquial) {{rfv-sense|en}} (go to the)

(euphemism) To fight, usually with the fists.

📑 Synonyms: Thesaurus:fight

(uncommon) The act of going.

A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).

An attempt, a try.

📑 Synonyms: attempt bash shot stab try

A period of activity.

A time; an experience.

(dated) A circumstance or occurrence; an incident, often unexpected.

An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.

📑 Synonyms: green light

An act; the working or operation.

(dated) The fashion or mode.

📑 Synonyms: mode style trend

(dated) Noisy merriment.

(archaic) A glass of spirits; a quantity of spirits.

📑 Synonyms: gage measure

(dated) A portion

Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance.

(cribbage) The situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.

(British slang) A dandy; a fashionable person.

(spaceflight) Working correctly and ready to commence operation; approved and able to be put into action.

(Q11413)(board game) 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.

📑 Synonyms: weiqi baduk