GO Flashcards

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Go along

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to agree or be willing to accept something:
- Alex has already agreed, but it’s going to be harder persuading Mike to go along.
- The president would not feel obligated to go along with a deal he didn’t like.

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Go away

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(LEAVE)

to leave a place:
- Go away and leave me alone!

to leave your home in order to spend time somewhere else, usually for a holiday:
- We usually go away for the summer.
- He goes away on business a lot.

(DISAPPEAR)
- It was weeks before the bruises went away.

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Go back

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To return to a place where you were or where you have been before.
- He had to go back home to get his passport.

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Go down

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To decrease, reduce in size or amount; also, to be received in a particular way.
- The price of fuel is expected to go down next month.
- Her speech went down well with the audience.

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Go for

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To choose or select something; to attack.
- She decided to go for the vegetarian option.
- The dog suddenly went for the stranger.

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Go off

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**To explode or fire; **
- The fireworks went off at midnight.

also, for food to become bad or spoiled.
- The milk has gone off.

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Go on

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to continue; to happen.
- The meeting went on longer than expected.

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Go out

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To leave home to go to a social event; also, for a light or fire to stop burning.
- We’re going out for dinner tonight.
- The campfire finally went out.

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Go over

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To review or examine something; also, to be received or understood in a particular way.
- Let’s go over the report one more time.
- His joke didn’t go over well.

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Go through

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To experience a difficult or unpleasant situation; to examine or search something thoroughly.
- She’s going through a tough time right now.
- He went through his notes before the exam.

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Go up

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To increase, rise, or be built.
- Housing prices have gone up again.

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