Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent''s counters
Type of:
board game
verb
Sense 2
"Go away before I start to cry"
"The train departs at noon"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 3
"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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 4
"How is it going?"
"The day went well until I got your call"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 5
"The children went hungry that day"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
verb
Sense 6
"The first prize goes to Mary"
"Her money went on clothes"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 7
"This door goes to the basement"
"The road runs South"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 8
"How does this song go again?"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 9
be contained in
"How many times does 18 go into 54?"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 10
"This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"
Type of:
compare
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 11
be spent
"All my money went for food and rent"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 13
"These ugly billboards have to go!"
"These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 15
"the story or argument runs as follows"
"as the saying goes..."
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 16
"This flavor will blend with those in your dish"
"This sofa won''t go with the chairs"
Verb group:
fit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 17
"Where do these books belong?"
"Let''s put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"
"Where do these books go?"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 18
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 ex"
Type of:
be
Derived:
extent
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 20
"The inauguration went well"
"how did your interview go?"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something from somebody
verb
Sense 22
"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!"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 23
"She went `Mmmmm''"
"The gun went `bang''"
Type of:
cause to be perceived
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
verb
Sense 24
"I start at eight in the morning"
"Ready, set, go!"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 25
"The speech has to go through several more drafts"
"run through your presentation before the meeting"
Type of:
change
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 26
"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 ni"
Opposites:
stay in place
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 27
"Who rifled through my desk drawers?"
Type of:
search
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 28
"I plumped for the losing candidates"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 29
"The money had gone after a few days"
"Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun
Sense 30
"he took a crack at it"
"I gave it a whirl"
verb
Sense 31
"She died from cancer"
"They children perished in the fire"
"The patient went peacefully"
Opposites:
be born
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun
Sense 32
verb
Sense 33
"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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 34
"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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 35
"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"
Type of:
change
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
35
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
221
Times Searched
3
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