GO

verb [I usually + adv/prep ] A1 (go - went - gone) • synonyms: travel, move, proceed • go to (place); go by bus/car/train; go home • where are you going?; let's go; I'm going to... • freq in AmE (this meaning): 10/10

(MOVE/TRAVEL) to move or travel from one place to another; to proceed in a direction

verb [I ] A1 (go - went - gone) • synonyms: leave, depart • have to go; time to go; I must go • it's time to go; I have to go now; they went (=left) • freq in AmE (this meaning): 10/10

(LEAVE/DEPART) to leave a place; to depart

verb [I ] A2 (go - went - gone) • synonyms: attend, frequent • go to school/church/college/the gym • my kids go to...; do you go to...?; I used to go to... • freq in AmE (this meaning): 10/10

(ATTEND/PARTICIPATE) to regularly attend or participate in an activity, institution, or event

verb [L only + adj ] A2 (go - went - gone) • synonyms: become, turn, get • go wrong/bad/crazy/bald/blind/cold • went crazy/bald; has gone bad; don't let it go... • freq in AmE (this meaning): 9/10

(BECOME) to become or change into a particular state or condition (typically followed by an adjective)

verb [I ] B1 (go - went - gone) • synonyms: work, function, operate, run • won't go; is it going?; stopped going; get it going • the car won't go; is the machine going? • freq in AmE (this meaning): 8/10

(FUNCTION/WORK) to function, operate, or work properly (especially for machines and devices)

verb [I ] B1 informal (go - went - gone) • synonyms: say (informal), make a sound • the song goes...; what does X go?; he/she went (said) • how does it go?; the story goes... • freq in AmE (this meaning): 8/10

(SAYING/SOUND) to say something or make a sound (used when quoting or describing sounds) ⇒ this usage of the verb is informal and conversational. It is used instead of "say" in casual speech, especially when imitating sounds or dialogue.

verb [I ] A2 (go - went - gone) • synonyms: lead, extend, reach • go to (place); go through (area); go all the way to • this road goes to...; where does this go?; goes all the way to... • freq in AmE (this meaning): 8/10

(EXTEND/REACH) to extend, reach, or lead to a particular place or point

collocation with go verb [I ] A2 • synonyms: fail, malfunction, go amiss • everything/something went wrong; what could go wrong? • things went wrong; nothing will go wrong; went badly wrong • freq in AmE: 10/10

to develop problems, make mistakes, or fail to work as planned

collocation with go verb [I ] B1 • synonyms: proceed, continue, start • go ahead with something; go ahead and (do something) • go ahead!; the project will go ahead; decided to go ahead • freq in AmE: 10/10

to proceed with an action or plan; to give or receive permission to start

collocation with go verb [I ] A2 • synonyms: shop, do shopping • go shopping for something; go shopping with someone • let's go shopping; I need to go shopping; goes shopping every... • freq in AmE: 10/10

to go to stores to buy things; to engage in the activity of shopping

collocation with go verb [I ] A2 • synonyms: take a walk, walk • go for a walk in/around (place); go for a long/short walk • let's go for a walk; I go for a walk every...; want to go for a walk? • freq in AmE: 10/10

to take a walk; to walk for leisure, exercise, or relaxation

collocation with go verb [I ] A2 US (UK go on holiday) • synonyms: take a vacation/holiday • go on vacation/holiday to (place) • when are you going on vacation?; went on holiday • freq in AmE: 10/10 (vacation) | freq in BrE: 10/10 (holiday)

to take time off work or school to travel or relax (American: vacation; British: holiday)

collocation with go verb [I ] A2 pattern: go + -ing • common activities: swimming, fishing, skiing, hiking, camping, running, jogging, dancing, shopping • let's go swimming; want to go hiking? • freq in AmE: 10/10

to engage in recreational activities, especially sports and outdoor pursuits (followed by verb-ing)

collocation with go verb [I ] B1 (UK mainly go mad) • synonyms: go insane, lose it, freak out (informal) • go crazy/mad with (emotion); drive someone crazy; makes me go crazy • freq in AmE: 9/10 (crazy)

to become very angry, upset, or mentally unstable; to lose control emotionally or mentally

collocation with go verb [I ] A2 pattern: go + -ing • common activities: swimming, fishing, skiing, hiking, bowling, camping, running, jogging, dancing, shopping • let's go swimming; want to go hiking? • freq in AmE: 10/10

to go to a place where people dance for entertainment

collocation with go verb [I ] B1 more often in BrE • synonyms: disappear, vanish, be lost • go missing from (place); has/have gone missing • went missing; my keys have gone missing; items went missing • freq in AmE: 7/10 | freq in BrE: 9/10

to disappear or become lost, especially when someone's whereabouts are unknown ⇒ this expression is MORE common in British English than American English, though Americans understand and use i

collocation with go verb [I ] B2 • synonyms: forget, draw a blank, freeze up (mind); turn off (screen) • my mind went blank; the screen went blank • went completely blank; suddenly went blank • freq in AmE: 8/10

to suddenly be unable to remember or think of something; for the mind to become empty ⇒ used for minds (forgetting) and screens (turning off/empty) — context makes the meaning clear

collocation with go verb [I ] B2 • synonyms: become bankrupt, fail financially, go under (informal) • go bankrupt; went bankrupt; will go bankrupt • the company went bankrupt; many businesses went bankrupt • freq in AmE: 8/10

to become unable to pay debts; to have a business officially declared financially failed

collocation with go verb [I ] A1 • (usually) go to bed at (time); (need to) go to bed early/late • freq in AmE: 10/10 ⇒ Note: "Go to bed" means getting into bed to sleep. It's different from "go to sleep", which focuses on falling asleep.

to get into bed for sleeping; to retire for the night

collocation with go verb [I ] A2 • synonyms: fall asleep, drift off • I went to sleep at... • freq in AmE: 10/10 ⇒ Note: "Go to sleep" focuses on the act of falling asleep, not just getting in bed. Different from "go to bed."

to fall asleep; to transition from being awake to sleeping

collocation with go verb [I ] B1 • synonyms: get online, connect to the internet, launch (for websites) • go online to (do something); the website goes online • need to go online; can I go online?; went online yesterday • freq in AmE: 9/10

to connect to the internet; to become available or accessible on the internet

collocation with go verb [I ] A2 • synonyms: go smoothly, succeed, turn out well • go well; went well; going well • hope it goes well; how did it go?; everything went well • freq in AmE: 10/10

to proceed successfully or favorably; to happen without problems

collocation with go verb [I ] B1 • synonyms: go without a hitch, proceed smoothly, run smoothly • hope everything goes smoothly; if all goes smoothly; didn't go smoothly • freq in AmE: 9/10

to proceed without problems, difficulties, or interruptions; to happen easily and efficiently