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go

Archaic Humorous Informal Slang

to move from one place to another. You can also use it to talk about leaving a place or traveling.

to move from one place to another; to travel. A primary intransitive verb of motion, it also functions as part of the semi-modal 'be going to' to express future plans or intentions.


SIMPLE

We often go for a walk after dinner.

CONTEXTUAL

If we're going to catch the 8 AM train, we need to go now or we will be late.

COMPLEX

With the final witness testimony, the case against the defendant went from being circumstantial to overwhelmingly conclusive, leaving the jury with little room for doubt.

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