With 'go' Flashcards
go about sth
To begin to do something or deal with something:
“How can we go about solving this problem?”
go after sth
To try to get something:
“Are you planning to go after Paul’s job when he leaves?”
go against sth/sb
To oppose or disagree with something or someone:
“Public opinion is going against the government on this issue.”
go along (UK) 1
To go to a place or event, usually without much
planning:
“I might go along to the party later.”
go round/around (US) 1
To spin like a wheel
go round/around (US) 2
Be enough:
“Are there enough pencils to go round?”
go along (UK) 2
To agree or be willing to accept something:
“The president would not feel obligated to go along with a deal he didn’t like.”
go round/around (US) 3
To spend your time behaving in the stated way:
“You can’t go round being rude to people.”
go round/around (US) 4
To visit someone in their home:
“I’m just going round to Martha’s for half an hour.”
go after sb
To chase or follow someone in order to catch them:
“The police went after him but he got away.”
go against sb
If a decision or vote goes against sb, they don’t get the result that they wanted:
“The judge’s decision went against us.”
go ahead 1
To start to do something:
“We’ve received permission to go ahead with the music festival.”
go ahead 2
If an event goes ahead, it happens:
“The organizers are going ahead with the scheme despite the objections of local residents.”
go along with sth/sb
To support an idea, or to agree with someone’s opinion:
“Kate’s already agreed, but it’s going to be harder persuading Mike to go along with it.”
go round (somewhere)
To go or be given from one person to another, or to move from one place to another:
“A nasty flu bug is going round (the school) at the moment.”
