American English
/goʊ/
One syllable.
to move or travel from one place to another
Practice out loudto move or travel from one place to another
I go to work by bus.
The children went outside.
Use go when someone moves away from the speaker. Use come when someone moves toward the speaker.
go home · go back · go abroad · go by car
go + to + place
go + adverb
to leave a place
I have to go now.
Please go away.
have to go · go away
go + away
subject + have/has + to + go
to visit a place or take part in an activity
We go to the gym after work.
They went swimming yesterday.
For activities, use go followed by a word ending in -ing, not go to.
go shopping · go to work · go to school · go on vacation
go + to + place/event
go + verb-ing
to happen or develop in a particular way
How did the interview go?
The meeting went well.
go well · go badly · go wrong · go smoothly
How + did + subject + go?
subject + go + well/badly
used to talk about a future plan or an event that seems likely
I'm going to call Mom tonight.
to start or continue after getting permission or making a decision
Go ahead and take the last cookie.
to leave home to spend time socially or on a date
We went out for dinner on Friday.
The past form is went, but the form used after have, has, or had is gone.