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go fish
nounB1
/ˌɡəʊ ˈfɪʃ/A simple card game for children where players ask each other for specific cards to form pairs.
go for
verbB1-B2
/ˈɡəʊ fɔː(r)/To try to obtain or achieve something; to choose; to attack; to be attracted to.
go forth
verbLow (Formal/Literary)
/ˌɡəʊ ˈfɔːθ/To move forward or outward; to leave a place; to proceed, often with purpose or determination.
go in
verbHigh
/ɡəʊ ɪn/to enter a physical space, such as a room or building.
go into
verbB2
/ˌɡəʊ ˈɪntə/To enter, move into, or begin to participate in a physical space, state, activity, profession, or topic of discussion.
go off
verbHigh
/ɡəʊ ˈɒf/To leave a place, or to explode/sound suddenly.
go on
interjectionverbHigh
/ˌɡəʊ ˈɒn/To continue doing something; to proceed, especially after a pause.
go or no-go
nounC1
/ˌɡəʊ ɔː ˈnəʊ ɡəʊ/A decision point or criterion determining whether a planned activity or project should proceed (go) or be canceled/delayed (no-go).
go out
verbVery High
/ˌɡəʊ ˈaʊt/to leave one's home or usual place for social or entertainment purposes.
go over
verbB1
/ˌɡəʊ ˈəʊvə(r)/to examine or review something carefully; to move across a space or barrier.
go through
verbB2
/ˌɡəʊ ˈθruː/To experience or endure something difficult or unpleasant; to examine or search carefully.
go together
verbB1
/ˌɡəʊ təˈɡeð.ər/To be harmonious, compatible, or suitable when combined or considered as a pair.
go under
verbB2
/ˌɡəʊ ˈʌn.dər/To sink beneath a surface; to fail or collapse.
go up
verbHigh (B1)
/ˌɡəʊ ˈʌp/to move or travel from a lower position to a higher position.
go with
verbB1
/ˈɡəʊ wɪð/To accompany or be paired with something/someone; to choose or accept.
go without
verbB2
/ˌɡəʊ wɪˈðaʊt/To manage or survive despite not having something one needs or desires.
go-ahead run
nounLow
/ˈɡəʊ əˌhed ˈrʌn/In baseball, the run that gives a team the lead.
go-around
nounverbC1
/ˈɡəʊ əˌraʊnd/A procedure in aviation where an aircraft aborts its landing attempt, climbs, and circles to make another approach.
go-away bird
nounLow (primarily in ornithological/regional contexts)
/ˌɡəʊ əˈweɪ bɜːd/A type of African grey turaco (genus Corythaixoides), known for its distinctive, loud call that sounds like 'go away'.
go-between
nounB2
/ˈɡəʊ bɪtwiːn/A person who acts as an intermediary or messenger between two parties.

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