go

/goʊ/ v [I always + adv/prep] (present tense goes, present participle going, past tense went /went/, past participle gone /gɔn/, /gɑn/) (LEAD)

Definition

› (of a road, path, etc.) to lead in a particular direction: Does I-70 go to Denver? › If something goes a particular length, it is that long: The well goes down at least 30 feet.

(Definition of go v (LEAD) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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