go
noun (ATTEMPT) /ɡəʊ/
/ɡoʊ/ (plural goes)Definition
B2 [C] (US usually try) an attempt to do something: Georgina passed her driving test (on her) first go. "This jar is impossible to open." "Here, let me have a go." I want to have a go at finishing my essay tonight. We can't do the work all in one go (= all at the same time).Trying and making an effortEffort and expending energy make a go of sth (US usually try) C2 to try to make something succeed, usually by working hard: She's really making a go of her new antique shop. I can't see him ever making a go of accountancy.Trying and making an effortEffort and expending energy
(Definition of go noun (ATTEMPT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a blitz on sth idiom
- all-out adjective
- assault noun
- attempt noun
- attempt verb
- foray noun (ATTEMPT)
- get off your backside idiom
- get your act together idiom
- get your head down idiom
- give it a whirl idiom
- give sth your best shot idiom
- go for sth phrasal verb (TRY)
- pursuer noun (ATTEMPT)
- pursuit noun (ATTEMPT)
- push your luck idiom
- put your back into sth idiom
- put your best foot forward idiom
- stick to sth phrasal verb
- summon verb (PRODUCE STRENGTH)
- work at sth phrasal verb
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