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go

verb [I] (OPERATE)
 
 
/ɡəʊ/ US  /ɡoʊ/ (present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone)

Definition

C2 to operate (in the right way): Have you any idea why this watch won't go? Can you help me get my car going? Our company has been going (= has been in business) for 20 years.FunctioningPerforming a function
(Definition of go verb (OPERATE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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