go

/gəʊ/ verb [I] (present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone)

Definition

MOVE › to move or travel somewhere: I'd love to go to America. We went into the house. Are you going by train?

DO SOMETHING › to move or travel somewhere in order to do something: Let's go for a walk. [+ doing sth] We're going camping tomorrow.

DISAPPEAR › to disappear or no longer exist: When I turned round the man had gone.

go badly/well, etc › to develop in a particular way: My exams went really badly.

CONTINUE › to continue to be in a particular state: We won't let anyone go hungry.

WORKING › to work correctly: Did you manage to get the car going?

STOP WORKING › to stop working correctly: Her hearing is going, so speak loudly.

MATCH › If two things go, they match each other: That jumper doesn't go with those trousers.

TIME › If time goes, it passes: The day went very quickly.

SONG › to have a particular tune or words: I can't remember how it goes.

SOUND/MOVEMENT › to make a particular sound or movement: My dog goes like this when he wants some food.

(Definition of go verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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