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go

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

Translation

MOVE to move or travel somewhere
gitmek
I'd love to go to America. We went into the house. Are you going by train?15921595
DO SOMETHING to move or travel somewhere in order to do something
bir amaç için gitmek
Let's go for a walk. [+ doing sth] We're going camping tomorrow.15921595
DISAPPEAR to disappear or no longer exist
gözden kaybolmak, yok olmak; yitmek
When I turned round the man had gone.456
go badly/well, etc to develop in a particular way
iyi/kötü gitmek
My exams went really badly.1752
CONTINUE to continue to be in a particular state
belli bir düzende/konumda devam etmek
We won't let anyone go hungry.1561
WORKING to work correctly
düzgün/hatasız çalışmak
Did you manage to get the car going?1358
STOP WORKING to stop working correctly
düzgün çalışmamak, arıza yapmak, iyi gitmemek
Her hearing is going, so speak loudly.2503
MATCH If two things go, they match each other.
uymak, uyuşmak, birbiriyle iyi gitmek
That jumper doesn't go with those trousers.1891
TIME If time goes, it passes.
(zaman) geçmek, bitmek, yok olmak
The day went very quickly.1548
SONG to have a particular tune or words
(şarkı) belli bir melodisi/ezgisi ve güftesi olmak
I can't remember how it goes.275
SOUND/MOVEMENT to make a particular sound or movement
belli bir ses çıkarmak veya hareket yapmak
My dog goes like this when he wants some food.1592
not go there to not think or talk about a subject that makes you feel bad
'Oraya/ona hiç değinme!', 'Sakın lafını bile etme!' 'Ne olur hiç o konuya girme!'
"Then there's the guilt I feel about leaving my child with another woman." "Don't even go there!"1845
go about sth phrasal verb
to start to do something or deal with something
bir şeye başlamak/bir şeyle ilgilenmeye başlamak
What's the best way to go about this?21401552
go after sb phrasal verb
to chase or follow someone in order to catch them
peşinden gitmek, takip etmek, ardından takip etmek
He ran away, but the police went after him.1621
go against sth phrasal verb
If something goes against a rule or something you believe in, it does not obey it or agree with it.
zıddına gitmek, tersine/aksine hareket etmek, kurallara uymamak
It goes against my principles to lie.972
go against sb phrasal verb
If a decision or vote goes against someone, they do not get the result that they needed.
aksine çıkmak, beklenen sonucu vermemek, düşündüğünün aksine sonuçlanmak
The judge's decision went against us.1852
go ahead phrasal verb
START to start to do something
yapmaya başlamak, yürütmek, ilerlemek
We have permission to go ahead with the project.1552
PERMISSION something that you say to someone to give them permission to do something
Buyrun!, Alın!, Tabi!, Hay hay!, Siz buyrun, Rica ederim!'
''Can I borrow your book?'' ''Yes, go ahead.''686
go-ahead noun get/give the go-ahead
go along phrasal verb
GO SOMEWHERE UK to go to a place or event, usually without much planning
öylesine uğramak, gitmek
I might go along to the party after work.1722
CONTINUE to continue doing something
devam etmek, ilerlemek
I'll tell you the rules as we go along.1561
go along with sth/sb phrasal verb
to support an idea, or to agree with someone's opinion
(fikir) uymak, desteklemek
She'll never go along with this idea.1183
go around phrasal verb ( also UK go round)
to be enough for everyone in a group
yetmek, kâfi gelmek, yeterli olmak
There aren't enough chairs to go around.1819
go around doing sth to spend your time behaving badly or doing something that is unpleasant for other people: She's been going around telling people I'm stupid.967
go at sth phrasal verb UK informal
to start doing something with a lot of energy and enthusiasm
istek ve gayretle bir şeyi yapmaya başlamak, girişmek, bir çırpıda bitirmek için uğraşmak
There were a lot of dishes to wash so we went at it straight away.2140
go away phrasal verb
LEAVE to leave a place
ayrılmak, uzaklaşmak, uzak durmak, çekip gitmek
Go away - I'm busy.1595
HOLIDAY to leave your home in order to spend time in a different place, usually for a holiday
tatile çıkmak, tatile gitmek için ayrılmak
They're going away for a few weeks in the summer.41516601595
DISAPPEAR to disappear
kaybolmak, yok olmak, gitmek
That smell seems to have gone away.10841556
go back phrasal verb
to return to a place where you were or where you have been before
geri gelmek, dönmek
When are you going back to London?1593
go back on sth phrasal verb
to not do something that you promised you would do
sözünü yerine getirmemek, yapmamak, sözünde durmamak
I never go back on my word (= not do what I said I would do).1175
go back to sb phrasal verb
to start a relationship again with a person who you had a romantic relationship with in the past
yeniden başlamak, geri dönmek
Jim's gone back to his ex-wife.2115
go back to sth phrasal verb
to start doing something again that you were doing before
geri dönmek, tekrar yapmaya başlamak
It's time to go back to work now.2171
go by phrasal verb
TIME If time goes by, it passes.
(zaman) geçmek, geçip gitmek
The days went by really slowly.1548
MOVE PAST to move past
süratle/hızlıca geçmek
A green sports car went by.1592
go by sth phrasal verb
to use information about something to help you make a decision about the best thing to do
göre hareket etmek/hüküm vermek; ...doğrultusunda belirlemek
You can't go by anything she says.1110
go down phrasal verb
BECOME LESS to become lower in level
düşmek, azalmak, seviyesi düşmek
Interest rates are going down at the moment.1811
SUN When the sun goes down, it moves down in the sky until it cannot be seen any more.
(güneş) batmak
2430
COMPUTER If a computer goes down, it stops working.
(bilgisayar) çökmek, tammamen bozulmak, çalışmamak
13982503
REMEMBER to be considered or remembered in a particular way
hatırlanmak, unutulmamak
This will go down as one of the most exciting soccer matches ever played. UK I don't think my plan will go down well at all.1118
go down with sth phrasal verb UK informal
to become ill, usually with an illness that is not very serious
çok ciddi olmayan bir hastalığa tutulmak/yakalanmak
Our whole class went down with the flu.575
go for sth phrasal verb
CHOOSE to choose something
seçmek
What sort of printer are you going to go for?778
HAVE informal to try to have or achieve something
almaya/kazanmaya çalışmak/mücadele etmek, yarışmak
He'll be going for his third straight Olympic gold medal in the 200-meter dash. If you want it, go for it (= do what you need to do in order to have or achieve it).1860778
GET to try to get something
almaya çalışmak, uğraşmak
He tripped as he was going for the ball.1860
MONEY If something goes for a particular amount of money, it is sold for that amount.
...miktara satılmak; ...e/a gitmek/malolmak
1421
go for sb phrasal verb
to attack someone
saldırmak, üzerine atılmak, hücum etmek
He suddenly went for me with a knife.708
go in phrasal verb
to enter a place
içeri girmek
I looked through the window, but I didn't actually go in.1597
go in for sth phrasal verb
to like a particular activity
sevmek, hoşlanmak, haz almak
I don't really go in for sports.1858979
go into sth phrasal verb
START to start to do a particular type of work
başlamak, girmek
What made you decide to go into politics?1436
DESCRIBE to describe, discuss, or examine something in a detailed way
açıklamak, ayrıntıya girmek
She didn't go into any detail about the job.1790
BE USED If an amount of time, money, or effort goes into a product or activity, it is used or spent creating that product or doing that activity.
(zaman, para, çaba) sarf etmek, vermek, harcamak, ayırmak, kullanılmak
A lot of effort has gone into producing this play.1338
go off phrasal verb
LEAVE to leave a place and go somewhere else
terketmek, ayrılmak
She's gone off to the pub with Tony.1595
FOOD UK informal If food goes off, it is not good to eat any more because it is too old.
(yiyecek) bayatlamak, bozulmak, yenilemez hale gelmek
458
STOP If a light or machine goes off, it stops working.
kesilmek, kapanmak, durmak, çalışmamak
The heating goes off at 10 o'clock.2503
EXPLODE If a bomb or gun goes off, it explodes or fires.
patlamak, infilak etmek
18219723001
MAKE NOISE If something that makes a noise goes off, it suddenly starts making a noise.
gürültü yapmak, ses çıkarmak, durup dururken çalmaya başlamak
His car alarm goes off every time it rains.108810921972
go off on one informal to react angrily to something2417
go off sb/sth phrasal verb UK
to stop liking someone or something
artık hoşlanmamak, haz almamak, sevmemek
I've gone off fish recently.947
go on phrasal verb
LAST to last for a particular period of time
sürmek, devam etmek
The film seemed to go on forever.1548
CONTINUE to continue doing something
devam etmek, sürdürmek, sürüp gitmek
[+ doing sth] We can't go on living like this.1561
go on to do sth to do something else in the future: He went on to win the final.1561
HAPPEN to happen
olmak, meydana gelmek, vuku bulmak
What's going on?1752
TALK UK to talk in an annoying way about something for a long time
gereksiz yere sürekli aynı şeyden bahsetmek, konuşup durmak
I wish she'd stop going on about her boyfriend.1148
TALK AGAIN to start talking again after stopping for a short time
(konuşmaya) devam etmek, kaldığı yerden devam etmek
He paused and then went on with his story.2171
Go on informal something that you say to encourage someone to do something: Go on, what happened next?1870
go on sth phrasal verb
to use a piece of information to help you discover or understand something
eldeki mevcut bilgiyi esas almak/göz önünde bulundurmak
Her first name was all we had to go on.1110
go out phrasal verb
LEAVE to leave a place in order to go somewhere else
dışarı çıkmak
Are you going out tonight?1595
LIGHT/FIRE If a light or something that is burning goes out, it stops producing light or heat.
(ışık, ampul vb.) sönmek, patlamak
It took ages for the fire to go out.15002501
RELATIONSHIP If two people go out together, they have a romantic relationship with each other.
duygusal bir ilişki yaşamak, birlikte çıkmak, flört etmek
I've been going out with him for a year.2115
go over phrasal verb US
to be thought of in a particular way
nasıl olacağını düşünmek, merak etmek
I wonder how my speech will go over this afternoon. I don't think my comments went over well at all.
go over sth phrasal verb
to talk or think about something in order to explain it or make certain that it is correct
tekrar üzerinden geçmek, bir kez daha göz atmak, tekrar ele almak
Let's go over the plan one more time.115311561110
go round phrasal verb UK ( UK/US go around)
to be enough for everyone in a group
yetecek kadar olmak
There aren't enough chairs to go round.1819
go round doing sth to spend your time behaving badly or doing something that is unpleasant for other people: She's been going round telling people I'm stupid.967
go through sth phrasal verb
EXPERIENCE to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation
zor zamanlar geçirmek, güçlükler yaşamak
She's going through a difficult time with her job.925
EXAMINE to carefully examine the contents of something or a collection of things in order to find something
ayrıtısıyla ve dikkatlice incelemek
A customs officer went through my suitcase.1110
USE to use a lot of something
bitirmek, kullanmak
I've gone through two boxes of tissues this week.1338
go through phrasal verb
If a law, plan, or deal goes through, it is officially accepted or approved.
(kanun, plan, anlaşma vb.) resmen kabul edilmek, onaylanmak
1183
go through with sth phrasal verb
to do something unpleasant or difficult that you have planned or promised to do
planlanmış/vaat edilmiş/zor ve hoş olmayan bir şeyi yapmak; yapmak zorunda kalmak
He was too scared to go through with the operation.1828
go under phrasal verb
If a company or business goes under, it fails financially.
(iş, şirket)batmak, iflas etmek, çökmek
18521427
go up phrasal verb
INCREASE to become higher in level
artmak, yükselmek
House prices keep going up.1808
BE FIXED If a building or sign goes up, it is fixed into position.
dikilmek, yerleştirilmek, yükseltilmek
1364
EXPLODE to suddenly explode
infilak etmek, patlamak
There was a loud bang, and then the building went up in flames.1972
go without (sth) phrasal verb
to not have something that you usually have
...sız/siz yapmak/idare etmek; ...den/dan mahrum kalmak
They went without food for four days.929
(Definition of go verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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