go (
gəu)
– 3rd person singular present tense goes: past tense went (went) : past participle gone (gon) – verb1. to walk, travel, move etc. He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out? đi; đi đến; đi tới
2. to be sent, passed on etc. Complaints have to go through the proper channels. được gửi đến hoặc chuyển đi
3. to be given, sold etc. The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100. được bán đi; thuộc về
4. to lead to. Where does this road go? dẫn tới
5. to visit, to attend. He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie. tham dự, thăm
6. to be destroyed etc. This wall will have to go. bỏ đi
7. to proceed, be done. The meeting went very well. diễn ra
8. to move away. I think it is time you were going. ra đi
9. to disappear. My purse has gone! biến mất
10. to do (some action or activity). I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end. thực hiện
11. to fail etc. I think the clutch on this car has gone. không còn hoạt động tốt
12. to be working etc. I don't think that clock is going. hoạt động
13. to become. These apples have gone bad. hóa ra
14. to be. Many people in the world regularly go hungry. trong tình trạng
15. to be put. Spoons go in that drawer. được để; được đặt
16. to pass. Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself. qua đi; trôi qua
17. to be used. All her pocket-money goes on sweets. được sử dụng
18. to be acceptable etc. Anything goes in this office. có thể chấp nhận được
19. to make a particular noise. Dogs go woof, not miaow. phát ra âm thanh nào đó
20. to have a particular tune etc. How does that song go? có giọng điệu nào đó
21. to become successful etc. She always makes a party go. thành công
noun –
plural goes –
1. an attempt. I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go. lượt chơi
2. energy. She's full of go. sức sống
ˈgoing noun1. an act of leaving, moving away etc. the comings and goings of the people in the street. sự ra đi
2. the conditions under which something is done. Walking was heavy going because of all the mud. việc đi lại
adjective1. successful. That shop is still a going concern. thành công
2. in existence at present. the going rate for typing manuscripts. đang hoạt động
ˈgo-ahead adjectivesuccessful and progressive. His firm is very go-ahead. tiến bộ
nounpermission. We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead. sự được phép làm cái gì
ˌgo-ˈgetter nouna person with a great deal of energy, ability etc who gets what he wants. người dám nghĩ dám làm
ˌgoing-ˈover nouna study or examination. He gave the accounts a thorough going-over. học tập
ˌgoings-ˈon noun plural(usually strange) happenings or behaviour. hành vi
ˌno-ˈgo adjective(of a district etc) which a person etc is not allowed to enter. a no-go area. cấm vào
all go adjectivevery busy. It's all go in this office today. rất bận
be going on (for)to be near or close to (a time, age etc). He must be going on (for) eighty. gần tới; xấp xỉ
be going strongto be successful, healthy etc. Our business/grandfather is still going strong. thành công
from the word gofrom the very beginning. ngay từ đầu
get goingto get started. If you want to finish that job you'd better get going. bắt đầu
give the go-byto ignore in an unfriendly way. I think we'll give all his stupid suggestions the go-by. lờ ai; khinh rẻ ai
go about1. to (begin to) work at. I don't know the best way to go about the job! bắt tay vào việc
2. (of a ship) to change direction or turn around. trở buồm; chuyển hướng
go after1. to try to win. He's going after that prize. theo đuổi
2. to follow or chase. Go after him and apologize. theo sau
go against1. to oppose or refuse to act on. A child should never go against his parents' wishes. làm trái ý muốn (của ai)
2. to be unacceptable to. This goes against my conscience. không có lợi cho ai/cái gì
go along1. to go. I think I'll go along to that meeting. đi tới
2. to proceed or progress. Check your work as you go along. tiếp tục
go along withto agree with. I'm afraid I can't go along with you on that. đồng ý với ai/cái gì
go around(of stories, rumours etc) to be passed from one person to another. There's a rumour going around that you are leaving. truyền đi; lan truyền
go around withto be friendly with. I don't like the group of friends you're going around with. thân mật với
go at1. to attack. The little boys went at each other with their fists. đánh ai
2. to do with enthusiasm. He really went at the job of painting the wall. làm việc hăng hái
go backto return to an earlier time, topic of conversation etc. Let's go back for a minute to what we were talking about earlier. trở về
go back onto fail to do (something one has promised to do). I never go back on my promises. nuốt lời
go by1. to base an opinion on. We can't go by what he says. dựa vào
2. to be guided by. I always go by the instructions. làm theo
go down1. (with well/badly) to be approved or disapproved of. The story went down well (with them). được hoan nghênh
2. (of a ship) to sink. They were lost at sea when the ship went down. (về tàu, thuyền...) đắm; chìm
3. (of the sun or moon) to go below the horizon. lặn (mặt trăng; mặt trời)
4. to be remembered. Your bravery will go down in history. được ghi nhớ
5. (of places) to become less desirable. This part of town has gone down in the last twenty years. giảm về quy mô
go farto be successful. If you keep on working as hard as this, I'm sure you'll go far. thành công
go forto attack physically or in words. The two dogs went for each other as soon as they met. tấn công
go in(of the sun or moon) to become covered by cloud. (mặt trời hoặc mặt trăng) bị mây che
go in for1. to take part in. I'm not going in for the 1,000 metres race. tham gia; dự
2. to do (something) as a hobby, career etc. My son is going in for medicine; She goes in for collecting postcards. mê; ham; ưa chuộng
go into1. to make a careful study of (something). We'll need to go into this plan in detail. xem xét cẩn thận
2. to discuss in detail. I don't want to go into the problems at the moment. đi sâu vào thảo luận
go off1. (of a bomb etc) to explode. The little boy was injured when the firework went off in his hand. nổ
2. (of an alarm) to ring. When the alarm went off the thieves ran away. vang lên
3. to leave. He went off yesterday. ra đi; đi mất; chuồn; bỏ đi
4. to begin to dislike. I've gone off cigarettes. chán
5. to become rotten. That meat has gone off. ươn; ôi; thiu; thối
6. to stop working. The fan has gone off. (về điện, đèn...) ngừng hoạt động
go on1. to continue. Go on reading – I won't disturb you. tiếp tục
2. to talk a great deal, usually too much. She goes on and on about her health. nói dài về ai/cái gì
3. to happen. What is going on here? xảy ra
4. to base one's investigations etc on. The police had very few clues to go on in their search for the murderer. căn cứ
go on atto nag at. Her mother went on at her for coming home late after the dance. chửi mắng
go out1. to become extinguished. The light has gone out. tắt
2. to go to parties, concerts, meetings etc. We don't go out as much as we did when we were younger. giao thiệp
3. to be frequently in the company of (a person, usually of the opposite sex). I've been going out with her for months. có quan hệ với
go over1. to study or examine carefully. I want to go over the work you have done before you do any more. ôn lại
2. to repeat (a story etc). I'll go over the whole lesson again. nhắc đi nhắc lại
3. to list. He went over all her faults. ghi vào danh sách
4. (of plays, behaviour etc) to be received (well or badly). The play didn't go over at all well the first night. tiếp nhận
go roundto be enough for everyone. Is there enough food to go round? đủ để chia khắp lượt
go slow(of workers in a factory etc) to work less quickly than usual, eg as a form of protest. lãn công
go steadyto have a close friendly relationship with someone of the opposite sex. My girl-friend and I have been going steady for a year. quan hệ thân thiết
go through1. to search in. I've gone through all my pockets but I still can't find my key. tìm kỹ
2. to suffer. You have no idea what I went through to get this finished in time. chịu đựng
3. to use up. We went through a lot of money on holiday. dùng hết
4. to complete. to go through certain formalities. hoàn tất
5. to be completed. After long hours of negotiations, the deal went through. hoàn tất thành công
go through withto finish doing. I will go through with this in spite of what you say. hoàn thành
go too farto do something which is so bad as to be unacceptable. làm điều sai trái
go towardsto help to buy etc. The money we collect will go towards a new roof. góp phần vào mua gì
go up1. to increase in size, value etc. The temperature/price has gone up. tăng lên
2. to be built. There are office blocks going up all over town. được xây dựng
go up in smoke/flamesto catch fire; to be destroyed or damaged by fire etc. The building across the street went up in flames. nổ tung
go with1. to be sold with, be part of etc. The carpets will go with the house. bộ phận của
2. to look etc well with. The carpet goes with the wallpaper. hợp
go withoutto manage without. If you can't afford a new dress, you'll have to go without (one). nhịn; chịu nhịn
keep goingto continue doing what one is doing; to survive. The snow was falling heavily, but we had to keep going; Business is bad at the moment, but we'll manage to keep going. tiếp tục
make a go (of something)to make a success (of something). He has never owned a shop before, but I think he'll make a go of it. thành công trong việc gì
on the govery busy or active. He's always on the go, from morning to night. hoạt động tích cực