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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGo
/ɡoʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move from one place to another; to travel.
"I will go to the store to buy some groceries."
- 1
An act of going; a journey.
"It was a long go to the mountains, but the view was worth it."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English gān, meaning 'to go, walk, depart, or proceed', tracing back to Proto-Germanic *gāaną and ultimately to the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰeh₁- 'to step, go'. Throughout its history, it has served as one of the most fundamental and high-frequency verbs of motion and action in Germanic languages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Go" is said worldwide
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ir
Transliteration: eer
"Vou ir à loja."
aller
Transliteration: ah-lay
"Je vais aller au magasin."
gehen
Transliteration: gay-en
"Ich werde zum Laden gehen."
andare
Transliteration: an-dah-reh
"Vado al negozio."
ir
Transliteration: eer
"Voy a ir a la tienda."
जाना
Transliteration: jaana
"मैं दुकान पर जाने वाला हूँ।"
去
Transliteration: qù
"我要去商店。"
가다
Transliteration: gada
"나는 가게에 가려고 해."
行く
Transliteration: iku
"私は店に行きます。"
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