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52 phrasal verbs

go about
B1

To approach or deal with a task in a particular way; or to move around doing ordinary activities.

go about to
C1

An archaic or literary expression meaning to attempt or intend to do something; equivalent to 'be about to' in older English.

go after
B1

To pursue, chase, or try to obtain someone or something.

go against
B1

To oppose, contradict, or be in conflict with someone or something.

go ahead
A2

To proceed with an action; or used to give someone permission to do something.

go ahead with
B1

To proceed and carry out a specific plan or action, often after consideration or permission.

go along
B1

To travel or move with someone; or to proceed through a process step by step.

go along with
B1

To accept or agree with someone's plan, idea, or decision, sometimes without full conviction.

go around
B1

To move in a circular path; to be enough for everyone; or (of information/illness) to circulate.

go around with
B2

To regularly spend time with a particular person or group of people socially.

go at
B2

To attack someone or something, or to do something with great energy and enthusiasm.

go at it
B2

To fight, argue, or engage in an activity with great energy and intensity.

go away
A2

To leave a place; to take a trip; or (of a problem) to disappear.

go back
A2

To return to a place, person, or state; or to date from a period in the past.

go back on
B2

To fail to honour a promise, agreement, or decision that was previously made.

go back to
A2

To return to a place, person, activity, or topic.

go below
C1

To descend to the lower deck or interior of a ship; a nautical term.

go between
B2

To act as a messenger or intermediary between two parties who are not communicating directly.

go beyond
B2

To exceed, surpass, or go further than a set limit, expectation, or area.

go by
A2

To pass, to move past something, or to use something as a basis for judgement or action.

go down
A2

To move to a lower position, decrease in level or value, or to be received in a particular way.

go down on
C1

To perform oral sex on someone.

go down with
B1

To become ill with a particular illness.

go for
A2

To choose, attempt, attack, or be attracted to something or someone.

go for it
A2

An encouraging expression telling someone to try something boldly or without hesitation.

go forth
C1

To leave a place and go out into the world, especially with a sense of purpose or mission.

go in
A2

To enter a place or space.

go in for
B2

To enjoy or regularly participate in an activity, or to enter a competition.

go in off
C1

In sport, to score or enter a target by first bouncing or deflecting off another object or surface.

go in on
B2

To share the cost of something with one or more other people.

go in with
B2

To join someone else as a partner in a shared plan, cost, or business.

go into
B1

To enter a place or state, to begin a career or field, or to explain or examine something in detail.

go off
B1

To make a sudden loud noise, to stop liking something, to explode, or for food to become rotten.

go off on one
C1

To suddenly start talking angrily, excitedly, or at great length, often in an exaggerated or theatrical way.

go on
A2

To continue, to happen, to speak further, or to urge someone to do something.

go on by
B2

To continue moving past something or someone without stopping.

go out
A2

To leave a place, to be extinguished, to be in a romantic relationship, or to be eliminated from a competition.

go over
A2

To review, examine, or repeat something in order to check or understand it; also to cross to the other side of something.

go past
A2

To move beyond a particular point or place without stopping.

go round
B1

To move in a circular path, to visit someone casually, or to be sufficient for everyone.

go round with
B1

To regularly spend time socialising with a particular person or group of people.

go through
A2

To experience something difficult, examine something carefully, or consume a supply of something.

go through with
B1

To do something that was planned or promised, even though it is difficult or you have doubts.

go to
A2

To travel toward a destination, attend something, or direct effort or resources toward a purpose.

go together
A2

To be compatible, complementary, or well-suited to each other; also, for two people to be in a romantic relationship.

go towards
B1

For money, effort, or resources to be used as part of a contribution to a larger goal or fund.

go under
B1

To sink below the surface of water; for a business to fail and close; or to lose consciousness under anaesthetic.

go up
A2

To move to a higher position, for a price or level to increase, for a building to be constructed, or for something to catch fire.

go up against
B1

To compete directly with or face as an opponent, especially someone or something considered difficult to beat.

go up for
B2

To enter a competition, apply for a position, or be considered for an award or promotion.

go with
A2

To accompany someone, to choose a particular option, or for one thing to suit or complement another.

go without
B1

To manage or exist without having something, often implying sacrifice or deprivation.