Phrasal verbs
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go onphrasal verb/ɡəʊ ɒn/
1) to continue; 2) (informal) to happen or to ask what is happening
“After a short break he went on with the presentation.”
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go outphrasal verb/ɡəʊ aʊt/
leave home to socialise or date; (of lights/fire) stop burning
“We usually go out for dinner on Saturdays.”
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go abroadphrasal verb/ɡəʊ əˈbrɔːd/
to travel or move to a foreign country, often to study, work or live
“After finishing my degree I want to go abroad to study a master's.”
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go throughphrasal verb/ɡəʊ θruː/
1) to experience (usually something unpleasant); 2) to examine something carefully step by step
“She went through a difficult period after the accident.”
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go bankruptphrasal verb/ɡəʊ ˈbæŋ.krʌpt/
to become unable to pay debts and be declared legally insolvent
“Many small businesses went bankrupt during the economic crisis.”
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go overphrasal verb/ɡəʊ ˈəʊvə(r)/
to examine, review, or check something carefully
“Let's go over your answers before we submit the test.”
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go upphrasal verb/ɡəʊ ʌp/
increase in price, level or amount
“Rent prices have gone up a lot recently.”
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go extinctphrasal verb/ɡəʊ ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
to disappear completely so that no members of a species or practice remain
“Many species are at risk of going extinct because of habitat loss.”
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go aheadphrasal verb/ɡəʊ əˈhɛd/
1) to start doing something (often after permission); 2) to give permission for someone to start
“If you want to start the experiment, go ahead.”
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go downphrasal verb/ɡəʊ daʊn/
decrease in number or level; can also mean 'happen' in some contexts
“The temperature went down rapidly after sunset.”
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go beyondphrasal verb/ɡəʊ bɪˈjɒnd/
to exceed a limit or to be more than something, often used for abstract things
“The report goes beyond description to analyse causes and solutions.”
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go byphrasal verb/ɡəʊ baɪ/
pass (time); judge or act according to something (go by something)
“As the years go by, technology improves.”
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go offphrasal verb/ɡəʊ ɒf/
1) (alarm/ device) to start making a noise; 2) (food) to become rotten; 3) to explode
“The alarm went off at 6 a.m.”
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go withphrasal verb/ɡəʊ wɪð/
to match or suit something; to be chosen together with something
“That shirt goes with your jeans.”
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go backphrasal verb/ɡəʊ bæk/
to return to a place or to a previous state
“I need to go back to school to pick up my certificate.”
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go forphrasal verb/ɡəʊ fɔː/
choose or try to obtain something; to prefer something; to attempt
“If I were you, I'd go for the cheaper option.”
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go wrongphrasal verb/ɡəʊ rɒŋ/
to fail or to not happen as planned; to develop problems
“Everything went wrong on the day of the presentation.”
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go againstphrasal verb/ɡəʊ əˈɡeɪnst/
to be opposed to or in conflict with something
“His decision to leave goes against company policy.”
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go hand in hand withphrasal verb / idiom/ɡəʊ hænd ɪn hænd wɪð/
to be closely related or connected; to occur together
“In many cities, pollution goes hand in hand with industrial growth.”
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go intophrasal verb/ɡəʊ ˈɪntə/
discuss or examine something in detail; enter physically
“I don't want to go into too much detail now.”