Phrasal verbs
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go badphrasal verb/ɡəʊ bæd/
to become spoiled (food) or to deteriorate (a situation)
“Leave milk at room temperature and it will go bad quickly.”
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go withoutphrasal verb/ɡəʊ wɪˈðaʊt/
to not have something that you usually have or need
“During the strike many families had to go without heating.”
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go underphrasal verb/ɡəʊ ˈʌndər/
to fail financially; to be ruined or destroyed (often of a business)
“Several small retailers went under during the recession.”
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go hungryphrasal verb/ɡəʊ ˈhʌŋ.ɡri/
to not have enough food to eat; to suffer hunger
“During the famine many families had to go hungry for months.”
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go aboutphrasal verb/ɡəʊ əˈbaʊt/
to start to do something or to deal with something in a particular way
“I'm not sure how to go about solving this problem.”
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go to wastephrasal verb/ɡəʊ tə weɪst/
to be wasted or not used in a useful way
“It's a shame to let food go to waste when so many people are hungry.”
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go back onphrasal verb/ɡəʊ bæk ɒn/
to fail to keep a promise or agreement; to renege on something
“He promised to help but then went back on his word.”
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go down withphrasal verb/ɡəʊ daʊn wɪð/
to become ill with a particular illness
“Several students went down with flu after the school trip.”
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go down asphrasal verb/ɡəʊ daʊn æz/
to be remembered or recorded in history as (a particular type of person or thing)
“He will go down as one of the pioneers of the modern movement.”
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go in forphrasal verb/ɡəʊ ɪn fɔː(r)/
to take part in something (a contest, activity); (BrE) to like or have an interest in something
“She decided to go in for the regional singing competition.”
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go viralphrasal verb/ɡəʊ ˈvaɪrəl/
to spread very quickly and widely, especially online
“The short clip went viral overnight and everyone was talking about it.”
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go roundphrasal verb/ɡəʊ raʊnd/
to circulate (news, rumours); to visit several people/places in a sequence; to be enough for each person
“A rumour started to go round about the new manager.”
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go nowherephrasal verb/ɡəʊ ˈnəʊweə(r)/
to fail to make progress; to lead to no result or success
“The negotiations went nowhere because neither side would compromise.”
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go along withphrasal verb/ɡəʊ əˈlɒŋ wɪð/
to agree with or support an idea; to accompany someone
“I usually go along with my teacher's suggestions in class discussions.”
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go nativephrasal verb/ɡəʊ ˈneɪtɪv/
to adopt the local customs and lifestyle, often to the point of losing one's original cultural habits
“After five years in Bali she really went native and rarely visited her home country.”
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go greenphrasal verb/ɡəʊ ˈɡriːn/
to adopt environmentally friendly practices
“Many households are trying to go green by reducing plastic use.”
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go astrayphrasal verb/ɡəʊ əˈstreɪ/
to become lost or not reach the correct place; to go wrong or be misinterpreted
“Some letters went astray in the post and arrived weeks late.”
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go publicphrasal verb/ɡəʊ ˈpʌblɪk/
to make information widely known; also to offer shares of a company for sale to the public
“The politician refused to go public about his private life.”
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go missingphrasal verb/ɡəʊ ˈmɪsɪŋ/
to disappear or become unaccounted for
“Several hikers went missing during the storm.”
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go awayphrasal verb/ɡəʊ əˈweɪ/
to leave a place; to stop being felt (for feelings or pain)
“Please go away and leave me alone for a while.”