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For the verb: "to go"

Simple Past:	went
Past Participle:	gone

go
A	noun
	1	go, go game
			a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚game ╚parlor game; parlour game ╚board game ╚go, go game
	2	crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
			a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try ╚crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
	3	Adam, ecstasy, XTC, go, disco biscuit, cristal, X, hug drug
			street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
		Category Tree: entity ╚causal agent; cause; causal agency ╚agent ╚drug ╚controlled substance ╚club drug ╚methylenedioxymethamphetamine; MDMA ╚Adam, ecstasy, XTC, go, disco biscuit, cristal, X, hug drug
	4	go, spell, tour, turn
			a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚fundamental quantity; fundamental measure ╚time period; period of time; period ╚work time ╚hours ╚shift; work shift; duty period ╚go, spell, tour, turn
B	verb
	1	become, go, get
			enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
		Category Tree: change ╚change state; turn ╚become, go, get ╚come ╚settle ╚break ╚take ╚run ╚take effect ╚work ╚sober up; sober ╚sober up; sober
	2	proceed, go
			follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
		Category Tree: happen; hap; go on; pass off; occur; pass; fall out; come about; take place ╚proceed, go ╚do; fare; make out; come; get along ╚drag; drag on; drag out
	3	die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
			pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"
		Category Tree: change ╚change state; turn ╚die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
	4	go
			be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
		Category Tree: disappear; vanish; go away ╚go
	5	move, go, run
			progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
		Category Tree: change ╚move, go, run
	6	move, go
			have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

	7	run low, run short, go
			to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest"
		Category Tree: end; stop; finish; terminate; cease ╚run low, run short, go
	8	go
			be spent; "All my money went for food and rent"

	9	rifle, go
			go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?"
		Category Tree: examine; see ╚search ╚rifle, go
	10	function, work, operate, go, run
			perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

	11	travel, go, move, locomote
			change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before ni

	12	go, go away, depart
			move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
		Category Tree: move ╚exit; go out; get out; leave ╚go, go away, depart ╚shove off; shove along; blow
	13	start, go, get going
			begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"

	14	sound, go
			make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
		Category Tree: cause to be perceived ╚sound, go ╚clank ╚clang; clangor ╚twang ╚splat ╚make noise; resound; noise ╚ting ╚blow ╚whistle; sing ╚snarl
	15	go, proceed, move
			follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚go, proceed, move ╚steamroller; steamroll ╚venture; embark ╚work
	16	go
			pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action; "How is it going?"; "The day went well until I got your call"

	17	go
			be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day"
		Category Tree: be ╚go
	18	survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
			continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"

	19	go
			be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"

	20	fit, go
			be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"
		Category Tree: be ╚fit ╚fit, go ╚joint ╚tesselate
	21	run, go, pass, lead, extend
			stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts ext
		Category Tree: be ╚run, go, pass, lead, extend ╚go far; go deep ╚radiate; ray ╚come
	22	go, lead
			lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"
		Category Tree: be ╚go, lead
	23	blend, go, blend in
			blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"
		Category Tree: equal; be ╚match; fit; correspond; check; jibe; gibe; tally; agree ╚harmonize; harmonise; consort; accord; concord; fit in; agree ╚blend, go, blend in
	24	go
			be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go again?"

	25	go
			be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?"

	26	run, go
			have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."
		Category Tree: be ╚run, go
	27	go
			be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"
		Category Tree: be ╚compare ╚go
	28	belong, go
			be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?"
		Category Tree: be ╚belong, go
C	adjective
	1	go
			functioning correctly and ready for action; "all systems are go"

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