go by the board

英：[ɡəu bai ðə bɔ:d]

美：[ɡo baɪ ði bɔrd]

verb

intransitive verb

to move on a course : proceed went by train compare stop

go slow

to travel to a place went to the gas station before heading home

goes to the office every morning

to travel to and stay in a place for a period of timeplan to go to their beach house for the summer

went to Paris for a month

to move out of or away from a place expressed or implied : leave, depart going away for vacation

went from school to the party

to take a certain course or follow a certain procedure

reports go through channels to the president

to pass by means of a process like journeying

the message went by wire

to proceed without delay and often in a thoughtless or reckless manner—used especially to intensify a complementary verbgo jump in a lake

why did you go and spoil it

to extend from point to point or in a certain direction

the road goes to the lake

obsolete walk

to be habitually in a certain state or condition

go bareheaded

to become lost, consumed, or spent

our time has gone

die

to slip away : elapse

the evening went quickly

to come to be given up or discarded

this clutter has to go

to pass by sale

went for a good price

to become impaired or weakened

his hearing started to go

to give way especially under great force or pressure : break

the roof went

to move along in a specified manner : fare

everything was going well

to be in general or on an average

cheap, as yachts go

to be or become especially as the result of a contest

the election went in her favor

to turn out well : succeed

worked hard to make the party go

to apply oneself

went to work on the problem

to put or subject oneself

went to unnecessary expense

chiefly Southern US and Midland US intend

I didn't go to do it

to have recourse to another for corroboration, vindication, or decision : resort

go to court to recover damages

to be guided, governed, or regulated The police tried to locate the culprit, but they didn't have much to go on. : to act in agreement or cooperation… the echo of my girlfriend's voice comes into my head, saying, "Whatever happens, just go with it."—Jason Schwartzman

We were just going by what we'd been told.

to begin an action or motion

here goes

to maintain or perform a certain action or motion

still going strong

to function in the proper or expected manner : run

the motor won't go

to be known

goes by an alias

to act in accordance or harmony

a good rule to go by

to come to be determined

dreams go by contraries

to come to be applied or appropriated

all proceeds go to charity

to pass by award, assignment, or lot

the prize went to a sophomore

to contribute to an end or result

qualities that go to make a hero

to be about, intending, or expecting something—used in a progressive tense before an infinitive

is going to leave town

extend

his knowledge fails to go very deep

to come or arrive at a certain state or condition " … I finally went to pieces and couldn't stop crying for two hours. … "—Gwendoline Christie see also go into sense 2 (below)

go to sleep

to come to be : become—often used to express conversion to specified values or a specified stategone Hollywoodgo condo

the tire went flat

to undergo a change

leaves go from green to red

to be in phrasing or expression : read

as the story goes

to be capable of being sung or played

the tune goes like this

to be compatible, suitable, or becoming : harmonize

the tie goes with his suit

to be capable of passing, extending, or being contained or inserted

will these clothes go in your suitcase

to have a usual or proper place or position : belong

these books go on the top shelf

to have a tendency : conduce

it goes to show

to carry authority

what she said went

to hold true : be valid

the rule goes for you, too

to empty the bladder or bowels

transitive verb

to proceed along or according to : follow went the conventional route

if I were going his way

to travel through or along : traverse

went the length of the street

to make a wager of : bet

go a dollar on the outcome

to make an offer of : bid

willing to go $50 for the clock

to assume the function or obligation of

promised to go bail for his friend

to participate to the extent of

decided to go halves on the winnings

yield, weigh

this fish goes ten pounds

to put up with : tolerate

couldn't go the noise

afford

can't go the price

enjoy

I could go a soda

to cause (a characteristic sound) to occur

the gun went bang

say—used chiefly in oral narration of speech

… I started trying to write a novel. I spent about six months on it. And at a certain point I go, "You know, I don't want to finish this. …"—Quentin Tarantino

to engage in

don't go telling everyone

of a sports team or player to have a record of

went 11–0 last season

verb

intransitive verb

to move on a course : proceed went by train compare stop

go slow

to travel to a place went to the gas station before heading home

goes to the office every morning

to travel to and stay in a place for a period of timeplan to go to their beach house for the summer

went to Paris for a month

to move out of or away from a place expressed or implied : leave, depart going away for vacation

went from school to the party

to take a certain course or follow a certain procedure

reports go through channels to the president

to pass by means of a process like journeying

the message went by wire

to proceed without delay and often in a thoughtless or reckless manner—used especially to intensify a complementary verbgo jump in a lake

why did you go and spoil it

to extend from point to point or in a certain direction

the road goes to the lake

obsolete walk

to be habitually in a certain state or condition

go bareheaded

to become lost, consumed, or spent

our time has gone

die

to slip away : elapse

the evening went quickly

to come to be given up or discarded

this clutter has to go

to pass by sale

went for a good price

to become impaired or weakened

his hearing started to go

to give way especially under great force or pressure : break

the roof went

to move along in a specified manner : fare

everything was going well

to be in general or on an average

cheap, as yachts go

to be or become especially as the result of a contest

the election went in her favor

to turn out well : succeed

worked hard to make the party go

to apply oneself

went to work on the problem

to put or subject oneself

went to unnecessary expense

chiefly Southern US and Midland US intend

I didn't go to do it

to have recourse to another for corroboration, vindication, or decision : resort

go to court to recover damages

to be guided, governed, or regulated The police tried to locate the culprit, but they didn't have much to go on. : to act in agreement or cooperation… the echo of my girlfriend's voice comes into my head, saying, "Whatever happens, just go with it."—Jason Schwartzman

We were just going by what we'd been told.

to begin an action or motion

here goes

to maintain or perform a certain action or motion

still going strong

to function in the proper or expected manner : run

the motor won't go

to be known

goes by an alias

to act in accordance or harmony

a good rule to go by

to come to be determined

dreams go by contraries

to come to be applied or appropriated

all proceeds go to charity

to pass by award, assignment, or lot

the prize went to a sophomore

to contribute to an end or result

qualities that go to make a hero

to be about, intending, or expecting something—used in a progressive tense before an infinitive

is going to leave town

extend

his knowledge fails to go very deep

to come or arrive at a certain state or condition " … I finally went to pieces and couldn't stop crying for two hours. … "—Gwendoline Christie see also go into sense 2 (below)

go to sleep

to come to be : become—often used to express conversion to specified values or a specified stategone Hollywoodgo condo

the tire went flat

to undergo a change

leaves go from green to red

to be in phrasing or expression : read

as the story goes

to be capable of being sung or played

the tune goes like this

to be compatible, suitable, or becoming : harmonize

the tie goes with his suit

to be capable of passing, extending, or being contained or inserted

will these clothes go in your suitcase

to have a usual or proper place or position : belong

these books go on the top shelf

to have a tendency : conduce

it goes to show

to carry authority

what she said went

to hold true : be valid

the rule goes for you, too

to empty the bladder or bowels

transitive verb

to proceed along or according to : follow went the conventional route

if I were going his way

to travel through or along : traverse

went the length of the street

to make a wager of : bet

go a dollar on the outcome

to make an offer of : bid

willing to go $50 for the clock

to assume the function or obligation of

promised to go bail for his friend

to participate to the extent of

decided to go halves on the winnings

yield, weigh

this fish goes ten pounds

to put up with : tolerate

couldn't go the noise

afford

can't go the price

enjoy

I could go a soda

to cause (a characteristic sound) to occur

the gun went bang

say—used chiefly in oral narration of speech

… I started trying to write a novel. I spent about six months on it. And at a certain point I go, "You know, I don't want to finish this. …"—Quentin Tarantino

to engage in

don't go telling everyone

of a sports team or player to have a record of

went 11–0 last season

noun (1)

the act or manner of going

the height of fashion : rage

elegant shawls labeled … "quite the go"—R. S. Surtees

an often unexpected turn of affairs : occurrence

the quantity used or furnished at one time

you can obtain a go of brandy for sixpence—C. B. Fairbanks

energy, vigor

a turn in an activity (such as a game)

it's your go

attempt, try

have a go at painting

a spell of activity

finished the job at one go

success

made a go of the business

permission to proceed : go-ahead

gave the astronauts a go for another orbit

noun (1)

the act or manner of going

the height of fashion : rage

elegant shawls labeled … "quite the go"—R. S. Surtees

an often unexpected turn of affairs : occurrence

the quantity used or furnished at one time

you can obtain a go of brandy for sixpence—C. B. Fairbanks

energy, vigor

a turn in an activity (such as a game)

it's your go

attempt, try

have a go at painting

a spell of activity

finished the job at one go

success

made a go of the business

permission to proceed : go-ahead

gave the astronauts a go for another orbit

adjective

functioning properly : being in good and ready condition

declared all systems go

adjective

functioning properly : being in good and ready condition

declared all systems go

noun (2)

a game played between two players who alternately place black and white stones on a board checkered by 19 vertical lines and 19 horizontal lines in an attempt to enclose the larger area on the board

noun (2)

a game played between two players who alternately place black and white stones on a board checkered by 19 vertical lines and 19 horizontal lines in an attempt to enclose the larger area on the board

Verb, Noun (1), and Adjective Middle English gon, from Old English gān; akin to Old High German gān to go, Greek kichanein to reach, attain Noun (2) Japanese

The first known use of go was before the 12th century

go1 of 3verb

to move on a course : proceed go by train

go slow

to move away from one point to or toward another : leave, depart

follow entry 1 sense 4, traverse go my way

go the whole route

to pass by a process like journeying the prize went to the winner

the message went by wire

extend sense 4, run

our land goes to the river

lead entry 1 sense 1d

that door goes to the cellar

to be habitually in a certain state

goes bareheaded

to become lost, consumed, or spent

funds going for research

to slip away : elapse

where did the time go

to pass by sale

went for a good price

to become damaged or weakened

my hearing started to go

to give way under force or pressure : break

the dam went

to be in general or on an average

cheap, as yachts go

to become especially as the result of a contest

decision went against us

to put or subject oneself

go to great expense

to make use of to settle a dispute : resort

go to court to recover damages

to begin or continue an action or motion drums going strong

go when the light turns

to function properly

get the motor to go

to be known

goes by a nickname

to be or act in agreement

a good rule to go by

to contribute to a result

qualities that go to make a hero

to be about, intending, or expecting

is going to leave town

to come or arrive at a certain state or condition

go to sleep

to come to be

the tire went flat

to be able to be placed

these clothes will go in your suitcase

to have a usual or proper place

these books go on the top shelf

to be capable of being contained in another quantity

5 goes into 60 12 times

to be likely : tend

goes to show they can be trusted

to be acceptable or satisfactory

any kind of dress goes

bet entry 2 sense 1, bid

willing to go $50

to be as expressed

as the story goes

to be capable of being sung or played

the tune goes like this

go2 of 3noun

the height of fashion

that dress is all the go

energy sense 1, vigor

full of go

attempt entry 2 sense 1, try

have a go at it

a spell of activity

did it in one go

success sense 1c

make a go of a business

go3 of 3adjective

in good and ready condition

all systems are go

go1 of 3verb

to move on a course : proceed go by train

go slow

to move away from one point to or toward another : leave, depart

follow entry 1 sense 4, traverse go my way

go the whole route

to pass by a process like journeying the prize went to the winner

the message went by wire

extend sense 4, run

our land goes to the river

lead entry 1 sense 1d

that door goes to the cellar

to be habitually in a certain state

goes bareheaded

to become lost, consumed, or spent

funds going for research

to slip away : elapse

where did the time go

to pass by sale

went for a good price

to become damaged or weakened

my hearing started to go

to give way under force or pressure : break

the dam went

to be in general or on an average

cheap, as yachts go

to become especially as the result of a contest

decision went against us

to put or subject oneself

go to great expense

to make use of to settle a dispute : resort

go to court to recover damages

to begin or continue an action or motion drums going strong

go when the light turns

to function properly

get the motor to go

to be known

goes by a nickname

to be or act in agreement

a good rule to go by

to contribute to a result

qualities that go to make a hero

to be about, intending, or expecting

is going to leave town

to come or arrive at a certain state or condition

go to sleep

to come to be

the tire went flat

to be able to be placed

these clothes will go in your suitcase

to have a usual or proper place

these books go on the top shelf

to be capable of being contained in another quantity

5 goes into 60 12 times

to be likely : tend

goes to show they can be trusted

to be acceptable or satisfactory

any kind of dress goes

bet entry 2 sense 1, bid

willing to go $50

to be as expressed

as the story goes

to be capable of being sung or played

the tune goes like this

go2 of 3noun

the height of fashion

that dress is all the go

energy sense 1, vigor

full of go

attempt entry 2 sense 1, try

have a go at it

a spell of activity

did it in one go

success sense 1c

make a go of a business

go3 of 3adjective

in good and ready condition

all systems are go

gobynoun

any of numerous spiny-finned fishes that often have the pelvic fins united to form a sucking disk

gobynoun

any of numerous spiny-finned fishes that often have the pelvic fins united to form a sucking disk

go1 of 3verb

to move on a course : proceed go by train

go slow

to move away from one point to or toward another : leave, depart

follow entry 1 sense 4, traverse go my way

go the whole route

to pass by a process like journeying the prize went to the winner

the message went by wire

extend sense 4, run

our land goes to the river

lead entry 1 sense 1d

that door goes to the cellar

to be habitually in a certain state

goes bareheaded

to become lost, consumed, or spent

funds going for research

to slip away : elapse

where did the time go

to pass by sale

went for a good price

to become damaged or weakened

my hearing started to go

to give way under force or pressure : break

the dam went

to be in general or on an average

cheap, as yachts go

to become especially as the result of a contest

decision went against us

to put or subject oneself

go to great expense

to make use of to settle a dispute : resort

go to court to recover damages

to begin or continue an action or motion drums going strong

go when the light turns

to function properly

get the motor to go

to be known

goes by a nickname

to be or act in agreement

a good rule to go by

to contribute to a result

qualities that go to make a hero

to be about, intending, or expecting

is going to leave town

to come or arrive at a certain state or condition

go to sleep

to come to be

the tire went flat

to be able to be placed

these clothes will go in your suitcase

to have a usual or proper place

these books go on the top shelf

to be capable of being contained in another quantity

5 goes into 60 12 times

to be likely : tend

goes to show they can be trusted

to be acceptable or satisfactory

any kind of dress goes

bet entry 2 sense 1, bid

willing to go $50

to be as expressed

as the story goes

to be capable of being sung or played

the tune goes like this

go2 of 3noun

the height of fashion

that dress is all the go

energy sense 1, vigor

full of go

attempt entry 2 sense 1, try

have a go at it

a spell of activity

did it in one go

success sense 1c

make a go of a business

go3 of 3adjective

in good and ready condition

all systems are go