Transcription
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- [gohz]
- /goʊz/
- /ɡəʊz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gohz]
- /goʊz/
Definitions of goes word
- verb goes 3rd person singular present indicative of go1 . 1
- noun goes a Japanese game for two persons, played on a board having 361 intersections on which black and white stones or counters are alternately placed, the object being to block off and capture the opponent's stones and control the larger part of the board. 1
- verb without object goes to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus. 1
- verb without object goes to leave a place; depart: People were coming and going all the time. 1
- verb without object goes to keep or be in motion; function or perform as required: Can't you go any faster in your work? 1
- verb without object goes to become as specified: to go mad. 1
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Origin of goes
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English gon, Old English gān; cognate with Old High German gēn, German gehen
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Goes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
goes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
goes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with goes
- what goes around comes around?
- who can say where the road goes?
- when a good man goes to war?
- when the sun goes down?
- what goes up and never comes down?
- what goes with chili?