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IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) of go about

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. With phonetic transcriptions, dictionarie tell you about the pronunciation of words, because the spelling of an English word does not tell you how you should pronounce it. Below is the phonetic transcription of go about:
/ɡow əbawt/

Derived Form of go

noun
plural: gos
verb
third person: goes
past: went
past participle: gone
present participle: going
adjective
comparitive: more go
superlative: most go
Noun
1
a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
  1. it's my go
  2. a spell of work
Synonymsspell, tour, turn,
Hypernymsshift,
Type ofduty period, shift, work shift,
2
street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
SynonymsAdam, ecstasy, XTC, disco biscuit, cristal, X, hug drug,
Hypernymsmethylenedioxymethamphetamine,
Type ofMDMA, methylenedioxymethamphetamine,
3
a usually brief attempt
  1. he took a crack at it
  2. I gave it a whirl
Synonymscrack, fling, pass, whirl, offer,
Hypernymsattempt,
Type ofattempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try,
4
a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
Synonymsgo game,
Hypernymsboard game,
Type ofboard game,
Verb
1
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  1. How fast does your new car go?
  2. We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus
  3. The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect
  4. The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell
  5. news travelled fast
Synonymstravel, move, locomote,
Antonymsstay_in_place,
Hyponymsaccompany, advance, angle, ascend, automobile, back, bang, beetle, betake oneself, billow, bounce, breeze, caravan, career, carry, circle, circuit, circulate, come, crawl, cruise, derail, descend, do, drag, draw, drive, ease, fall, ferry, float, flock, fly, follow, forge, get around, ghost, glide, go around, hiss, hurtle, island hop, lance, lurch, outflank, pace, pan, pass, pass over, play, plow, prance, precede, precess, proceed, propagate, pursue, push, raft, repair, retreat, retrograde, return, ride, rise, roll, round, run, rush, scramble, seek, shuttle, sift, ski, slice into, slither, snowshoe, speed, steamer, step, stray, swap, swash, swim, swing, taxi, trail, tram, transfer, travel, travel by, travel purposefully, travel rapidly, trundle, turn, walk, weave, wend, wheel, whine, whish, whisk, whistle, withdraw, zigzag, zoom,
2
follow a procedure or take a course
  1. We should go farther in this matter
  2. She went through a lot of trouble
  3. go about the world in a certain manner
  4. Messages must go through diplomatic channels
Synonymsproceed, move,
Hyponymssteamroller, venture, work,
Hypernymsact,
Type ofact, move,
Typesembark, steamroll, steamroller, venture, work,
3
move away from a place into another direction
  1. Go away before I start to cry
  2. The train departs at noon
Synonymsgo away, depart,
Antonymscome,
Hyponymsshove off,
Hypernymsexit,
Type ofexit, get out, go out, leave,
Typesblow, shove along, shove off,
See alsogoer, going,
4
enter or assume a certain state or condition
  1. He became annoyed when he heard the bad news
  2. It must be getting more serious
  3. her face went red with anger
  4. She went into ecstasy
  5. Get going!
Synonymsbecome, get,
Hyponymsbreak, run, settle, sober up, take, take effect, work,
Hypernymschange state,
Type ofchange state, turn,
Typesbreak, come, run, settle, sober, sober up, take, take effect, work,
5
be awarded; be allotted
  1. The first prize goes to Mary
  2. Her money went on clothes
6
have a particular form
  1. the story or argument runs as follows
  2. as the saying goes...
Synonymsrun,
Hypernymsbe,
Type ofbe,
7
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
  1. Service runs all the way to Cranbury
  2. His knowledge doesn't go very far
  3. My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
  4. The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
Synonymsrun, pass, lead, extend,
Hyponymscome, go far, radiate,
Hypernymsbe,
Type ofbe,
Typescome, go deep, go far, radiate, ray,
8
follow a certain course
  1. The inauguration went well
  2. how did your interview go?
Synonymsproceed,
Hyponymsdo, drag,
Hypernymshappen,
Type ofcome about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place,
Typescome, do, drag, drag on, drag out, fare, get along, make out,
9
be abolished or discarded
  1. These ugly billboards have to go!
  2. These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge
Hypernymsdisappear,
Type ofdisappear, go away, vanish,
10
be or continue to be in a certain condition
  1. The children went hungry that day
Hypernymsbe,
Type ofbe,
11
make a certain noise or sound
  1. She went `Mmmmm'
  2. The gun went `bang'
Synonymssound,
Hyponymsbang, bleep, blow, boom, buzz, chatter, chime, chug, clang, clangor, clank, click, clop, crack, crash, drone, drum, glug, guggle, gurgle, honk, hum, lap, make noise, patter, ping, pink, pop, rattle, resonate, resound, ring, ripple, roll, rumble, rustle, skirl, snap, snarl, splash, splat, squelch, tap, thud, tick, ting, tinkle, trump, twang, tweet, whish, whistle, whizz,
Hypernymscause to be perceived,
Type ofcause to be perceived,
Typesbabble, bang, beat, beep, birr, blare, bleep, blow, bombilate, bombinate, boom, boom out, bubble, burble, buzz, chatter, chime, chink, chug, clang, clangor, clangour, clank, claxon, click, clink, clop, clump, clunk, crack, din, drone, drum, echo, glug, grumble, guggle, gurgle, honk, hum, knock, lap, make noise, noise, patter, peal, ping, pink, pitter-patter, plunk, pop, purr, rap, rattle, resonate, resound, reverberate, ring, ripple, roll, rumble, rustle, sing, skirl, slosh, slush, snap, snarl, splash, splat, splosh, squelch, swish, swoosh, swosh, tap, thrum, thud, thump, tick, ticktack, ticktock, ting, tink, tinkle, toot, trump, twang, tweet, twirp, vibrate, whir, whirr, whish, whistle, whiz, whizz,
12
perform as expected when applied
  1. The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
  2. Does this old car still run well?
  3. This old radio doesn't work anymore
Synonymsfunction, work, operate, run,
Antonymsmalfunction,
Hyponymscut, double, roll, run, service,
Typescut, double, roll, run, serve, service,
13
to be spent or finished
  1. The money had gone after a few days
  2. Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest
Synonymsrun low, run short,
Hypernymsend,
Type ofcease, end, finish, stop, terminate,
14
progress by being changed
  1. The speech has to go through several more drafts
  2. run through your presentation before the meeting
Synonymsmove, run,
Hypernymschange,
Type ofchange,
15
continue to live through hardship or adversity
  1. We went without water and food for 3 days
  2. These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
  3. The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
  4. how long can a person last without food and water?
Synonymssurvive, last, live, live on, endure, hold up, hold out,
Hyponymslive out, perennate, stand up,
Entailmentsbe,
16
pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
  1. How is it going?
  2. The day went well until I got your call
See alsogo with, going,
17
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
  1. She died from cancer
  2. The children perished in the fire
  3. The patient went peacefully
  4. The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
Synonymsdie, decease, perish, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it,
Antonymsbe_born,
Hyponymsabort, buy it, drown, fall, predecease, starve, succumb, suffocate,
Hypernymschange state,
Type ofchange state, turn,
Typesasphyxiate, buy it, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, drop dead, drown, fall, famish, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pip out, pop off, predecease, snuff it, starve, stifle, succumb, suffocate, yield,
See alsogoing,
18
be in the right place or situation
  1. Where do these books belong?
  2. Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government
  3. Where do these books go?
Synonymsbelong,
Hypernymsbe,
Type ofbe,
19
be ranked or compare
  1. This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go
Hypernymscompare,
Type ofcompare,
20
begin or set in motion
  1. I start at eight in the morning
  2. Ready, set, go!
Synonymsstart, get going,
Antonymsstop,
Hyponymsget off the ground, go on,
Typescome on, come up, get off the ground, go on, take off,
21
have a turn; make one's move in a game
  1. Can I go now?
Synonymsmove,
Hyponymsbluff, castle, check, draw, manoeuver, open, serve, stalemate, trump,
Entailmentsplay,
Typesbluff, bluff out, cast, castle, check, draw, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, open, operate, ruff, serve, stalemate, trump,
22
be contained in
  1. How many times does 18 go into 54?
23
be sounded, played, or expressed
  1. How does this song go again?
24
blend or harmonize
  1. This flavor will blend with those in your dish
  2. This sofa won't go with the chairs
Synonymsblend, blend in,
Hypernymsharmonize,
Type ofaccord, agree, concord, consort, fit in, harmonise, harmonize,
25
lead, extend, or afford access
  1. This door goes to the basement
  2. The road runs South
Synonymslead,
Hypernymsbe,
Type ofbe,
26
be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
  1. This piece won't fit into the puzzle
Synonymsfit,
Hyponymsjoint, tessellate,
Hypernymsfit,
Type offit,
Typesjoint, tesselate,
27
go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
  1. Who rifled through my desk drawers?
Synonymsrifle,
Hypernymssearch,
Type ofsearch,
28
be spent
  1. All my money went for food and rent
29
give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
  1. I plumped for the losing candidates
Synonymsplump,
Hypernymschoose,
Type ofchoose, pick out, select, take,
30
stop operating or functioning
  1. The engine finally went
  2. The car died on the road
  3. The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
  4. The coffee maker broke
  5. The engine failed on the way to town
  6. her eyesight went after the accident
Synonymsfail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, break, break down,
Hyponymsblow out, crash, malfunction, misfire,
Hypernymschange,
Type ofchange,
Typesblow, blow out, burn out, crash, go down, malfunction, misfire, misfunction,
31
change location; move, travel, or proceed
Synonymslocomote, move, travel,
Typesaccompany, advance, angle, arise, ascend, automobile, back, bang, be adrift, beetle, belt along, betake oneself, billow, blow, bounce, breeze, bucket along, cannonball along, career, carry, cast, change, circle, circuit, circulate, come, come back, come down, come up, continue, crank, crawl, creep, cruise, derail, descend, do, drag, draw, draw back, drift, drive, ease, err, fall, ferry, float, flock, fly, follow, forge, get about, get around, get back, ghost, glide, go across, go around, go back, go by, go down, go forward, go on, go past, go through, go up, hasten, hie, hiss, hotfoot, hurry, hurtle, island hop, jounce, journey, jump, lance, lead, lift, lurch, march on, meander, motor, move around, move back, move on, move up, outflank, overfly, pace, pan, pass, pass by, pass on, pass over, pelt along, play, plough, plow, prance, precede, precess, proceed, progress, propagate, pull away, pull back, pursue, push, race, raft, ramble, range, recede, repair, resort, retire, retreat, retrograde, return, ride, rise, roam, roll, round, rove, run, rush, rush along, scramble, seek, shack, shuttle, sift, sit, ski, slice into, slice through, slide, slither, snowshoe, speed, spirt, spread, spurt, steam, step, stray, surpass, swan, swap, swash, swim, swing, take the air, taxi, thread, trail, tramp, transfer, travel, travel along, travel by, travel purposefully, travel rapidly, tread, trundle, turn, uprise, vagabond, walk, wander, weave, wend, wheel, whine, whish, whisk, whistle, whoosh, wind, wing, withdraw, zigzag, zip, zoom,
See alsogo around, go by, go down, go off, go on, go out, go up,
32
continue to live; endure or last
Synonymsendure, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive,
Typeshold up, hold water, live out, perennate, stand up,
Adjective
1
functioning correctly and ready for action
  1. all systems are go
Antonymsno-go,
Similara-ok, a-okay,

Derived Form of about

adjective
comparitive: more about
superlative: most about
Adjective satellite
1
on the move
  1. up and about
  2. the whole town was astir over the incident
Synonymsastir,
Adverb
1
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
  1. lasted approximately an hour
  2. in just about a minute
  3. he's about 30 years old
  4. I've had about all I can stand
  5. we meet about once a month
  6. some forty people came
  7. weighs around a hundred pounds
  8. roughly $3,000
  9. holds 3 gallons, more or less
  10. 20 or so people were at the party
Synonymsapproximately, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or so,
2
all around or on all sides
  1. dirty clothes lying around (or about)
  2. let's look about for help
  3. There were trees growing all around
  4. she looked around her
Synonymsaround,
3
in the area or vicinity
  1. a few spectators standing about
  2. hanging around
  3. waited around for the next flight
Synonymsaround,
4
used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
  1. wandering about with no place to go
  2. people were rushing about
  3. news gets around (or about)
  4. traveled around in Asia
  5. he needs advice from someone who's been around
  6. she sleeps around
Synonymsaround,
5
in or to a reversed position or direction
  1. about face
  2. suddenly she turned around
Synonymsaround,
6
in rotation or succession
  1. turn about is fair play
7
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
  1. the job is (just) about done
  2. the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
  3. we're almost finished
  4. the car all but ran her down
  5. he nearly fainted
  6. talked for nigh onto 2 hours
  7. the recording is well-nigh perfect
  8. virtually all the parties signed the contract
  9. I was near exhausted by the run
  10. most everyone agrees
Synonymsalmost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh,
8
to or among many different places or in no particular direction
Synonymsaround,
9
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; 'near' is sometimes used informally for 'nearly' and 'most' is sometimes used informally for 'almost'
Synonymsall but, almost, just about, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh,
Adjective
1
on the move
Synonymsastir,
Similaractive,
Preposition
1
on the topic of
Synonymson,

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