goes

S1 W1

BrE /ɡəʊz/ AmE /goʊz/

verb en → es

past went pp gone ing going

1 MOVE/LOCATE [intransitive] A1

to move from one place to another; travel or journey

ir, marchar, dirigirse a

  • go somewhere
  • go by transport

Collocations go to work/school · go home

  • He goes to the gym every day.

    Va al gimnasio todos los días.

2 TIME [intransitive] A1

to happen or occur at a particular time; take place

ocurrir, suceder, pasar

  • go on at/in during

Collocations go to school · go to bed

  • The meeting goes on until 5 p.m.

    La reunión se extiende hasta las 5 de la tarde.

1 STATE [intransitive] A2

to be in a particular state or condition; exist or continue

estar, ser, continuar

  • go + adj

Collocations go wrong · go bad

  • The food went bad.

    La comida se echó a perder.

1 ACTION/RESULT [intransitive] B1

to be the result of an action or event; happen as a consequence

resultar, suceder, ocurrir

  • go + adj

Collocations go well · go badly

  • The plan went well.

    El plan salió bien.

1 DIRECTION/DESTINATION [intransitive] B1

to be directed towards a place or person; aim at

dirigirse hacia, apuntar a

  • go + direction

Collocations go up/down · go out

  • The road goes down to the sea.

    La carretera conduce al mar.

1 BECOME [intransitive] B2

to become or change into something; turn into

convertirse en, volverse

  • go + noun

Collocations go public · go viral

  • The company went public.

    La empresa salió a bolsa.

1 PERSUASION [transitive] B2

to persuade or convince someone to do something; influence

convencer, persuadir, influir en

  • go + obj

Collocations go for a walk · go to bed

  • He went for the job.

    Él se presentó para el trabajo.

1 PREFERENCE [transitive] B2

to prefer or choose something; opt for

preferir, elegir, optar por

  • go + obj

Collocations go for a walk · go to bed

  • She goes for the red one.

    Ella elige la roja.

Phrasal verbs

go out LEAVE/EXIT A2

salir, irse de casa

  • I'm going out for a drink.

    Voy a salir para tomar una copa.

go over REVIEW/EXAMINE B1

revisar, repasar

  • Let's go over the plan.

    Vamos a revisar el plan.

go through EXPERIENCE/PASS B1

pasar por, atravesar

  • She went through a difficult time.

    Ella pasó por un momento difícil.

go up INCREASE/RISE B1

subir, aumentar

  • The prices went up.

    Los precios subieron.

go down DECREASE/FALL B1

bajar, disminuir

  • The temperature went down.

    La temperatura bajó.

Idioms

go with the flow B2

dejar que las cosas fluyan, ir con la corriente

  • Just go with the flow and enjoy yourself.

    Sólo déjate llevar y disfruta.

go to town B2

irse de fiesta, ir a la ciudad

  • They went to town last night.

    Se fueron de fiesta anoche.

go all out B2

darlo todo, esforzarse al máximo

  • We went all out to win the game.

    Nos esforzamos al máximo para ganar el juego.