| Principal Translations |
| go⇒ vi | (leave, depart) | irse v prnl |
| | (formal) | partir⇒ vi |
| | You'd better go. It's getting late. |
| | Es mejor que te vayas. Se está haciendo tarde. |
| go to [sth] vi + prep | (proceed to, head for) | ir a vi + prep |
| | | ir para vi + prep |
| | I'm going to London this summer. |
| | Anne went to Italy for her holiday last year. |
| | Robert goes to the market every Saturday morning. |
| | Voy a Londres este verano. // Ana fue a Italia de vacaciones el año pasado. // Roberto va al mercado todos los domingos por la mañana. |
| go vi | (move along, advance) | ir vi |
| | | circular⇒ vi |
| | The train was going at top speed. Electricity goes along wires. |
| | El tren iba a la velocidad máxima. |
| | La electricidad circula por los cables. |
| go vi | (extend) | llegar⇒ vi |
| | (formal) | extenderse⇒ v prnl |
| | Our property goes all the way down to the river. |
| | Nuestra propiedad llega hasta el río. |
| go to [sth] vi + prep | (lead to) | ir a vi + prep |
| | | llevar a vi + prep |
| | | conducir a vi + prep |
| | (informal) | dar a vi + prep |
| | These stairs go to the attic. |
| | Estas escaleras van al ático. |
| go vi | (with adverb: turn out, pass) | salir⇒ vi |
| | | resultar⇒ vi |
| | | quedar⇒ vi |
| | The wedding went very well, thank you. |
| | La boda salió muy bien, gracias. |
| go vi | (with adjective: become) | volverse⇒ v prnl |
| | I think I'm going crazy. |
| | Creo que me estoy volviendo loco. |
| go vi | (with adjective: act in a given way) | volverse⇒ v prnl |
| | They went crazy when they heard the news. |
| | Se volvieron locos cuando escucharon la noticia. |
| be going to do [sth] v aux | (future) (futuro) | ir a [+ infinitivo] loc verb |
| | Jake is going to clean the bathroom later. |
| | Jake va a limpiar el baño más tarde. |
| Additional Translations |
| go adj | informal (ready) | listo/a adj |
| | | a punto loc adv |
| | All systems are go. |
| | Todos los sistemas están listos. |
| | Todos los sistemas están a punto. |
| go interj | (cheering on a team, participant) | vamos interj |
| | | ánimo interj |
| | The fans were shouting "Go Steelers!" |
| | Los fans gritaban «¡Vamos, Steelers!». |
| go n | colloquial (energy) | brío nm |
| | (ES) | nervio nm |
| | | impulso nm |
| | She's sure got a lot of go. |
| | Ella tiene mucho brío. |
| | Ella tiene mucho nervio. |
| go n | informal (try) | intento nm |
| | | intentar⇒, probar⇒ vtr |
| | Can I have a go? |
| | ¿Puedo hacer un intento? |
| go n | informal (turn) | turno nm |
| | (ES) | vez nf |
| | It's your go. Here are the dice. |
| | Es tu turno. Toma los dados. |
go,
Go n | often capitalized (board game) | go nm |
| | Go is played with black and white counters on a wooden board. |
| | El go se juega con fichas blancas y negras sobre un tablero de madera. |
| go to do [sth] v expr | (make a move to do) | ir a hacer algo loc verb |
| | Jake went to brush a stray hair from Leah's cheek, but at that moment she turned away. |
| | Jake fue a sacar un pelo de la mejilla de Leah, pero ella justo se dio vuelta. |
| go⇒ vi | (function, perform) | funcionar⇒ vi |
| | | andar⇒ vi |
| | This fan won't go. |
| | El ventilador no funciona. |
| go vi | (time: pass) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | | irse vi |
| | Weekends go really fast. |
| | Los fines de semana pasan muy rápido. |
| go vi | (tend to be) | atañer⇒ vi |
| | | concernir⇒ vi |
| | As exams go, that wasn't too bad. |
| | En lo que a exámenes atañe, ese no estuvo tan mal. |
| go vi | (be sold) | vender⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | irse v prnl |
| | The rare book will go quickly at auction. |
| | El libro raro se venderá rápidamente en la subasta. |
| go vi | (pass, fit, enter) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | | entrar⇒ vi |
| | | caber⇒ vi |
| | The couch just won't go through the door. |
| | El sofá sencillamente no pasa por la puerta. |
| go vi | informal, euphemism (relieve yourself) | ir al baño vi + loc adv |
| | | usar el baño loc verb |
| | Excuse me. I've got to go. Is there a bathroom near here? |
| | Discúlpeme. Tengo que ir al baño. ¿Hay un baño por aquí cerca? |
| go vi | (perform an action) | hacer⇒ vi |
| | Go like this with your hands. |
| | Haz así con tus manos. |
| go vi | (be valid) | hacerse⇒ v prnl |
| | Whatever Mike says, goes. |
| | Lo que diga Mike se hace. |
| go vi | informal (say) | decir⇒ vi |
| | (texto, refrán) | rezar⇒ vi |
| | Boys will be boys, as the saying goes. |
| | Los muchachos siempre serán muchachos, como dice el refrán. |
| go vi | euphemism (die) | morir⇒ vi |
| | (figurado) | irse v prnl |
| | He went just after midnight, with his wife at his side. |
| | Murió justo después de media noche, con su esposa a su lado. |
| go vi | informal (give way, collapse) | ceder⇒ vi |
| | There was so much snow the roof went. |
| | Había tanta nieve que el techo cedió. |
| go vi | informal (stop working) (figurado) | morir⇒ vi |
| | The car engine went, so we had to walk home. |
| | El motor del auto murió así que tuvimos que caminar a casa. |
| go vi | (bell: ring) | sonar⇒ vi |
| | Matt got a detention for getting to class after the bell had gone. |
| | Matt recibió un castigo por llegar a clase después que sonara la campana. |
| go vi | (move, develop) | ir vi |
| | | dirigirse⇒ v prnl |
| | The country is moving towards a service-based economy. |
go to [sth],
go on [sth] vi + prep | (be allotted) | destinarse a v prnl + prep |
| | (informal) | irse en v prnl + prep |
| | A quarter of their income goes to food. |
| | Una cuarta parte de sus ingresos se destina a comida. |
| | Una cuarta parte de sus ingresos se va en comida. |
| go to [sb] vi + prep | (pass to [sb] in a will) | pasar a vi + prep |
| | His house went to the elder son, its contents to the younger. |
| | Su casa pasó a su hijo mayor y el contenido, al menor. |
| go into [sth] vi + prep | (number: be divisor of) (coloquial) | caber en vi + prep |
| | | ser divisible entre, ser divisible por v cop + loc adj |
| | | ser múltiplo de v cop + loc adj |
| | | dividir a vtr + prep |
| | How many times does six go into eighty-four? |
| | ¿Ochenta y cuatro cabe en seis? |
| | ¿Ochenta y cuatro es divisible entre (or: es divisible por) seis? |
| | ¿Ochenta y cuatro es múltiplo de seis? |
| | ¿Seis divide a ochenta y cuatro? |
| go to [sb/sth] vi + prep | (be awarded to) | ir para vi + prep |
| | | ser para, ser de v cop + prep |
| | And the Oscar goes to Steve McQueen! |
| | ¡Y el Óscar va para Steve McQueen! |
| go to [sth] vi phrasal | (resort: to [sth]) | hacer⇒ vtr |
| | They went to great effort to get here on time. |
| | Hicieron un gran esfuerzo para llegar aquí a tiempo. |
| go to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (consult, ask a favor of) | recurrir a vi + prep |
| | | ir con vi + prep |
| | When I need advice, I go to my rabbi. |
| | Cuando necesito consejo, recurro a mi rabino. |
Locuciones verbales
go | gone |
| go about vi phrasal | (move from place to place) | ir de un lugar a otro loc verb |
| | He goes about from place to place, taking casual jobs wherever he can get them. |
| | Va de un lugar a otro consiguiendo trabajos eventuales donde puede. |
| go about [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (approach, tackle: a task) | ponerse a loc verb |
| | | empezar a vi + prep |
| | | dedicarse a v prnl + prep |
| | Isn't it time you went about fixing the broken table? |
| | How am I to go about painting the ceiling when I have no ladder? |
| | ¿No es hora de que te pongas a arreglar la mesa rota? |
| go about vi phrasal | (sailing: change tack) | virar⇒ vi |
| | The skipper gave the command to go about. |
| | El capitán dio la orden de virar. |
| go across [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (cross, traverse) | cruzar⇒ vtr |
| | | ir en frente loc verb |
| | We sometimes go across the road for a drink at the pub. |
| | A veces cruzamos al bar de enfrente a tomar un trago. |
| go after [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (pursue) (AmL) | ir por vi + prep |
| | (ES) | ir a por vi + loc prep |
| | | perseguir⇒, buscar⇒ vtr |
| | Mark is now going after a Master's degree in science. |
| | Mark ahora va por un máster en ciencias. |
| go after [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (attack verbally) (figurado) | caerle a vi + pron |
| | | irse encima de loc verb |
| | He really decided to go after him when he saw him flirting with his wife. |
| | Decidió caerle al tipo cuando lo vio coqueteando con su esposa. |
| go after [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (be next, follow) | seguir a vi + prep |
| | | ir después de, venir después de loc verb + prep |
| | In the alphabet, the letter B goes after the letter A. |
| | En el alfabeto, la b sigue a la a. |
| go against [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (not comply with) | ir en contra de loc verb |
| | | oponerse a v prnl |
| | If you go against his wishes, he will make things difficult for you. |
| | Si vas en contra de sus deseos te va a hacer las cosas difíciles. |
| go against [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (be in opposition to) | oponerse a v prnl |
| | | ponerse en contra a loc verb |
| | To go against the mob takes courage. |
| | Hay que tener coraje para oponerse a la mafia. |
| go ahead vi phrasal | (do [sth] as planned) | ir vi |
| | | avanzar⇒ vi |
| | I can't come with you this weekend after all, but don't let that stop you; you go ahead. |
| | No puedo ir contigo el fin de semana, pero no dejes que eso te detenga, ve tú. |
| go ahead vi phrasal | (take place as scheduled) | llevar a cabo loc verb |
| | The meeting will go ahead. |
| | La reunión se llevará a cabo. |
| go ahead of [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (lead, overtake) | estar delante de, ir delante de, ir por delante de loc verb |
| | (en tiendas) | estar antes que loc verb |
| go along vi phrasal | (move, advance) (coloquial) | ir vi |
| | Until yesterday, things had been going along quite nicely. We were going along at about 30 mph. |
| | Hasta ayer, las cosas iban bastante bien. |
| go along vi phrasal | informal, figurative (consent, comply) (coloquial) | seguirle la corriente a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | | aceptar⇒ vtr |
| | Jeff wanted Rita to help him prank Martin, but she refused to go along. |
| | Jeff quería que Rita lo ayudara a hacerle una broma a Martin, pero ella se negó a seguirle la corriente. |
| go along with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (permit, consent to) | aceptar⇒ vtr |
| | I usually just go along with what she says to avoid any arguments. |
| | Generalmente acepto lo que dice para evitar una discusión. |
| go along with [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (support, agree with) | aceptar⇒ vtr |
| | | estar de acuerdo con loc verb + prep |
| | Rachel is happy to go along with Harry's suggestion. |
| | Rachel está contenta de aceptar la sugerencia de Harry. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | (rotate, revolve) | girar⇒ vi |
| | | dar vueltas loc verb |
| | | rotar⇒ vi |
| | The baby watched the top go round and laughed. |
| | Each of the beautifully painted horses became visible as the carousel went around. |
| | El bebé miró el trompo girar y se rio. // Cada uno de los hermosos caballos pintados apareció al girar el carrusel. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | (be shared by all) | para todos loc adv |
| | (cambio de sujeto) | alcanzar⇒ vi |
| | Do you think there'll be enough loaves and fishes to go around? |
| | ¿Crees que hay suficientes panes y pescados para todos? |
| | ¿Crees que estos panes y pescados alcanzarán? |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (illness: be transmitted) (coloquial) | dar vueltas loc verb |
| | | circular⇒ vi |
| | There's a nasty strain of flu going around. |
| | Hay un terrible virus de la gripe dando vueltas. |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (be in a state habitually) | ir por ahí vi + loc adv |
| | | andar⇒ vi |
| | He goes around looking filthy. |
| | She goes about as if she owns the place. |
| | Él va por ahí con ese aspecto tan desagradable. |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | figurative, informal (circulate, spread) | correr⇒ vi |
| | | circular⇒ vi |
| | There's a rumour going round that you're cheating on Tim. |
| | Corre el rumor de que estás engañando a Tim. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | informal (pay a visit to [sb]) (informal) | darse una vuelta por loc verb + prep |
| | (informal) | pasarse por v prnl + prep |
| | I'll go round to your place when I'm done. |
| | Me daré una vuelta por tu casa cuando termine. |
| | Me pasaré por tu casa cuando termine. |
| go at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (do energetically) (comida) | devorar⇒ vtr |
| | | acometer⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | ir con todo, hacer con todo expr |
| | Chris was hungrily going at his food. |
| | Chris devoraba su comida con apetito. |
| go at [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (attack: [sb]) (informal) | venírsele encima a loc verb |
| | | irsele encima a loc verb |
| | | atacar a vtr + prep |
| | One of the men went at Ed with a knife. |
| | Uno de los hombres se le vino encima a Ed con un cuchillo. |