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Go off

Explode (bomb), start ringing (alarm)(inseparable)

“The fire alarm WENT OFF because someone was smoking in the toilets.”

Go off with

Elope, run away with someone(inseparable)

“She WENT OFF WITH her friend's husband.”

Go on

Continue(inseparable)

“She WENT ON the pill when she met him.”

Go on about

Talk too much(inseparable)

“He's always GOING ON ABOUT his kids.”

Go on at

Pester, try to make someone do something by repeatedly asking or suggesting(inseparable)

“He WENT ON AT his parents until they bought him the game.”

Go on to

Proceed(inseparable)

“We had dinner and WENT ON TO a few bars.”

Go on with

Continue doing(inseparable)

“Please GO ON WITH your work.”

Go one

A way of encouraging someone

“GO ON, apply for the job.”

Go out

Stop burning, be extinguished

“The candle WENT OUT and left us in darkness.To leave home for a social activity.”

Go out for

Become a candidate, apply for something(inseparable)

“She WENT OUT FOR a place on the team.”

Go out to

Feel sympathy with someone(inseparable)

“Our condolences GO OUT TO all the families who have lost people in this tragic accident.”

Go out with

Have a relationship with(inseparable)

“He's been GOING OUT WITH his girlfriend for around six months now.”

Go over

Look at something, revise(inseparable)

“We WENT OVER our notes before the exam.”

Go over to

Go on a journey(inseparable)

“I'm GOING OVER TO Hong Kong next month.”

Go past

Pass without stopping(inseparable)

“She WENT PAST me without saying hello.”

Go round

Be or have enough of something

“There aren't enough jobs to GO ROUND for the numbers of people graduating nowadays.”

Go through

Experience(inseparable)

“I WENT THROUGH my notes before the exam.”

Go through with

Do or complete something you've agreed to(inseparable)

“He did promise, but I doubt that he'll GO THROUGH WITH it.”

Go to

Allocate money(inseparable)

“About half of my income GOES TO pay the mortgage.”

Go together

Harmonize or be compatible

“Drinking and driving don't GO TOGETHER.”

Go towards

Contibute(inseparable)

“The money WENT TOWARDS my university fees.”

Go under

Go bankrupt

“Many small shops are GOING UNDER because they cannot compete with the supermarkets.”

Go up

Rise or climb

“The price of petrol has GONE UP sharply because of the increase in duty in the Government's budget.”

Go up to

Approach(inseparable)

“She WENT UP TO him and asked him if he wanted a drink.”