go

[ɡəu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb

1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?) fara

2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.) fara í gegnum, fara eftir

3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.) fara til; fara/seljast á

4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?) liggja til

5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.) ganga/fara í, sækja

6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.) hverfa

7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.) fara, enda

8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.) fara

9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!) hverfa

10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) fara (að gera e-ð)

11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) bila

12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) ganga, vinna

13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) verða

14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) vera, ganga

15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) eiga heima/að vera í

16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) líða

17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) fara í

18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) ganga

19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) gefa frá sér, segja

20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) hljóða, vera

21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) ganga (vel)

2. noun

1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) tilraun

2) (energy: She's full of go.) kraftur

•

- going

3. adjective

1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) sem blómstrar/gengur vel

2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) gang-, markaðs-, gildandi

•

- go-ahead

4. noun

(permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) leyfi

- go-getter

- going-over
- goings-on
- no-go
- all go
- be going on for
- be going on
- be going strong
- from the word go
- get going
- give the go-by
- go about
- go after
- go against
- go along
- go along with
- go around
- go around with
- go at
- go back
- go back on
- go by
- go down
- go far
- go for
- go in
- go in for
- go into
- go off
- go on
- go on at
- go out
- go over
- go round
- go slow
- go steady
- go through
- go through with
- go too far
- go towards
- go up
- go up in smoke/flames
- go with
- go without
- keep going
- make a go of something
- make a go
- on the go