44ª: Phrasal verbs: To Go


 

Gramática

To go ahead (intr.): Seguir adelante

You should go ahead with that interesting project, even if you don't find any support

To go along with (something / someone): Apoyar una idea, estar de acuerdo con alguien

Our president went along with my idea to enter in the Chinese market

To go away (intr..): Marcharse

I haven't seen her for a while; probably she has gone away without saying a word

To go back on (tr.): Retirar o romper una promesa

He went back on his promise to invite me for dinner

To go down (intr.): Ser recibida una idea con aprobación

His plan to reduce costs in the factory went down very well

To go for (tr.): Elegir

My parents went for this school because it was very close to our home

To go for (tr.): Atacar

Your dog went for my cat and almost killed it

To go in for (tr.): Estar muy interesado en algo, practicar algo, participar en competiciones

My brother goes in for golf

To go into (tr.): Investigar detenidamente

The police is determined to go into his death; they don't believe that it was a suicide

To go off (intr.): Abandonar un lugar para dirijirse a otro

After work I went off to try to find a shop where to buy a new suit

To go off (intr.): Explotar

The bomb went off in the middle of the parking

To go on (intr.): Continuar

The went on arguing about politics all the night

To go on with (tr.): Continuar con algo

You should go on with your studies about the French Revolution

To go on (intr.): Ocurrir

Many ambulances have passed; do you know what's going on?

To go out (intr.): Salir de casa para entretenerse

My son has a lot of friends and he goes out almost every evening

To go over (tr.): Examinar, estudiar o repetir cuidadosamente

I have to go over my report to correct some spelling mistakes

To go through with (tr.): Finalizar algo desagradable o difícil que has planeado o que has prometido hacer

My son didn't want to go to England, but finally he decided to go through it

To go through (tr.): Experimentar una situación difícil o desagradable

Last year I went through a very difficult time after losing my job

To go through (tr.): Examinar el conetenido de algo atentamente

In the bookshop I went through the books looking for one about tidal waves

To go together (intr.): Personas / objetos / situaciones que suelen ir juntas

Normally the optimism and the good luck go together

To go without (tr.): No tener algo que habitualmente se tiene

What a problem! I broke my glasses and I cannot go without it