Phrasal Verbs with Go

Do you know that go off has  over four different meanings?  

You might go off your friend if they go  off and leave you with a sandwich that  

went off three days ago, and a device  that's due to go off any moments now.

Understanding and using phrasal verbs in English  is essential for English fluency. I'm going to  

share with you lots of phrasal verbs now with  the verb go. So be sure to take notes so you  

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Now listen to the following speech and  see if you can spot the phrasal verbs.

My father always told me to go after my  dreams. So, I tried to become a musician  

at 15 he encouraged me to go in for a major  competition. But by this point, I had started  

to go off music altogether. I went along with  the plan and entered the competition regardless,  

after everyone had performed, the judges  asked me to go over my piece again.  

While playing I could see the judges  beaming at me and whispering to each other.  

I didn't understand what was going  on. Upon completing my performance,  

I was awarded the trophy and the title young  Musician of the Year. They wanted me to go  

round numerous theaters performing with lots of  famous musicians. I couldn't go on pretending I  

had to tell them the truth. My passion for music  that had once been so brightly had now gone out.

So how many phrasal verbs Did you  hear? Put your answers in the comments.

In the meantime, I'm going to walk  you through the most common phrasal  

verbs that include the word ‘go’. But  before I start, if you're new here and  

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Go after. Go after means to pursue like to chase.  This could be an object or a goal. So, if someone  

is running away, then you might go after them. If  you need to catch them, it would be dangerous to  

go after the killer on your own. Or you could  go after a goal, go after your dreams. Next,  

go ahead. This means to start or continue to do  something especially after waiting for permission.  

Go ahead, he insisted. I won't interrupt again.

So, if you are waiting for someone to  tell you it's safe to cross the road.  

You wait wait, wait and they might say, “Okay,  it's clear. Go ahead. You can continue now.”  

Go along with this means to agree with something  or to accept it to support an idea perhaps  

it doesn't mean that you  wholeheartedly agree with it.  

But you agree to go along with it, you  accept it and support it in some way.

Alex tends to go along with  anything his wife says.

Alex may not agree with his wife, but he  goes along with it to avoid an argument.

Next, we have go away. If something  goes away, then it disappears.

The pain should go away in a couple of hours.

Go away can also be used when you're talking about  going on holiday. For example, you might say.

We go away every summer and we're thinking about  Japan this year. Did you go away this year?

Next, we have go back. This means to return.

I can't go back to work. I  just don't feel very well.

Go back on something means to break a promise that  

you've made. And you should never  go back on your promise to a child.

To go down means to decrease or reduce. For example, if his temperature doesn't  

go down, I'll call the doctor. To go down as something means to be  

remembered for having done something. For example,  Churchill went down as a great wartime leader.

So, Winston Churchill was remembered  as a great wartime leader. 

Go down with can be used when talking  about illness, it means to become ill  

with a disease or virus. 

Our holiday was fine until Kim went down with  a bad cold. After that, it all got rather dull.

To go in for to go in for means to  enter a competition. For example,  

you should go in for the talent contest  they're holding at the youth club this weekend.

Go in for can also be used to talk about enjoying  something. So, if it's something you enjoy,  

it's something you go in for. I could never go  in for windsurfing. It's just not my cup of tea.

To go into something means to deal with something  in detail. Often someone would say to you,  

I can't go into it right now. I can't go into it  right now. So, I cannot discuss it in detail. At  

this point in time. The head teacher asked me  to go into school to talk about Alexander's  

behavior. I asked her what the problem was,  but she wouldn't go into it on the phone.

To go off. Now to go off can mean to be  triggered. For example, an explosion goes off,  

a gun goes off, or your alarm goes off. What  time does your alarm go off in the morning?  

Everyone panicked when the bomb went  off. Luckily, no one was injured.  

Go off can also mean to leave a place and  go somewhere else. Like if I just walk away,  

you might say oh, Hannah's on has gone  off somewhere. Once I've gone off to  

my mum has gone off to town without my  dad. So, dad has gone off in a half.

Gone off or go off also means to  no longer be fresh. Like when food  

goes past. It's best when it's starting to decay. 

The milk went off after only an hour  in the scorching heat. It goes off  

very quickly if you don't put it in the  fridge. I hate it when milk goes off.

Go off can also mean to stop  liking something or someone.  

Jason used to really like jazz  music, but he has gone off it lately.  

When I was pregnant, I went off coffee,  I couldn't stand the smell of coffee.

Go on. Go on means to continue doing  something. Once you finish cleaning,  

you can go on with your usual jobs. Now if you find this lesson useful,  

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video to then go on watching to the end. Now go on can also mean just happen.

It's usually used in a question like what's  going on, open the door what's going on in there? 

Go on can also mean to do  something after something else.  

He started by criticizing me and then he went  on to offer me a promotion. I'm confused.

Go out. Go out means to leave your  home and attend a social event.  

Many young people go out a lot. My  partner went out last night to a meal.

Go out can also mean stop burning. So, to be  extinguished. The fire must have gone out during  

the night. Or I'm not sure what time the lights  went out last night but they definitely did.

Go out can also mean to be sent. For example,  an email or a letter. The letter went out  

yesterday. I think our newsletter will go  out tomorrow so it will be sent tomorrow.

Now go out with someone is when someone  is a boyfriend or girlfriend so it's like  

official dating when you are officially dating  someone you say “I'm going out with them.”  

“Is Julie going out with Tom?”

To go over. To go over something means  to examine it or discuss it in detail.  

The doctor wanted to go over the  test results with his patient.  

To go over can also mean to repeat something or  to think about it again, in order to understand  

it completely. I'd like to begin by going  over what we did in last week's lesson. So,  

I'm going to briefly repeat what we did. So, we  can think about it and understand it a bit more.

Go round. This means to move or  travel around or visit a place.  

While visiting Rome, we plan to go around  all the major archaeological sites. 

Go round can also mean to go to  somebody's house to visit them.  

We were wondering if we should go round to  Grandma's house for dinner one night this week.  

Go through. To go through can mean to suffer. The children went through a lot before  

recovering completely. Go through with means  

to complete a promise or a plan. Usually  something that you don't really want to do.

When it came to actually stealing the  money, nor couldn't go through with it.

To go up, means to increase or to rise. The  price of petrol is expected to go up. Go with  

means to match. We normally use this when  talking about clothing or accessories. 

That tie it goes with that suit  nicely. Or you might say, “Anna,  

that headband really goes with your jumper.”  Go with means to choose or accept something.

Hmm, what should I go with? I'll go  with some salad and a glass of wine.

Go without means to be deprived of something.  

Oliver Twist had to go without  many things as a child.

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