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How to sign: change location; move, travel, or proceed
"How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before ni;
See also: go past, elapse, slip by, glide by, go by, slide by, abscond, absquatulate, advance, go off, travel by, pass by, run off, rise, move up, go up, go under, descend, go down, come down, go under, proceed, circulate, recede, march on, withdraw, move on, retreat, pull away, draw back, pull back, move back, advance, climb, move on, march on, climb up, slip away, continue, go around, go down, pass, go by, go down, go under, move out, fall, decamp, progress, progress, carry on, go on, go along, go on, surpass, retire, pass on, pass on, go on, pass, sink, lift, sink, bolt, arise, go out, go up, settle, settle, uprise, come up, mount, lapse, spread, go down, set
Similiar / Same: travel, move, locomote
Within this category: accompany, advance, angle, ascend, automobile, back, bang, beetle, betake oneself, billow, bounce, breeze, career, carry, circle, circle, circuit, circulate, come, come, crawl, cruise, derail, descend, do, drag, draw, drive, drive, ease, fall, fall, ferry, float, float, float, flock, fly, fly, follow, follow, forge, get around, ghost, glide, go around, hiss, hurtle, island hop, lance, lurch, outflank, pace, pan, pass, pass over, play, plow, prance, precede, precess, proceed, propagate, pursue, push, raft, repair, retreat, retrograde, return, ride, ride, ride, rise, roll, round, run, run, rush, scramble, seek, shuttle, sift, ski, slice into, slither, snowshoe, speed, steam, step, step, step, stray, swap, swash, swim, swing, taxi, trail, transfer, travel, travel, travel, travel by, travel purposefully, travel rapidly, trundle, turn, walk, walk, weave, wend, wheel, whine, whish, whisk, whistle, withdraw, zigzag, zoom
How to sign: stop operating or functioning
"The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident";
Similiar / Same: go bad, conk out, fail, give way, die, give out, break down, break
Categories: change
Within this category: blow out, crash, malfunction, misfire
How to sign: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
"She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully";
See also: die out, die off, die out, die off, die back, die down, die down
Similiar / Same: die, decease, perish, pass away, expire, pass
Categories: change state, turn
Within this category: buy it, drown, fall, kick the bucket, predecease, starve, succumb, suffocate
How to sign: move away from a place into another direction
"Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon";
Similiar / Same: go away, depart
Categories: exit, get out, go out, leave
Within this category: shove off
How to sign: enter or assume a certain state or condition
"He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!";
See also: shape up, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, surmount, progress, progress, shape up, come along, come along, overcome, master, come on, come on, win, get along, get along, subdue, get over, gain, advance, get on, get on, advance, advance
Categories: change state, turn
Within this category: break, come, run, settle, sober up, sober up, take, take effect, work
How to sign: continue to live; endure or last
"We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents";
Similiar / Same: survive, live on, last, live, endure, hold up, hold out
Within this category: live out, perennate, stand up
How to sign: perform as expected when applied
"The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore";
Similiar / Same: function, operate, work, run
Within this category: cut, double, roll, run, service
How to sign: make a certain noise or sound
"She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'";
Similiar / Same: sound
Categories: cause to be perceived
Within this category: bang, bleep, blow, blow, boom, boom, buzz, chatter, chime, chug, clang, clangor, clank, click, clop, crack, drone, drum, glug, guggle, gurgle, honk, hum, lap, make noise, patter, ping, pink, pop, rattle, resonate, resound, ring, ripple, roll, rumble, rustle, skirl, snap, snarl, splash, splat, squelch, tap, thud, tick, ting, tinkle, trump, twang, tweet, whish, whistle, whistle, whizz
How to sign: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
"This piece won't fit into the puzzle";
Similiar / Same: fit
Categories: fit
