Oxford Language Club

So many English students get frustrated and lose hope because they just can't figure out how to learn them. The good news is: if you're reading this post, then you haven't given up yet! That's probably because you know that learning phrasal verbs can drastically improve your English speaking and comprehension skills.

A phrasal verb is a verb followed by a preposition or an adverb. The combination creates a meaning different from the original verb.

Phrasal Verbs with GO

Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
Go after	Pursue (an object or a goal)	Emma went after her dreams and now she is an actress.
Go along	Continue an activity	He added funny details to the story as he went along.
Go along (with)	Agree with; accept; support an idea	Alex tends to go along with anything his wife says.
Go away	Leave a place	We decided to go away for a few days.
Go away	Disappear	-I still can't get the stain to go away. -The medication should make the pain go away.
Go back	Return	Children go back to school after the holidays.
Go by	Pass	-Put up your hand or the bus will go by without stopping. -Time goes by so quickly!
Go down	Decrease; reduce	The price of property has gone down a bit lately.
Go down with	Become ill with a disease	Half the team has gone down with the 'flu.
Go for	Try to achieve or attain	Jack trained hard and decided to go for the gold medal.
Go in	Enter	There's a hotel. Let's go in and book a room.
Go into (+noun)	Enter	Go into the bakery and see if they sell croissants.
Go into (+ noun)	Join or enter a profession	Tom decided to go into the army when he left school.
Go in for	Have something as a hobby	Anne really doesn't go in for sports.
Go off	Explode	A bomb went off in a crowded restaurant.
Go off	Ring/make a loud noise	The alarm clock was set to go off at 6 am.
Go off	Stop working	The heating has gone off. It's freezing in here!
Go off	No longer good to eat or drink	The milk has gone off. Don't drink it.
Go off	No longer like or enjoy	My grandmother has gone off doing crosswords.
Go on	Continue	Sorry for interrupting. Please go on.
Go out	Leave one's home to attend a social event	Many young people go out a lot.
Go out	Stop burning; be extinguished	The ights went out before we got to the door.
Go out	Be sent	The letter went out yesterday.
Go out with	Have someone as a boyfriend/girlfriend.	Is Julie going out with Tom?
Go over	Review	Please go over your answers before handing in your paper.
Go up	Increase; rise	The price of petrol is expected to go up.
Go through	Experience	Pete went through a lot of pain after the accident.
Go through	Examine; study carefully	You should go through the contract before signing it.
Go through with	Proceed with something	Bill and Amy finally went through with the divorce.
Go with/together	Match; harmonise with	That jacket doesn't go with the skirt.
Go without	Abstain from; skip	Tony had to go without lunch to finish the report.