go
verb
1 verb move, travel INTRANSITIVEtéigh verb gabh verb she went past me chuaigh sí tharam, ghabh sí tharamthey don't want to go in níl siad ag iarraidh dul isteachI'll go with you rachaidh mise leatdon't go any closer ná téigh níos gaire, ná gabh níos cóngaraíhe went to Sligo by train chuaigh sé go Sligeach ar an traeinthey went home chuaigh siad abhaile 2 verb move, travel to do sth INTRANSITIVEtéigh verb gabh verb I'm going to a conference there táim ag dul chuig comhdháil ansinhe went to the barber's chuaigh sé chuig an mbearbóir, chuaigh sé go dtí an bearbóirwe went to lunch chuamar le haghaidh lóinto go to work dul ag obairto go to bed dul a chodladh, dul a luíwe're going on a walk táimid ag dul ar shiúlóidI'm going swimming táim ag dul ag snámhthey went shopping chuaigh siad ag siopadóireachtI'll just go find them rachaidh mé agus gheobhaidh mé iad, rachaidh mé chun iad a fháillet's go tell her seo linn go n-inseoimid diTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb of speed, distance 4 verb attend INTRANSITIVEtéigh verb gabh verb freastail verb where did you go to school? cá ndeachaigh tú ar scoil?they didn't go to the same college ní dheachaigh siad chuig an gcoláiste céanna, níor fhreastail siad ar an gcoláiste céannaI go to fitness classes téim chuig ranganna aclaíochtashe goes to Mass there téann sí ar Aifreann ansinthey go to the cinema quite often téann siad chuig an bpictiúrlann sách minic 5 verb leave INTRANSITIVEimigh verb fág verb bailigh leat PhrV we have to go soon caithfimid imeacht gan mhoill, ní mór dúinn fágáil go luathlet's go! imímis!, seo linn! 6 verb move in particular way TRANSITIVEtéigh verb imigh verb he went racing up the stairs chuaigh sé de rás suas an staighrethe papers went flying d'imigh na páipéir ar fud an bhaill 7 verb follow course, route INTRANSITIVEtéigh verb the train goes as far as Derry téann an traein chomh fada le Doirethe path goes up to the castle téann an cosán suas chuig an gcaisleán 8 verb reach, extend INTRANSITIVEtéigh verb the roots go down six feet téann na fréamhacha síos sé troithe 9 verb be sent INTRANSITIVEtéigh verb a note went home with her chuaigh nóta abhaile léithe post has gone tá an post imithe, tá an post ar shiúl 10 verb money: be spent INTRANSITIVEimigh verb where does all the funding go? cá dtéann an maoiniú go léir?, cad air a gcaitear an maoiniú uilig?€100 went to the plumber chuaigh €100 chuig an bpluiméirmost of his money goes on drink caitheann sé formhór a chuid airgid ar an ól 11 verb resource: be used up INTRANSITIVEthe battery will soon go beidh an cadhnra caite gan mhoill, beidh an cadhnra ídithe gan mhoilltheir supplies are gone tá a soláthairtí ídithemuch of my time went on writing chaith mé go leor de mo chuid ama ag scríobhthat's where all her energy went is leis sin a chaith sí a cuid fuinnimh go léir 12 verb disappear INTRANSITIVEimigh verb the pain was gone bhí an phian imithe, ní raibh an phian ann a thuilleadhthe tears will soon go is gearr go n-imeoidh na deora 13 verb be got rid of INTRANSITIVEimigh verb that sofa has to go caithfidh an tolg sin imeacht, caithfear fáil réidh leis an tolg sin 14 verb be sold INTRANSITIVEall stock must go caithfear an stoc ar fad a dhíolthey're all gone tá siad ar fad díoltatickets are going for ten euro each tá na ticéid ar díol ar dheich euro an ceann 15 verb time: pass INTRANSITIVEimigh verb téigh thart PhrV the time goes very fast téann an t-am thart go han-tapa, imíonn an t-am an-sciobthawhere did that week go? cá ndeachaigh an tseachtain sin?, cár imigh an tseachtain sin?another day gone! lá eile caite!, lá eile imithe! 16 verb proceed, progress INTRANSITIVEtéigh verb things are going great at work tá rudaí ag dul go hiontach ag an obairthe album isn't going too well níl ag éirí rómhaith leis an albam, níl an t-albam ag déanamh rómhaiththe race went well for me chuaigh an rás go maith domhow did the interview go? conas mar a bhí an t-agallamh?, cad é mar a chuaigh an t-agallamh?how are things going? cén chaoi a bhfuil cúrsaí?, cad é mar atá rudaí ag gabháil?how's it going? cén chaoi a bhfuil cúrsaí?, cad é mar atá rudaí ag gabháil?, conas atá agat? 17 verb engine, machine: run INTRANSITIVEbheith ag gabháil bheith ar siúl bheith air when the engine is going nuair a bhíonn an t-inneall ag gabháil, nuair a bhíonn an t-inneall ar siúl, nuair a bhíonn an t-inneall ar obair 18 verb change state INTRANSITIVEéirigh verb the tea went cold d'éirigh an tae fuarhe went deaf d'éirigh sé bodharshe went red in the face d'éirigh sí dearg san aghaidhthe crowd went silent tháinig tost ar an sluaI'd go mad rachainn as mo mheabhair, rachainn le craobhachathe company went bankrupt d'imigh an comhlacht bancbhristethe tradition went into decline chuaigh an traidisiún in éag, chuaigh an traidisiún i léigthe milk went sour d'éirigh an bainne géar, d'iompaigh an bainnethe tickets will go on sale on Monday beidh na ticéid ar díol Dé Luain 19 verb describing sb's state INTRANSITIVEbheith they went barefoot in the summer bhídís cosnochta sa samhradhthey'd rather go naked than wear fur b'fhearr leo a bheith nocht ná fionnadh a chaitheamhmillions go hungry all over the world tá ocras ar na milliúin ar fud an domhain 20 verb of sth not happening INTRANSITIVEthe letters go unanswered ní fhreagraítear na litreachatheir efforts go unnoticed ní thugtar a n-iarrachtaí faoi dearaour voice went unheard níor éist aon duine linn 21 verb be without sth
INTRANSITIVEtéigh verb she goes for a day without food téann sí gan bhia ar feadh lae, déanann sí d'uireasa bia ar feadh lae
TRANSITIVEtéigh verb I went two months without drinking chuaigh mé dhá mhí gan ólhe won't go a week without television ní sheasfaidh sé seachtain gan an teilifís
22 verb deteriorate, fail INTRANSITIVEimigh verb clis verb clis ar PhrV teip verb his memory went d'imigh an chuimhne air, chlis ar an gcuimhne aigeher hearing is going tá a héisteacht ag teip, tá a héisteacht ag meaththe brakes went chlis na coscáin 23 verb belong, be kept INTRANSITIVEtéigh verb the coats go under the stairs téann na cótaí faoin staighrewhere does the fada go? cá dtéann an síneadh fada?, cá gcuirtear an fada? 24 verb fit somewhere INTRANSITIVEtéigh verb gabh verb see if the bike goes into the boot féach an rachaidh an rothar sa bhúit 25 verb fit, agree INTRANSITIVEoir verb feil verb fóir verb the colours go well oireann na dathanna go breá, fóireann na dathanna go breáthat chair doesn't go in this room ní fheileann an chathaoir sin don seomra seo 26 verb MATH be a factor INTRANSITIVEfive into thirteen won't go ní féidir a trí déag a roinnt ar a cúig, níl a trí déag inroinnte ar a cúigfive into twenty goes four times fiche roinnte ar a cúig, sin a ceathair 27 verb song, story, etc INTRANSITIVEtéigh verb the answer goes like this mar seo a théann an freagra, mar seo atá an freagrahow does that song go? conas a théann an t-amhrán sin?as the song goes mar a deir an t-amhrán
TRANSITIVEthe story goes that they escaped tá sé ráite gur éalaigh siad, deirtear gur éalaigh siad
28 verb informal say TRANSITIVEabair verb she suddenly goes 'Wait a minute!' 'Fan nóiméad!' ar sise go tobann 29 verb informal make sound TRANSITIVEdéan verb and the gun goes bang! agus déanann an gunna pléasc!the dog goes woof woof! déanann an madra bhuf bhuf! 30 verb sound INTRANSITIVEbuail verb bain verb the bell went bhuail an clog, bhain an clogthe final whistle went séideadh an fheadóg dheiridhthe phone went bhuail an fón 31 verb contribute to TRANSITIVEa lot of work went into the festival bhí go leor oibre i gceist leis an bhféile, bhí cuid mhaith oibre ag baint leis an bhféilethe attributes that go to make a top player na buanna a bhíonn ag teastáil le bheith i do scothimreoir 32 verb start INTRANSITIVEtosaigh verb are you ready to go? an bhfuil sibh réidh le tosú?let's go! seo linn!, ar aghaidh linn!wait until I say GO! fanaigí go ndéarfaidh mise GABH! 33 verb be willing to pay particular price INTRANSITIVEtéigh verb gabh verb she's prepared to go up to €25,000 tá sí sásta dul suas go dtí €25,000; tá sí sásta gabháil a fhad le €25,000 34 verb do sth disapproved of TRANSITIVEbheith don't go thinking you can fool me ná bí ag ceapadh go gcuirfidh tú dallamullóg ormsadon't go changing everything ná bí ag athrú gach rudno point going slamming doors ní fiú a bheith ag lascadh doirse 35 verb die INTRANSITIVEbás a fháil 36 verb informal urinate, defecate INTRANSITIVEtéigh chuig an leithreascnaipe a scaoileadhnoun
37 noun attempt, tryiarracht fem3 iarraidh fem to have a go at sth (also to give sth a go) triail a bhaint as rud, rud a thriail, tabhairt faoi rudshe had a go at fixing it thriail sí é a dheisiú, thug sí iarraidh bail a chur airthis is his second go at the test seo an dara hiarraidh aige ar an triail, seo an dara huair aige tabhairt faoin triailshe did it on the first go rinne sí ar an gcéad iarracht é, rinne sí ar an gcéad iarraidh é, rinne sí den chéad gheábh éit was worth a go b'fhiú é a thriail, b'fhiú iarraidh a thabhairt air, b'fhiú geábh a bhaint as 38 noun turnseal masc3 seans masc4 turn masc1 it's my go is é mo shealsa é, mo shealsa atá ann, is liomsa an imirtto miss a go seal a chailleadh, seans a chailleadheveryone gets a go beidh seal ag gach duine, gheobhaidh gach uile dhuine turnshe had a go on the swing bhí seal aici ar an luascán, fuair sí seans ar an luascánhe gave me a go on his bike thug sé seans dom ar a rothar, thug sé geábh dom ar a rothar 39 noun informal energyfuinneamh masc1 brí fem4 he's full of go tá sé lán d'fhuinneamh, tá sé lán brí agus fuinnimh, tá sé lán de theaspach 40 noun GAMES board gameíogó masc4