gå — meaning in English
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English meaning
- depart verb To leave a place, especially to begin a journey.
- exit noun A way out of a place, such as a door or a passage.
- go verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
- pass verb To move from one place, position, or state to another.
- walk verb To move on foot at a normal pace, always keeping at least one foot on the ground.
- work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.
Senses
gå is used for these senses in English:
- exit (intransitive) To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave.
- go (intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.)
- go (intransitive, chiefly, of a, machine) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
- go To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
- pass (transitive) To allow to go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.
- walk (intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
- walk (intransitive, colloquial) To leave, resign.
- work (intransitive) To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
depart — full definition
- verb To leave a place, especially to begin a journey.
- verb To differ from or move away from a plan, rule, or usual way of doing something.
exit — full definition
- noun A way out of a place, such as a door or a passage.
- noun A slip road that leaves a motorway or major road.
- verb To leave or go out of a place.