Be going to do something

Go to

Secure something to something

John secured the boat firmly to the jetty.

4. BORROWING MONEY

if you secure a debt or a loan, you legally promise that if you cannot pay back the money you have borrowed, you will give the lender goods or property of the same value instead

He used his house to secure the loan.

securely adverb

1. tied, fastened etc tightly, especially in order to make something safe

securely locked/fastened/attached/held etc

All firearms should be kept securely locked in a cabinet.

2.in a way that protects something from being stolen or lost

Customers can now buy products securely over the internet.

3. in a way that is likely to continue successfully and not change

By that time, democracy had become securely established in Spain.

Journey noun

[countable]

1. especially British English a time spent travelling from one place to another, especially over a long distance

American Equivalent: trip

journey to/from/between

my journey to China a long slow journey from Odessa

journey through/across etc

our journey across Europe

the friends they made on the journey I still use my car, but now I make fewer journeys.

see usage note travel

2. literary a long and often difficult process by which someone or something changes and develops

our journey through life

journey verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]

literary to travel

They left the town and journeyed south.

Go verb past tense went / past participle gone / third person singular goes / gəʊz \ goʊz /

1. MOVE/TRAVEL

a) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]

to travel or move to a place that is away from where you are or where you live

ￚsee also come There's nothing more we can do here. Let's go home.

b) [intransitive and transitive]to move or travel in a particular way or for a particular distance

It took us over an hour to go ten miles.

c) go and do something

also go do something American English

[not in past tenses] to move to a particular place in order to do something

Go wash your hands before lunch. I went and spoke to the manager.

2. go flying/laughing/rushing etc

to move in a particular way, or to do something as you are moving

The plate went crashing to the floor.

3. ATTEND

a) [intransitive] to be at a concert, party, meeting etc

Are you going to Manuela's party? I first went to a rock concert when I was 15.

b) go to school/church/work etc

to regularly attend school, a church etc

He doesn't go to the synagogue these days.

4. LEAVE

[intransitive]to leave a place

What time does the last train go? Right, let's go! She turned to go.

be/get going It's late! I must get going.

5. DO PARTICULAR ACTIVITY

[intransitive and transitive]to leave the place where you are, in order to do something

go for a walk/swim etc Let's go for a walk. go shopping/swimming/skiing etc I need to go shopping this afternoon. go on a trip/tour/cruise etc My parents are going on a cruise.

a) to intend to do something

I'm going to tell Dad what you said.

b) used to talk about what will happen in the future

He looked as if he was going to cry. It's going to rain later.

ￚsee also gonna

7. REACH

[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, not in progressive] to reach as far as a particular place or to lead to a particular place

The road goes through the middle of the forest. The belt won't go around my waist.

8. CHANGE

[linking verb]to change in some way, especially by becoming worse than before

The company went bankrupt last year. go bad/sour etc The bread's gone mouldy. go grey/white etc Her hair is starting to go grey. go mad/deaf/bald etc He went crazy and tried to kill her. go wild/mad/white etc with something The crowd was going wild with excitement.

9. HAPPEN

[intransitive always + adverb/preposition]to happen or develop in a particular way

How did your French test go?

go well/smoothly/fine etc The party went well. Everything's going fine at the moment.

10. how are things going?/how's it going?/how goes it?

spoken used to ask someone what is happening in their life, especially used as a greeting

'Hi Jane. How's it going?' 'Fine, thanks.'

11. USUAL POSITION

[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, not in progressive] if something goes somewhere, that is its usual position

Where do the plates go? The book goes on the top shelf.

12. FIT

[intransitive not in progressive] to be the right size, shape, or amount for a particular space

go in/under/inside etc

I don't think all that will go in the suitcase.

13. BE SENT

[intransitive] to be sent or passed on

go by/through/to etc

The email went to everyone in the company. That letter should go by special delivery.

14. BE IN A PARTICULAR STATE/CONDITION

[linking verb] to be in a particular state or condition, especially a bad one

Many families are forced to go hungry.

15. go unanswered/unnoticed/unrewarded etc

to not be answered, noticed etc

All my letters went unanswered. He hoped that his nervousness would go unnoticed.

16. START

[intransitive] to start doing something

The preparations have been completed and we're ready to go.

17. WORK WELL

[intransitive] if a clock, watch, or machine goes, it moves and works as it should do

My watch isn't going. I couldn't get the pump going (=make it work).

18. MAKE MOVEMENT

[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] used when you are telling someone about what movement someone or something made

She went like this with her hand.

19. SAY

[transitive] spoken informal to say something

I asked her what she meant and she just went, 'Don't ask!'

20. MAKE A SOUND

[transitive] to make a particular sound

The balloon suddenly went bang.

21. don't go doing something

spoken used to tell someone not to do something, especially something that is wrong or bad

It's a secret, so don't go telling everyone.

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