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  • plural of go.
  • present tense form of go (3rd person singular).
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goes

1 American  
[gohz] / goʊz /

verb

  1. 3rd person singular present indicative of go.


noun

  1. plural of go.

Goes 2 American  
[goos] / gus /

noun

  1. Hugo van der c1440–82, Flemish painter.


GOES 3 American  
Goes British  
/ ɡuːs /

noun

  1. Hugo van der. ?1440–82, Flemish painter: works include the Pontinari Altarpiece and The Death of a Virgin

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Joels admits he has had mixed success when trying to spot bioluminescence and a lot of planning goes into preparing for a trip.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

As the evening goes on, getting stranger as it goes, each of the four actors gets an excellent opportunity to be the center of attention in a superbly engineered script.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

This “unprecedented” figure, as Guggenheim analyst Simeon Siegel puts it, dates back as far as his extensive model on Ross goes.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

The same goes for securities brokers — “The slightest doubt as to the trustworthiness of a broker’s word or commitment would put him out of business overnight.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

He goes to take another sip of his water and groans because his one little bottle is empty.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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