GOES

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite.

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goes ² American  

[gohz] / goʊz /

verb

1. 3rd person singular present indicative of go.

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noun

1. plural of go.

Goes ³ American  

[goos] / gus /

noun

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

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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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Example Sentences

All it takes is one big group trip to realize that not everyone goes on vacation for the same reason.

From The Wall Street Journal

The story goes that the mutton galouti kebabs that have defined the city amongst visitors were created to feed an ageing nawab who had lost his teeth.

From BBC

Now 53, he goes on regular hunting trips - often shooting deer in Victoria's high country - and competes in pistol shooting events six times a year.

From BBC

At the edge of Europe, for example, he goes to the great Byzantine church of the Holy Wisdom, Hagia Sophia.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the single-voice readings, you must imagine the shrieking, which goes on even after Harry has slammed the book shut in fright.

From The Wall Street Journal

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