goes

[ gohz ]

/ goʊz /

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verb

3rd person singular present indicative of go¹.

noun

plural of go¹.

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Goebbels, Joseph, Goeppert-Mayer, goer, Goering, Goering (or göring), hermann, goes, goes to show, Goethals, Goethe, Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, goethite

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Goes

[ goos ]

/ gus /

noun

Hu·go van der

[hyoo-goh van der; Dutch hy-goh vahn duhr], /ˈhyu goʊ væn dər; Dutch ˈhü goʊ vɑn dər/, c1440–82, Flemish painter.

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GOES

abbreviation

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite.

How to use goes in a sentence

There is a long history of official anti-clericalism in Mexico, but the atmosphere in Tierra Caliente goes far beyond that.
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The account goes some way in showing just how present the Quds and other forces are in Iraq at this point in time.
What an Iranian Funeral Tells Us About the Wars in Iraq|IranWire|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If 29 vote for someone else, the race for speaker goes to a second ballot for the first time in almost 100 years.
Kamikaze Congress Prepares to Strike Boehner|Ben Jacobs|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Conway goes on to list a series of other coincidences that he suggests are not simply explained.
Harry’s Daddy, and Diana’s ‘Murder’: Royal Rumors In a New Play|Tom Sykes|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST

An escort who goes by the name of “Tommy” has experienced a wide variety of female clients.
Career-Minded Women Turn to Male Escorts For No-Strings Fun and (Maybe) Sex|Aurora Snow|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This is the first and principal point at which we can stanch the wastage of teaching energy that now goes on.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
It goes without saying that Ferns of all kinds are interesting plants to grow in the garden and house.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
Though the amount played for is serious, a good deal of rather bald conversation and chaff goes on.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
It goes far to reconciling me to being a woman when I reflect that I am thus in no danger of ever marrying one.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
The perspiration stands on young Lamb's face; again his cigar goes out.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

British Dictionary definitions for goes

Goes

/ (ɡuːs) /

noun

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

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