goes

¹ American  

[gohz] / goʊz /

verb

1. 3rd person singular present indicative of go.

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noun

1. plural of go.

Goes ² American  

[goos] / gus /

noun

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

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GOES ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite.

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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

Only 3% of the container trade goes through the Strait of Hormuz, but container rates have gone up, as well.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Any money that goes out, we’re going to have to pay in taxes at some point.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

“It doesn’t matter why it goes down—the Iran war, Covid, whatever,” Drake said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Then again, the memory-chip business goes through its own boom-and-bust cycles.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

He is the most boring human being I have ever met—as dull as thick mud—and he goes on and on until at last I yell at him to shut up.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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