to go

go

1. noun An attempt at some activity; a try. A: "I'm a little nervous to try water skiing." B: "Go on, Tom, have a go! It's fun!" Oh, you'll probably be good at it! Just give it a go. A: "Here, you give it a go." B: "No way. I'm terrible at video games."

2. verb, euphemism To urinate. Excuse me, where is your toilet? My daughter really needs to go. After my third cup of coffee, I really had to go. Luckily, I still had time to visit the restroom before the meeting began. The need to go aroused me from a sound sleep.

3. verb, informal To say or utter (something). Used as a reporting verb. So then Janet goes, "Blah, blah, blah," and Billy goes, "Yada, yada, yada." It was hilarious! I just got so frustrated waiting for her to decide that I went, "Make up your mind, Tammy!" And then he went, "You need to leave." Can you believe it?

to go

1. Left; still remaining. We've gotten through 100 boxes of books so far—just 25 to go. There is still about half an hour to go before the show starts.

2. Ordered or packaged to be taken out of a restaurant or off of a premises and eaten elsewhere, especially at home. Let's just get the food to go so we can eat it while we watch the movie at home. Can I get these to go?

See also: go, to

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*to go

 

1. [of a purchase of cooked food] to be taken elsewhere to be eaten. (*Typically: buy some food ~; get some food ~; have some food ~; order some food ~.) Let's stop here and buy six hamburgers to go. I didn't thaw anything for dinner. Let's stop off on the way home and get something to go.

2. [of a number or an amount] remaining; yet to be dealt with. I finished with two of them and have four to go.

See also: go, to

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to go

COMMON If you buy prepared food to go, you buy it and take it somewhere else to eat it. I'll have a pizza and fries to go, please.

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to go

(of food or drink from a restaurant or cafe) to be eaten or drunk off the premises. North American

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...to ˈgo

1 still remaining before something happens, finishes or is completed: There’s only a few seconds to go before the rocket takes off. ♢ With only two kilometres to go, Max is still first.
2 (informal, especially American English) (of food bought in a restaurant, shop, etc.) to be taken away and eaten somewhere else: Two coffees to go, please.

See also: go, to

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to go

mod. packaged to be taken out; packaged to be carried home to eat. Do you want it to go, or will you eat it here?

See also: go, to

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