"from the word go" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Audio: en-au-from the word go.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Suggesting a footrace that is begun with the word "go". Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} from the word go (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) From the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: the get-go Translations (from the very beginning): alusta alkaen (Finnish), vom ersten Moment an (German), no paša sākuma (Latvian)
    Sense id: en-from_the_word_go-en-adv-FwKpsEUX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "Suggesting a footrace that is begun with the word \"go\".",
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        {
          "text": "I watched him closely from the word go because I did not trust him."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, page xxiii. 177",
          "text": "\"I promise to take care of myself. Yes; I won't take any risks. Not a single blessed risk. Of course not. I mean to hang out. Don't worry. Jove! I feel as though nothing could touch me. Why! this is luck from the word Go.\"",
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        "From the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting."
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        "(idiomatic) From the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting."
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "from the very beginning",
          "word": "alusta alkaen"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "from the very beginning",
          "word": "vom ersten Moment an"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "from the very beginning",
          "word": "no paša sākuma"
        }
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        },
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          "text": "\"I promise to take care of myself. Yes; I won't take any risks. Not a single blessed risk. Of course not. I mean to hang out. Don't worry. Jove! I feel as though nothing could touch me. Why! this is luck from the word Go.\"",
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        "From the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting."
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        "(idiomatic) From the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting."
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      "word": "the get-go"
    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "from the very beginning",
      "word": "alusta alkaen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "from the very beginning",
      "word": "vom ersten Moment an"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "from the very beginning",
      "word": "no paša sākuma"
    }
  ],
  "word": "from the word go"
}

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