"go at" meaning in All languages combined

See go at on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: goes at [present, singular, third-person], going at [participle, present], went at [past], gone at [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,going,went,gone> at}} go at (third-person singular simple present goes at, present participle going at, simple past went at, past participle gone at)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, at. Derived forms: go at it
    Sense id: en-go_at-en-verb-QnxjpS4D
  2. To try to solve a problem a specific way; to undertake a task.
    Sense id: en-go_at-en-verb-GfFMxZH7
  3. To initiate an attack on or an argument with.
    Sense id: en-go_at-en-verb-FUM-ZRcu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (at) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 35 50 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (at): 16 27 57

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for go at meaning in All languages combined (1.5kB)

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