glum / gl.\m / adjective ( glum • mer, glum mest )
sad and quiet
Why are you looking so glum?
glum • ly / gl.mli / adverb
GM / |d3i ' em /
short for genetically modified
GM cropsgnaw / no / verb ( gnaws , gnaw - ing , gnawed )
to bite something for a long time The dog was gnawing on a bone.
GNP / | d3i en pi / abbreviation
( business ) the total value of everything that is produced by a country in one year, including the money earned from foreign countries. GNP is short for "gross national
product." —Look at GDP .
go lO / gou / verb ( goes , go ing , л/ent / went /
has gone / gon ; gan / )
1 to move from one place to another
I went to Boston by train.
It's time to go home .
Her new car goes very fast.
Which word?
Been or gone?
If someone has been to a place, they have traveled there and returned: I've been to Mexico three times. ♦ You were away a long time. Where have you been?
If someone has gone to a place, they have traveled there and they are still there now: Judy isn't here. She has gone to New York. ♦ Mom has gone out, but she'll be back soon.
to travel to a place to do something Do you want to go shopping?
Are you going to Dave's party? I'll go make some coffee. They went on vacation.
to leave a place
I have to go now — it's four o'clock.
to lead to a place
Does this road go to the airport?
to have as its place
"Where do these plates go?" "In that cabinet."
to happen in a certain way How is your new job going ? The week went very quickly.
to become He's going bald.
to make a certain sound Cows go "moo."
to disappear
My headache has gone.
to be or look good with something else Does this sweater go with my skirt?
I don't think those two colors go well together .
—SYNONYM match be going to
words that show what you plan to do in the future Joe's going to cook dinner tonight.
words that you use when you are sure that something will happen in the future
It's going to rain.
go ahead to begin or continue to do something "Can I borrow your pen?" "Sure, go ahead." go around to be enough for everyone Is there enough wine to go around?
go away to leave a person or place; to leave the place
where you live for at least one night
Go away! I'm doing my homework.
They went away for the weekend.
go back to return to a place where you were before
We're going back to school tomorrow.
go by to pass
The holidays went by very quickly.
go down well to be something that people like The movie went down very well with the critics. Go for it! ( informal )
words you say to encourage someone to try hard to get or achieve something
Go for it Jonathan! You know you can beat him.
go off
to explode
A bomb went off in the train station today.
to make a sudden loud noise
I woke up when the alarm went off. go on
to happen What's going on?
to continue
She went on writing.
to start working
I saw the lights go on in the house across the street. go out
1 to leave the place where you live or work for a short time, returning on the same day
went out for a walk. We're going out tonight.
to stop shining or burning The fire's gone out.
to have a romantic relationship with someone Evan and Amy just started going out.
She's going out with a boy from school.
go ovei to go to someone's home
