Hi, everybody. Welcome to www.engvid.com. I'm Adam. In today's
video, I'm going to give you a bunch more phrasal verbs to work with. And
we're going to concentrate on the verb: "go". Now, again, just to refresh our
memories: A "phrasal verb" is a combination of a verb and a preposition;
and oftentimes, the meaning is very different from the two words
individually. Some of the meanings can be very literal, meaning the words
themselves; other meanings can be completely unrelated to the two words.
So, let's begin with: "go for". "Go for" actually has several meanings. If you
"go for" something, means you're going to try it; you're going to try to do
something. So, you can... somebody says: -"Do you want to learn how to paint?"
-"Yeah, I'll... let's go for that. Let's try that." If you say: "Go for it",
means you will try to do something specifically. Or you will... you'll "go
for it", means you'll try to succeed in something; you'll try to accomplish
something. Another meaning of "go for" means to attack or to specifically
target something. So, if you're fighting someone, for example, and you're
punching them, and then you "go for" the face — means you're... you're trying to
punch them in the face, you're specifically targeting the face. Another
meaning of: "go for", when you... when you're talking about a choice of
something, you... when you make the choice, you can say: "you could go for"
that thing, or "you can go for it". So: "I could go for a burger". -"Are you
hungry?" -"Yeah. What do you want to eat?" -"Hmm. I could go for a burger."
Right? So, that's what I would feel like; that's what I would choose to have
right now.
Let's move on to: "go up against". When you "go up against" someone, or a group,
or a company, for example, means you're fighting them. It doesn't have to be,
like, a physical fight, a violent fight; it means you're... you've... you're
engaging in some sort of confrontation. If somebody is trying to attack you, you
will "go up against" them and you will try to fight. If a company is trying to
change some rules or some situation, environmental — a group of activists
might "go up against" them; they might try to stop them and make them not
succeed in their plans. That's the most common use of: "go up against". You
could say something "goes up against" the wall, but that's a little bit more
literal and not as commonly used. "Go away". So, "go away" can mean just
leave; you're going away from this place. When somebody says: "I'm going
away for a few days", it means they're traveling. In most cases, it means go on
vacation. But it could just mean leave the place, go to another location
altogether; out of the town, out of town for an extended period. "I'm going away
for a while" for... for example: "I'm going to another city." Sometimes, if
somebody says: "He's going away for a while", it could also suggest a medical
situation or an addiction, like going to a rehab center. So, if somebody says:
"He's going away for a while" — he's going to the rehabilitation center. Or,
in some cases, it could mean going to prison. So: "He's going away for a long
time", means he's going to jail for a long time. Another meaning of: "go away"
is just disappear. Right? So, this... "This trouble just won't go away; it
won't stop, it won't disappear". If you're having problems at the office,
and you just want it to "go away", but it doesn't. That's what that means. If
you tell someone: "Go away", it means just: "Leave me alone" or just leave;
literally leave.
"Go by". "Go by" also has a few meanings. You could just "go by"
someone's house, you mean go for a visit or just go to a place, literally.
Another meaning is basically to call something by a certain name. So: "He
goes by Jack", this... "This company goes by" — the name of whatever — "Acme
Explosives", etcetera. Another meaning of: "go by" is to... is based on or to
be judged by. So, "going by" history or "going by" precedent, this is what
should happen next. So, based on or judging by history, this is what should
happen next. "Go by". It can also just mean pass; go passed something — "go by"
it. Don't stop until you pass it. That's good enough for that. Let's move on to:
"go ahead". So, if somebody says to you: "Go ahead", it means continue. Right?
-"I have something to say." -"Yeah. Go ahead, say it". Or it could just mean
start; to begin something. So, this project cannot "go ahead" without the
approval of head office, or: "Why'd you stop? Go ahead" — continue. Right? So,
continue or start. And... or if you want to start... say something: "Yeah, you
can go ahead" means: You can start. That's what this means. Or another
meaning: "go ahead" means go forward in front of the others. Right? "Go ahead" —
go to the front of the line; ahead of other people, in front of other people.
Again, a lot of different meanings. Sometimes I don't even remember what all
the meanings are.
Let's move on to: "go out". So, "go out" can mean literally "go out" of the place
or leave; it could also mean go on a date. So, if you "go out" with somebody,
you're going on a date with somebody. A light or a fire can "go out". In the
case of a fire, it means extinguished; in case of a light, it just means the
power went off. You... somebody turned off. If... So, "go out". Okay, let's
move on from there; that's enough for "go out". "Go all out". If you're going
to "go all out" in your... in doing something — that means you're not
holding anything back; you're going to put in 100% effort in order to achieve
your goal or your target, or whatever it is you're doing. Okay? Let's move on.
Let's "go along". "Go along" can mean literally just walk along the side of a
place, like, you go along the river path — that's the more literal one. "To go
along with" something, so, we'll... we often use "with" if we will specify what
the thing is — means to agree to or to agree with something. So, if I "go along
with" all my... let's say my girlfriend has all sorts of plans, and I "go along
with" her plans, that means I will just follow and do whatever she wants, or I
will agree with whatever she wants me to do. Okay? As the case, may be. "Go along
with", if you're specifying. If you say to someone: "Go along", "Go along" means
just leave. It's a little bit of a... like talking to a little child. "Go
along".
"Go around". So, again, literal means you can "go around" a thing, instead of
going through it or across it. We often use this to say, like, something is
being spread or something is being shared. So: "He's going around telling
people that you're not nice." Right? "Going around telling people" means he's
sharing this information with lots of different people. On the other hand, you
can say that something is spreading: "The... the flu is going around these
days", means the flu is spreading to all kinds of different people and many
people are getting sick. Or: "The news is going around that something will
happen" — also spreading. "Go off", again, several meanings. A light can "go
off" means lose power. If a person "goes off", that means they lost control; they
get very, very angry. Started yelling, or screaming, or doing whatever. So, he
was told he was being fired, and he just "went off" — he started yelling at
everybody and throwing chairs around, and lost control. Okay. Let's move on
from there: "go against". If something "goes against" something, means it's
basically going contrary to. So, especially if you're talking about rules
or standards — if you "go against the rules", means you're breaking the rules;
you're not following the proper way of doing things. Okay. We also have an
expression: "go against the grain" means work against what is considered normal.
"The grain", if you think about wood, wood has grains that go in a certain
direction. If you "go against the grain", you're gonna get a splinter;
you're gonna basically not be very happy about it. "Go on". So, "go on" — the
light can "go on", means turn on get power. If I say to someone: "Go on", it
means continue; say what you have to say. If someone just "goes on and on and
on", it means they don't shut up; they just talk, talk, talk, talk, talk. Some
of you might think that I'm just "going on and on", but I'm trying to explain
stuff, so it's a little bit okay. Okay, let's move on from there. "Go without".
If you "go without" something, means you don't have it, and you're okay with
that. Right? So, you can "go without" food for several days. But if you go
with... you can't "go without" water because you will dehydrate and pass out.
So, "go without" — don't have. Okay.
Now, one thing I do want to say: Phrasal verbs with "go" — there are actually
quite a few that I didn't include in this list. And there are actually a few
more meanings of these ones that I didn't include, because there are so
many. I highly recommend that you maybe get on the internet and do a little bit
of research, and find out more. Or go to www.engvid.com — there's a comment
section. If you can think of other phrasal verbs or other meanings with
"go", put them in there, share them with your peers; the other people who are
watching these videos. Otherwise, there's also a quiz. You can test your
understanding of the ones that I told you about. And if you have any
questions, of course, ask them in the comment section. And that's it. I hope
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