PHRASAL VERBS "TO COME" AND "TO GO"

PHRASAL VERB “TO COME”

Come about = to happen

Come across = 1) to find / to meet by chance; 2) to be well received by an audience; 3) to travel a short distance; cross a road

Come after = to chase in order to attack

Come again = a request for the speaker to repeat their words

Come along = 1) to hurry up, to accompany; 2) to advance, improve; 3) to arrive by chance

Come around = 1) to happen regularly; 2) to pay a visit; 3) revive from unconsciousness; 4) agree in the end

Come at = 1) to reach and discover something; 2) to reach or find something

Come away = 1) to cease touching something; 2) to leave a place or person

Come back = 1) to return 2) to return to one’s memory; 3) to become fashionable again

Come between = to separate

Come by = to obtain; to get hold of with effort, usually by chance; to visit casually

Come down = 1) to move to a lower level; 2) to land; 3) to fall

Come down on (upon) = to rebuke strongly

Come down to = 1) to be passed on to somebody by inheritance; 2) to reach the essential point

Come down with = to become ill

Come for = 1) to advance towards in a threatening manner; 2) to fetch, to pick up

Come forward = to become ready to be used or sold

Come from = 1) to result from, originate from; 2) to belong to

Come in = 1) to become fashionable; 2) to finish (race); 3) to enter; 4) to be received (letters, complaints)

Come into = 1) to inherit; 2) to join a group or activity

Come off = 1) to become detached, to fall; 2) to take place as planned; 3) to succeed; 4) end its run (of a play, exhibition)

Come on = 1) to indicate encouragement; 2) to make progress; 3) to be approaching, to start; SLANG: 1) hurry up!; 2) don’t be silly!

Come out = 1) to go on strike; 2) to begin to blossom; 3) to be published; 4) to step out, to become visible; 5) to appear on the skin (of rash, pimples, etc.); 6) to end; 7) to become known; 8) removal (stain, spot); 9) take a position (for or against)

Come out with = to make announcements, remarks

Come over = 1) to visit; 2) to travel (from a distance or crossing the sea); 3) to grip (emotions); 4) to strike, to occur, to come into one’s mind

Come round = 1) to visit casually; 2) to recover consciousness; 3) to change one’s point of view

Come through = 1) to arrive as expected; 2) to survive; 3) seep into

Come to = 1) to amount to a total; 2) reach (an end, agreement); 3) result in; 4) regain consciousness

Come under = 1) to suffer, to receive something bad; 2) to compete with by lowering prices; 3) fit into (category)

Come up = 1) to rise to the surface; 2) to be mentioned; 3) to arise, to occur; 4) come near to

Come up to = 1) to approach; 2) to equal; 3) stand as tall as

Come up with = to find (an answer, solution, etc.)

Come upon = to occur, to come into one’s mind, to come over

PHRASAL VERB “TO GO”

Go about = 1) to wander, walk about; 2) to pass from person to person (of rumours, stories, news, etc.); 3) to set to work at something, to get about something

Go above = to move higher than something

Go across = to become understood or accepted

Go against = 1) to act in opposition to; 2) be unfavourable (legal verdict)

Go along = 1) to proceed; 2) to advance, make progress

Go along with = 1) to agree with somebody or something; 2) to accompany someone

Go around = 1) walk around; 2) revolve around; 3) enclose, surround; 4) fit around; 5) suffice for all

Go aside = to move away

Go at = to attack

Go away = leave a place

Go back = 1) to date back; 2) to return; 3) to be set to an earlier time /of clocks, watch/

Go back on = 1) to break a promise or agreement; 2) be disloyal

Go before = to appear, to face (in a court of law)

Go between = to act as a messenger between two people

Go beyond = to be greater than something or somebody

Go by = 1) to be guided by; 2) to work by means of something; 3) to pass (time); 4) to let it pass without taking it; 5) to be known as (a name)

Go down = 1) to be reduced; 2) to set (of the sun/moon); 3) to sink or drown; 4) to be swallowed; 5) to go to the country from the capital or town (to a place regarded less important); 6) to be believed, received (news)

Go down with = to become ill

Go far = 1) to be successful; 2) to help a lot (towards something, as collection of money)

Go for = 1) to attack; 2) to apply for; 3) to support; 4) to aim at something; 5) to find attractive; 6) fetch; 7) be sold for

Go forward = to improve, advance

Go in for = 1) to take part in (a competition); 2) to be interested in something

Go into = 1) to investigate thoroughly; 2) to join (enter group, business, etc.); 3) to crash; 4) to start an activity/employment; 5) talk about in detail; 6) enter hospital as a patient

Go off = 1) to explode (bomb); ring (alarm); 2) to be switched off; 3) to go bad (of food, colour, beauty, feeling, etc.); 4) to stop (electrical equipment); 5) to succeed; 6) to happen, take place; 7) to lose consciousness; 8) begin to dislike

Go on = 1) to continue; 2) to happen; 3) to make progress; 4) to go ahead; 5) to be switched on; 6) be spent on (money)

Go on with = to resume something, to continue something

Go out = 1) to stop burning; 2) to become less fashionable; 3) to mix socially, to go to the concerts, theatres; 4) go away from the shore (tides)

Go over = 1) to examine details; 2) to repeat; 3) to approach (somebody to speak to); 4) to go to; 5) to pass to the other side; 6) to read over, look through

Go round = 1) to be shared; 2) to visit; 3) to spread (news, disease), circulate

Go through = 1) examine carefully; 2) to discuss in details; 3) spend (money); 4) to be completed with success (of a deal, agreement); 5) to pass through (red light); 6) to experience, endure; 7) search

Go through with = to complete something in spite of opposition

Go to = to incur expenses, to take trouble

Go towards = 1) to add to; 2) give something in the direction of something

Go under = to fail (of a business)

Go up = 1) to rise (in price); 2) to ascend; 3) to approach; 4) to go to the capital (town from the country); 5) start to burn; 6) be heard (a cheer)

Go with = 1) to match, suit; 2) to be part of

Go without = to manage without something