| Samengestelde woorden: |
| Engels | Nederlands |
bike,
go biking vi | informal (ride a bicycle) | fietsen onoverg.ww |
| We are going to bike to the store. |
bowl,
go bowling vi | (play tenpins, skittles) | bowlen ww |
| We like to bowl on Wednesday nights. |
Easy come,
easy go. expr | informal (relaxed attitude) (informeel) | relaxed, cool bw |
Easy come,
easy go. expr | informal (gained and lost quickly.) | zo gewonnen, zo geronnen gezegde |
get stale,
go stale vi + adj | (food: lose freshness) | muf worden onoverg.uitdr. |
| This bread is as hard as a brick - it's got stale! If you leave the wrapper open, the cake will go stale very quickly. |
get up and go,
get-up-and-go n | slang (energy, motivation) (informeel) | pit, fut nw de, ont. |
| energie nw de, ont. |
| Alan has plenty of get up and go, and is always busy with some new project. |
| give it a go expr | (try) | iets een kans geven woordgr |
| iets proberen overg.ww |
| Although Brian had never gone kayaking before, he suddenly decided to give it a go. |
| go abroad v expr | (travel outside country) | naar het buitenland gaan frase |
| the go-ahead n | informal (authorization) (autorisatie) | toestemming nw de |
| go ahead and do [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] with permission) (met toestemming, informeel) | je gang gaan en iets doen uitdr + overg.ww. |
| Yes, of course you can have a snack; go ahead and help yourself to whatever you want. |
| Het is niet nodig om het te vragen: ga je gang en doe het maar. |
| go ahead and do [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] without permission) (zonder toestemming, informeel) | doe het gewoon uitdr. |
| Sarah's parents said she couldn't go to the party, but she went ahead and did it anyway. |
| I didn't have time to ask my boss if she wanted me to deal with the problem; I just went ahead and did it. |
| go all out (to do [sth]) v expr | slang (make effort) | tot het uiterste gaan, alles geven frase |
| (informeel, fig.) | tot de bodem gaan frase |
| If you want to win the contest, you'll have to go all out. |
| Als je de wedstrijd wil winnen, zul je tot het uiterste moeten gaan. |
| go amiss vi + adv | (go wrong) | verkeerd bw |
| op onjuiste wijze bw |
| Something's gone amiss with my university application. |
| go and do [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] foolish) | zo dwaas zijn iets te doen frase |
| My stupid brother went and broke his leg the day before the race! |
| Mijn stomme broer was zo dwaas om zijn been te breken de dag voor de race. |
| go and do [sth] v expr | (proceed to do) | doe maar verder frase |
| go ape v expr | informal, abbreviation, US (get very angry) | razend worden onoverg.uitdr. |
| (figuurlijk) | uit zijn vel springen onoverg.uitdr. |
| (vulgair) | pisnijdig worden onoverg.uitdr. |
go around [sth],
UK: round vi + prep | (encircle, surround) | omdoen, omgorden overg.ww |
| I had grown so fat that none of my belts would go around my waist. |
go around [sth],
UK: round vi + prep | (change path to avoid hitting [sth]) | omrijden overg.ww |
| omheenrijden overg.ww |
| The radio advised of heavy traffic downtown, so we went around the city instead. |
| go astray vi + adj | (become missing, lost) | zoek raken bw + ww |
| verdwalen onoverg.ww |
| Have you seen my hat, it's gone astray again? |
| Heb je mijn hoed gezien, hij is weer zoek geraakt? |
| go at [sb] fiercely v expr | (attack) | hard aanvallen, fel aanvallen bn + ww |
| The boxers were going at each other fiercely. |
| go at [sth] fiercely v expr | (do energetically) | verwoed iets doen woordgr. |
| iets gedreven doen woordgr. |
| Veronica went at her workout fiercely. |
| go away vi + adv | (leave) | weggaan, vertrekken onoverg.ww |
| Margo told her son to stop disturbing her and go away. |
| go away! interj | (leave!) (informeel) | ga weg, maak dat je wegkomt tw |
| I'm trying to do some work - go away! |
| go away vi + adv | (take a trip) | op reis gaan frase |
| vertrekken onoverg.ww |
| Oliver is planning to go away this weekend. |
| go back on a promise v expr | (break your word) | een belofte breken, een belofte niet nakomen frase |
| I can't believe that you, my own brother, would go back on your promise to loan me the money. |
| Ik kan het niet geloven dat jij, mijn eigen broer, je belofte breekt om me geld te lenen. |
| go bad v expr | informal (food: become rotten) | bederven ww |
| The fridge broke down and the food in it went bad. |
| go bad v expr | slang (person: start behaving immorally) | slecht gedragen bw + ww |
| She used to be a good girl but she went bad when she met that awful boy. |
| go bald vi + adj | (lose your hair) | kaal worden bn + ww |
| The idea of going grey doesn't bother me, but I'd hate to go bald. |
| go bankrupt vi + adj | (be insolvent) | failliet gaan bn + ww |
| The company is deep in debt and is likely to go bankrupt soon. |
| go blind vi | (lose one's sight) | blind worden bn + ww |
| The patient went blind after she suffered a stroke. |
| go bust n | (company) | bankroet nw het, ont. |
| faillissement nw het |
| go by [sth] vi + prep | informal (use as guide) | vertrouwen op ww + vz |
| (informeel) | afgaan op ww+vz |
| Going by the map, the hotel should be on the corner of the next street on the right. |
| go by [sth] vi + prep | (be known as) | luisteren naar ww + vz |
| genoemd worden bw+ww |
| The criminal goes by the nickname of 'The Black Cat'. |
| De crimineel luistert naar de naam 'The Black Cat'. |
| go by [sth] vi + prep | (use for transport) | gaan met ww + vz |
| Steve went by train to Oxford. |
go bye-bye,
go bye-byes v expr | informal (infantile language: leave) | weggaan onoverg.ww |
| Come on, sweetheart, we've got to to go bye-bye. |
| Komaan, liefje, we moeten weggaan. |
go bye-bye,
go bye-byes v expr | informal (infantile language: go to sleep) (kindertaal) | slapies doen nw + ww |
| Say goodnight to Daddy, it's time to go bye-bye. |
| Zeg papa slaapwel, het is tijd om slapies te doen. |
| go camping v expr | (stay outdoors in a tent) | kamperen ww |
| The weather is going to be fine so let's go camping this weekend. |
| go crazy v expr | informal (become insane) | gek worden bw + ww |
| I think I'm going crazy: this morning I found my running shoes in the refrigerator. |
| go crazy v expr | informal (show great enthusiasm) | gek worden bw + ww |
| enthousiast worden bw + ww |
| They scored a winning goal at the last possible moment and the fans went crazy. |
| go down well v expr | informal, figurative (news: be welcome) | enthousiast ontvangen worden onoverg. uitdr. |
| News of an increase in profits went down well with investors in the company. |
| go down well v expr | informal, figurative (performance: be enjoyed) | in de smaak vallen onoverg. uitdr. |
| The band were very good and they went down well with the fans. |
| go downhill vi + adv | (travel down a slope) | naar beneden gaan woordgr |
| A ball released on a slope will go downhill. |
| go downhill vi + adv | figurative (deteriorate) | achteruitgaan ww |
| The company went downhill after it lost its best contract. |
| go far vi | figurative (be successful) (figuurlijk) | ver schoppen bw + ww |
| My sister's a very talented writer - she'll go far. |
| Go figure interj | mainly US, informal (expression incomprehension) | ga maar na woordgr |
| go fishing v expr | (try to catch fish) | gaan vissen ww |
| Let's go fishing at the lake today. |
| go flat vi + adj | (tyre) | een lekke band hebben, een lekke band krijgen frase |
| lekrijden onoverg.ww |
| The front tyre on my bicycle has gone flat. |
| go flat vi + adj | (fizzy drink) | koolzuur verliezen, prik verliezen nw + ww |
| (Belg.) | plat worden bw+ww |
| This fizzy lemonade has gone flat. |
| go for [sth] vi + prep | (journey, ride: take) | gaan onoverg.ww |
| Let's go for a ride in my new car. |
| Laten we voor een ritje gaan met mijn nieuwe auto. |
| go for [sth] vi + prep | (swim, walk, run: do) (activiteit) | gaan onoverg.ww |
| I would go for a run, but it's starting to rain. |
| Ik zou gaan lopen, maar het begint te regenen. |
| go for [sth] vi + prep | (fetch) | gaan halen ww + ww |
| Why don't you and Phil go for some beer? |
| Waarom gaan jij en Phil geen bier halen? |
| go for [sth] vi + prep | informal (be sold for: a given price) (informeel) | van de hand gaan onoverg.uitdr. |
| The Picasso painting went for $100 million. |
| go for a drive v expr | (take: car trip) | een ritje maken, een eindje gaan rijden frase |
| Let's go for a drive to the beach with our children. |
| Laten we een ritje maken met de kinderen naar het strand. |
| go for a ride v expr | (take: car, bike trip) (in auto) | een eindje gaan rijden, een ritje maken frase |
| een eindje gaan fietsen, een stukje gaan fietsen frase |
| I'm bored; let's go for a ride by the coast. |
| Ik verveel me, laten we een ritje maken naar de kust. |
| go for a walk v expr | (take a stroll) | een wandeling gaan maken, een eindje gaan wandelen onoverg. uitdr. |
| (figuurlijk) | een blokje omgaan onoverg. uitdr. |
| Imogen went for a walk to get some fresh air. |
| go for a walk v expr | figurative, informal (go missing) (informeel) | foetsie zijn onoverg.uitdr. |
| kwijt zijn onoverg.uitdr. |
| My wallet seems to have gone for a walk; have you seen it? |
| go for it! interj | informal (encouragement) (informeel) | ga ervoor!, ga d'r voor! tw |
| You want to buy a new car? I say go for it! |
| Je wil een nieuwe auto kopen? Ik zou zeggen: ga ervoor! |
