go at

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, at.

“I went at the issue for hours but could not come up with a way around it.”

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Meanings

verbgo at (third-person singular simple present goes at, present participle going at, simple past went at, past participle gone at)

present singular third person goes at · participle present going at · past went at · participle past gone at

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, at.
  2. To try to solve a problem a specific way; to undertake a task.

    I went at the issue for hours but could not come up with a way around it.

  3. To initiate an attack on or an argument with.
Cite this entry
APA

go at. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20at

MLA

“go at.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20at. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go at,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20at.

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