Meanings
verbgo to work (third-person singular simple present goes to work, present participle going to work, simple past went to work, past participle gone to work)
present singular third person goes to work · participle present going to work · past went to work · participle past gone to work
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, to, work. (This sense is a translation hub.)
I used to go to school in Bristol in the morning, and then I'd go to work in my hometown in the afternoon.
- To begin performing some task or work.
- idiomaticTo go to town.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Catalan anar a la feina
- anar a la feinago to work
Chinese Cantonese 上班, 出勤
- 上班 (soeng⁵ baan¹)go to work
- 出勤 (ceot¹ kan⁴)go to work
Chinese Mandarin 上班, 出勤
- 上班 (shàngbān)go to work
- 出勤 (chūqín)go to work
Finnish mennä töihin
- mennä töihingo to work
Hindi काम पर जाना, दफ़्तर जाना
- काम पर जाना (kām par jānā)go to work
- दफ़्तर जाना (daftar jānā)go to work
Hungarian dolgozni megy, munkába megy
- dolgozni megygo to work
- munkába megygo to work
Japanese 出勤する
- 出勤する (shukkin suru)go to work
Korean 출근하다, 쌍발하다
- 출근하다 (chulgeunhada)go to work
- 쌍발하다 (ssangbalhada)go to work
Punjabi ਕੰਮ ਤੇ ਜਾਣਾ
- ਕੰਮ ਤੇ ਜਾਣਾ (kamm te jāṇā)go to work
Russian идти́ на рабо́ту
- идти́ на рабо́ту (idtí na rabótu)go to work
Swedish åka till jobbet
- åka till jobbetgo to work
Urdu کام پر جانا, دفتر جانا
- کام پر جانا (kām par jānā)go to work
- دفتر جانا (daftar jānā)go to work
Vietnamese đi làm
- đi làmgo to work
Cite this entry
APA
go to work. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20work
MLA
“go to work.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20work. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go to work,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20work.
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