goes

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UK, UK/ɡəʊz/Northumbria, UK/ɡænz/UK, West Midlands/ɡʊz/US/ɡoʊz/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginDutch Goes ← Portuguese Goes →
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Meanings

goes1

verb

alternative Northumbria gans

  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of go
noun

alternative Northumbria gans

  1. pluralplural of go

Goes2

proper nounGoes (plural Goeses)

plural Goeses

  1. A surname.

GOEs3

noun
  1. pluralplural of GOE

GoEs4

noun
  1. pluralplural of GoE

GOES5

proper noun
  1. USabbreviationspaceclimatologyAbbreviation of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite.

Origin

  1. PortugueseGoes
  2. DutchGoes
  3. EnglishGoes

Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Dutch Goes, a habitational surname from a city in the province of Zeeland. * Borrowed from Portuguese Goes, a habitational surname from any of several places called Góis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with goes

closeosrosefollowsclothesknowsJosedosnosechosehoseproposediscloseposeimposefellowsopposeexposeprosebosecomposedisposeencloseslows
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Anagrams

gosesego
Cite this entry
APA

goes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goes

MLA

“goes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goes. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goes,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goes.

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