goest

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A form of go — To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.)

OriginEnglish go ← Middle English gon ← Old English gān →
UncommonScrabble 6
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Meanings

verb
  1. archaicindicativepresentsecond personsingularsecond-person singular simple present indicative of go

    Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ecclesiastes 5:1
    1 more example

    "Ha," said Robin, "comest thou from Locksley Town? Well do I know that fair place for miles about, and well do I know each hedgerow and gentle pebbly stream, and even all the bright little fishes therein, for there I was born and bred. Now, where goest thou with thy meat, my fair friend?"

    1883, Howard Pyle, chapter V, in The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood […], New York, N.Y.: […] Charles Scribner’s Sons […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeh₁-
  2. Proto-Germanic*gāną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*gān
  4. Old Englishgān
  5. Middle Englishgon
  6. Englishgo
  7. Englishgoest

From go + -est.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

stegostoge
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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