go as

phrase

: to appear in the disguise of
What are you going as for Halloween?

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By this decade, that average had shot up to nine days per year and has gone as high as 18 in a single year. — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026 If everything goes as planned, shipping is scheduled to begin in October. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026 After that, if all the maneuvering goes as planned, it will be gone—long gone. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 But launches don't always go as planned, and the nature of rockets means that if something goes wrong, often things go very wrong. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go as

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1543, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of go as was circa 1543

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“Go as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20as. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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