: of, relating to, or providing food or beverages consumed away from their place of sale : take-out
a to-go order
to-go boxes/containers
This is mostly a take-out joint, and Filipinos in the know trickle in all day for a to-go lunch, dinner or breakfast.—Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee

to go

2 of 2

phrase

1
: still remaining
There are five minutes to go before halftime.
There's only one week to go until election day.
2
of food and beverages : for consumption away from its place of sale
They ordered their lunches to go.
You stop at the corner for a doughnut and coffee to go.—Jay McInerney

Examples of to-go in a Sentence

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Adjective
The proper form would have been to ask for agreement on the leftovers — or order one item directly to-go, which would have ensured your husband did not go hungry, even if your siblings still were. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 Three live cockroaches were on boxes of to-go bags behind the counter. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Phrase
Sources said that person was not injured as a result of the landing, but became ill during the flight, and asked to go to the hospital after getting off the plane. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 If the bag resurgence is anything to go by, the first signs of success will be on TikTok, and then the P&L sheet. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for to-go

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1953, in the meaning defined above

Phrase

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of to-go was in 1884

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“To-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to-go. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Geographical Definition

Togo

geographical name

republic in western Africa on the Bight of Benin; capital Lomé area 21,925 square miles (56,785 square kilometers)
Togolese adjective or noun

Biographical Definition

Tōgō

biographical name

Marquis Heihachirō 1848–1934 Japanese admiral
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