GO SO FAR AS TO DO SOMETHING

Meaning of GO SO FAR AS TO DO SOMETHING in English

do something regarded as extreme.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SO — I. (|)sō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _sə adverb Etymology: Middle English so, sa, swa, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAR — I. ˈfär, ˈfȧ(r adverb ( far·ther ˈfärthər, ˈfȧthə(r ; or fur·ther ˈfərthər, ˈfə̄thə(r, ˈfəithə(r, in southern US often ˈfəthə(r or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DO — I. (|)dü, _də or +V _dəw verb ( past first & third singular did (|)did, _dəd ; or nonstandard done …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SO — so 1 /soh/ , adv. 1. in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so. 2. in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAR — — farness , n. /fahr/ , adv., adj., farther or further, farthest or furthest . adv. 1. at or to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DO — do 1 /dooh/ ; unstressed /doo, deuh/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. do , 2nd do …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AS — as 1 /az/ ; unstressed /euhz/ , adv. 1. to the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally: I don't …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SO — I. ˈsō, especially before adj or adv followed by “that” sə adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swā; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAR — I. ˈfär adverb ( far·ther -thər ; or fur·ther ˈfər- ; far·thest or fur·thest -thəst) Etymology: Middle English fer, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DO — I. ˈdü verb ( did ˈdid, dəd ; done ˈdən ; do·ing ˈdü-iŋ ; does ˈdəz) Etymology: Middle English don, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SO — conj provided that; on condition that; in case that; if. 2. so ·adv it is well; let it be as …
Webster English vocab
GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
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FAR — noun a young pig, or a litter of pigs. 2. far ·adv in great part; as, the day is far …
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DO — noun deed; act; fear. 2. do ·noun a cheat; a swindle. 3. do ·noun ado; bustle; stir; to do. 4. …
Webster English vocab
GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SO — / səʊ; NAmE soʊ/ adverb , conjunction , noun ■ adverb 1. so ... (that) ... | so ... as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAR — / fɑː(r); NAmE / adverb , adjective ■ adverb ( far·ther , far·thest or fur·ther , fur·thest ) DISTANCE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — / əz; NAmE ; strong form æz/ preposition , adverb , conjunction ■ preposition 1. used to describe sb/sth appearing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SO — I. so 1 S1 W1 /səʊ $ soʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: swa ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAR — I. far 1 S1 W1 /fɑː $ fɑːr/ BrE AmE adverb ( comparative farther /ˈfɑːðə $ ˈfɑːrðər/ or further /ˈfɜːðə …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AS — I. as 1 S1 W1 /əz; strong æz/ BrE AmE preposition , adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eallswa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SO — adv. & conj. --adv. 1 (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent implied …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAR — adv. & adj. (further, furthest or farther, farthest) --adv. 1 at or to or by a great distance (far away; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DO — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AS — adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SO — adv. & conj. adv. 1 (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent implied …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAR — adv. & adj. (further, furthest or farther, farthest) adv. 1 at or to or by a great distance (far away; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DO — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AS — adv., conj., & pron. adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or implied) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SO — 1. adv. & conj. --adv. 1. (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
FAR — adv. & adj. (further, furthest or farther, farthest) --adv. 1. at or to or by a great distance (far away; …
Oxford English vocab
DO — 1. v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1. tr. perform, carry out, achieve, …
Oxford English vocab
AS — 1. adv., conj., & pron. --adv. & conj. (adv. as antecedent in main sentence; conj. in relative clause expressed or …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DO — I. AUXILIARY VERB USES /də, STRONG du:/ ( does, doing, did, done) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AS — I. CONJUNCTION AND PREPOSITION USES /əz, STRONG æz/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SO — Usually pronounced /soʊ/ for meanings 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16 and 17. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Far' has two comparatives, 'farther' and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAR — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a further announcement ▪ A further announcement will be made in the near future. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
FAR — [adjective]"Let's walk back." "Is it far (= very distant), because my feet are hurting?"The children ran to the far (= …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAR — Synonyms and related words : abase, afar, afar off, apart, asunder, at a distance, away, by far, considerably, distal, distant, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAR — See: AS FAR AS or SO FAR AS, SO FAR also THUS PAR, BY FAR, FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, SO …
Slang English vocab
FAR — adj. by far far and away far and near far and wide far flung far gone far off far out …
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