go-to
[ goh-too ]
/ ˈgoʊˌtu /
adjective Informal.
being a person who can be turned to for expert knowledge, advice, or reliable performance, especially in a crucial situation: He's our go-to guy in a budget crisis.
noting something that can always be relied on to bring satisfaction, success, or good results: my go-to recipe for cheesecake.
(in team sports) being a player who can be relied on to score, especially at a crucial time in the game.
Words nearby go-to
Definition for go to (2 of 2)
Origin of go
1
before 900; Middle English
gon, Old English
gān; cognate with Old High German
gēn, German
gehen
British Dictionary definitions for go to (1 of 4)
go to
verb (intr, preposition)
to be awarded to
the Nobel prize last year went to a Scot
go to it
to tackle a task vigorously
interjection
archaic
an exclamation expressing surprise, encouragement, etc
adjective go-to
- (of a person) extremely dependablethe go-to guy in the team
- (of a place) popularly visitedgo-to destinations
British Dictionary definitions for go to (2 of 4)
GO
/ military /
abbreviation for
general order
British Dictionary definitions for go to (3 of 4)
go
1
/ (ɡəʊ) /
verb goes, going, went or gone (mainly intr)
noun plural goes
adjective
(postpositive) informal
functioning properly and ready for action: esp used in astronautics
all systems are go
Word Origin for go
Old English
gān; related to Old High German
gēn, Greek
kikhanein to reach, Sanskrit
jahāti he forsakes
British Dictionary definitions for go to (4 of 4)
go
2
I-go
/ (ɡəʊ) /
noun
a game for two players in which stones are placed on a board marked with a grid, the object being to capture territory on the board
Word Origin for go
from Japanese
Idioms and Phrases with go to
go to
See going to.
Also, go toward. Contribute to a result, as in Can you name the bones that go to make the arms and legs? or The director has a good eye for seeing what will go toward an entire scene. [c. 1600]
Begin, start, as in By the time she went to call, she'd forgotten what she wanted to say. The related idiom go to it means “get started, get going.” P.G. Wodehouse used it in Louder Funnier (1932): “Stoke up and go to it.” [First half of 1700s]