Phrase guide

go to work

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, to, work. (This sense is a translation hub.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I used to go to school in Bristol in the morning, and then I'd go to work in my hometown in the afternoon.

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To begin performing some task or work.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To go to one's job, as by commuting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To beat up, to batter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I saw Bruno go to work on Big Timmy; when he was through he didn't have much of a face left.

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To go to town.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: գործի գնալ (gorci gnal) — go to work
  • Catalan: anar a la feina — go to work
  • Chinese Cantonese: 上班 (soeng5 baan1) — go to work
  • Chinese Cantonese: 出勤 (ceot1 kan4) — go to work
  • Chinese: 上班 (zh-min-nan) — go to work
  • Chinese: 出勤 (zh-min-nan) — go to work
  • Chinese Mandarin: 上班 (shàngbān) — go to work
  • Chinese Mandarin: 出勤 (chūqín) — go to work
  • Finnish: mennä töihin — go to work
  • Hindi: काम पर जाना (kām par jānā) — go to work
  • Hindi: दफ़्तर जाना (daftar jānā) — go to work
  • Hungarian: dolgozni megy — go to work
  • Hungarian: munkába megy — go to work
  • Japanese: 出勤する (shukkin suru) — go to work
  • Korean: 출근하다 (chulgeunhada) — go to work
  • Korean: 쌍발하다 (ssangbalhada) — go to work
  • Punjabi: ਕੰਮ ਤੇ ਜਾਣਾ (kamm te jāṇā) — go to work
  • Russian: идти́ на рабо́ту (idtí na rabótu) — go to work
  • Swedish: åka till jobbet — go to work
  • Urdu: کام پر جانا (kām par jānā) — go to work
  • Urdu: دفتر جانا (daftar jānā) — go to work
  • Vietnamese: đi làm — go to work