Define from the word go

1    one of the units of speech or writing that native speakers of a language usually regard as the smallest isolable meaningful element of the language, although linguists would analyse these further into morphemes  
   Related adj     →
  lexical     →
  verbal  

2    an instance of vocal intercourse; chat, talk, or discussion  
to have a word with someone     

3    an utterance or expression, esp. a brief one  
a word of greeting     

4    news or information  
he sent word that he would be late     

5    a verbal signal for action; command  
when I give the word, fire!     

6    an undertaking or promise  
I give you my word, he kept his word     

7    an autocratic decree or utterance; order  
his word must be obeyed     

8    a watchword or slogan, as of a political party  
the word now is «freedom»     

9      (Computing)   a set of bits used to store, transmit, or operate upon an item of information in a computer, such as a program instruction  

10   ♦
as good as one’s word   doing what one has undertaken or promised to do  

12   ♦
by word of mouth   orally rather than by written means  

13   ♦
in a word   briefly or in short  

a    an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.  

b      (Austral)   an exclamation of agreement  

15   ♦
of one’s word   given to or noted for keeping one’s promises  
I am a man of my word     

16   ♦
put in a word or good word for   to make favourable mention of (someone); recommend  

17   ♦
take someone at his or her word   to assume that someone means, or will do, what he or she says  
when he told her to go, she took him at his word and left     

18   ♦
take someone’s word for it   to accept or believe what someone says  

a    the closing remark of a conversation or argument, esp. a remark that supposedly settles an issue  

b    the latest or most fashionable design, make, or model  
the last word in bikinis     

c    the finest example (of some quality, condition, etc.)  
the last word in luxury     

20   ♦
the word   the proper or most fitting expression  
cold is not the word for it, it’s freezing!     

b    an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.  

a    (of a report, transcription, etc.) using exactly the same words as those employed in the situation being reported; verbatim  

b    translated by substituting each word in the new text for each corresponding word in the original rather than by general sense  

23   ♦
word of honour   a promise; oath  

24    modifier   of, relating to, or consisting of words  
a word list     
      vb  

25    tr   to state in words, usually specially selected ones; phrase  

26    tr; often foll by: up     (Austral)  
informal   to inform or advise (a person),   (See also)
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     (Old English word; related to Old High German wort, Old Norse orth, Gothic waurd, Latin verbum, Sanskrit vratá command)  

1      (Christianity)   the 2nd person of the Trinity  

2    Scripture, the Bible, or the Gospels as embodying or representing divine revelation,   (Often called)
   the Word of God  
     (translation of Greek logos, as in John 1:1)  

1    correct in every detail  

2    (of a speech, part in a play, etc.) memorized perfectly  

3    (of a speaker, actor, etc.) knowing one’s speech, role, etc., perfectly  

a    a computer program that performs word processing  

b    a computer system designed for word processing  

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I love films. If I’d known how to get into or do it from the word go, I would have done that.

Human knowledge has been changing from the word go and people in certain respects behave more rationally than they did when they didn’t have it. They spend less time doing rain dances and more time seeding clouds.

A collection of poetry exploring the different meanings and implications which are tightly packed into that small word, ‘go’, including a sequence dedicated To The loss of the author’s father.

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The Broken Window: Beckett’s Dramatic Perspective

For, from the beginning, there «never were other matters. Never two matters.
Never but the one matter. The dead and gone. The dying and the going. From the
word go. The word begone.» Just as the word «go,» which marks the beginning of
a …

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The Romance of the Word: One Man’s Love Affair with Theology …

The Word, in the solemn interchanges of the Trinity, is the one who offers creation
to the Father — he is a priest forever, not just since the Incarnation but before all
worlds. Humankind, therefore — Adam, from the word go — is a priest. But the …

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The World’s Fastest Trains

This series is a wild ride from the word «go!

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The World’s Fastest Superbikes

Discusses the history and development of some of the world’s fastest racing motorcycles.

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Improving Quality in Education

I had this philosophical problem from the beginning with the word ‘project’ — this is
why I found it really difficult to actually tell people what our project was because it
never was a single project. We, from the word go, realized it was a process …

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The Recursive Mind: The Origins of Human Language, Thought, …

Another example comes from the word go. It still carries the meaning of travel, or
making a move from one location to another, but in sentences like We’re going to
have lunch it has been bleached of content and simply indicates the future.

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The World’s Wildest Roller Coasters

Describes different kinds of roller coasters, their history and how they opperate and gives examples of each type.

… from a fireplace. Another singular feature of Queen was that they already had a
certain ‘buzz’, a tentative ground swell of support. Usually Tony Brainsby had to
create this for his clients but with Queen, “the buzz was there from the word go.

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Reality Principles: From the Absurd to the Virtual

If there was anything polyphonic in what I was saying, or somehow contrapuntal
— “From the word go. The word begone”4—I have no idea, but from what I later
heard from Dick and Jane, relieved when I came to myself, not I, my self,
whatever …

Andretti family has 50 years of Milwaukee Mile dominance

“From the word go, we were out to lunch and confused. We couldn’t make sense of why we were feeling different problems.” On the stopwatch … «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»

Inside Shanghai’s hardcore gaming heartbeat

He knocks back DoDonpachi SaiDaiOuJou’s expert mode — a matter of absolute violence from the word go — on repeat, joking casually with … «Eurogamer.net, Jul 15»

Family rivalry fierce at the TORC showdown in Charlotte

The night kicked off with the PRO Light racers and it was Luke Johnson versus Mittag from the word go as Kyle Hart and Travis Dinsmore fought … «Racer, Jul 15»

Pepe Oriola delighted to be championship leader

It is very good and very helpful, as I was quick from the word go here despite never having been here. I will surely use it ahead of Singapore … «TouringCarTimes, Jul 15»

TITP 2015: Backstage Chat from the bands

The Scottish crowds are always really up for it – friendly and full of positive energy, from the word go. It just makes it so much easier for us on … «The Edinburgh Reporter, Jul 15»

Hafeez makes short work of Lankan skills

From the word go, the Lankan attack was pedestrian. Paunchy Malinga who used the new ball wasted it with a spate of unimaginative … «The Sunday Times Sri Lanka, Jul 15»

Star of Doctor Zhivago Omar Sharif dies aged 83

Although his career was often blighted by miscasting and the quality of scripts, he was a box office attraction from the word go as a friendly … «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»

Delhi Ganesh on staying with the times

… loving father-in-law in 36 Vayadhinile and Papanasam, Ganesh, 70, always gets into the groove of the character, owning it from the word go. «The Hindu, Jul 15»

Arbroath indoor fairground’s 40 years have been a Pleasure

It wasn’t a success from the word go but we worked at it and built it up.” Although waltzers and dodgems have always been on offer, the other … «The Courier, Jul 15»

New head celebrates Ofsted improvement

“Every single member of staff was utterly behind me from the word go. They all demonstrated elements of outstanding practice in the inspection. «Henley Standard, Jul 15»

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