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gan.

To go.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡæn/Received-Pronunciation/ɡan/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales

  1. To go.

    North · Northumbria · Yorkshire
Where this word comes from

Probably a variant of gang, from Middle English gangen, from Old English gangan (“to step; walk; go”).

verb/ɡæn/Received-Pronunciation/ɡan/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales

  1. simple past of gin

    archaic · form-of · past
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