Go Bad (Verb)
Meaning 1
Stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The engine finally went bad during the long road trip.
- We had to cancel the camping trip because our generator went bad.
- The fridge went bad so they had to throw away all the food inside.
- Her computer went bad because she spilled water on the keyboard.
- The hot water heater went bad so we have to take cold showers now.
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Meaning 2
Become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- If not stored properly, the lettuce will go bad within a day or two.
- She checked the expiration date and threw away the milk because it would go bad that week.
- Don't leave the meat at room temperature or it will go bad quickly.
- If you don't drink it by the end of the week, the juice will go bad.
- She noticed the yogurt was about to go bad, so she decided to eat it for breakfast.