Go to Work: Definition, Usage, and Examples

Meaning 1：commute to work (Go to work)

Go to work 🔊

/ɡoʊ tə wɜːrk/

v. phr.

To leave your home and travel to the place where you do your job.

Person closing front door with briefcase, going to work

commute to work 🔊

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/kəˈmjuːt tə wɜːrk/

v. phr.

To leave one's home and travel to the location where one is employed for the day.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Phrase combining 'go' (move) and 'work' (employment), meaning to travel to one's workplace.

💡 Mnemonic

Picture yourself walking out the door, key in hand, heading to the building where you earn your living.

📖 Example

Xiao Ming drinks his coffee quickly and says goodbye to his family before he goes to work. 🔊 Xiao Ming drinks his coffee quickly and says goodbye to his family before he goes to work.

🔗 Collocations

go to work by bus – travel to work using a public bus

go to work every day – commute to one's job on a daily basis

go to work from home – leave one's residence to head to the workplace

🔄 Synonyms

commute (v.) – to travel regularly between one's home and place of work

head to the office (v. phr.) – to go to the workplace

🚫 Antonyms

stay home (v. phr.) – to remain at home instead of going to work

🌱 Derivatives

workplace (n.) – the place where one works

commuter (n.) – a person who travels to work regularly

📖 Cultural Story

During the Industrial Revolution, commuting to factories became common; 'go to work' emerged as a daily routine phrase now used globally.