go-to
/ˈɡoʊˌtu/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 6.01 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Reliable; likely to perform in difficult circumstances.
Example Sentences
- "Cheesecake is my go-to food whenever I feel down."
- "The USA Network, let's face it, isn't anyone's go-to channel."
- "For Donna Cona, who has played it since before the Times acquisition, Wordle has become her go-to thing each morning."
- "When I was starting out, I was cast as nervous characters, because I was nervous in all my auditions. So the only roles I would get were ones where I was a nervous person. It’s kind of a default setting for me. Maybe I am the go-to nervous guy, who knows? But I’ve worked on it."
- "Smith is your go-to person if you want lasting results."
- "Trump resisted for many weeks. He called the Epstein story a “hoax,” his go-to move for maximally damaging accusations."
Etymology
A univerbation of go + to. Compare typologically convenient, Russian подходя́щий (podxodjáščij) (<~ ходи́ть (xodítʹ)).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡoʊˌtu/