intransitive. To go forth, go away, depart, journey.

intransitive. To set out, start, hasten; to go, depart, betake oneself; to travel, journey. (In its later use chiefly northern) Cf. fand, v. 8.

intransitive (less frequently reflexive) To proceed in a specified direction; to begin to move, start off, put out, set out. Now surviving (exc. Sc…

intransitive. To move forward, onward, or away from somewhere; to set out to do something. In early use also: †(of time or a period of time) to…

To go forth, depart, start.

intransitive. To depart, go away (from a place); to leave, set out. Also with †away. Also figurative.

intransitive. To go out or away; to depart; (in later use poetic). Also: to go out of consideration. to pass forth of use: to go out of use…

Phrases. to come, gang, go, ride a, the, his, her,etc. gate: see gang, v.1 and go, v. to take (the) gate: to take the road, go away; to follow a…

To take a road or route leading to a specified place. Cf. take, v. 65a.

to take one's way. To set out on a journey; to journey, travel.

intransitive. To proceed, pass, make one's way. (In quot. 1382 transitive (reflexive) in same sense.) Obsolete.

intransitive. ? To depart.

intransitive. To depart, start off. Now colloquial (cf. to get moving at get, v. phrases 3k, to make a move at move, n. 3c).

To set out (on a journey), set forth, start. Opposed to arrive. (Now commonly to leave.)

transitive (reflexive) and intransitive. To get ready to go to, into, etc., a place; (also) to go, set off. Obsolete.

intransitive. To set out on a journey, against an enemy, in pursuit, etc.

intransitive. To go forward, set out, start.

intransitive. To set out, to go (esp. hastily or promptly); to take hastily to something.

intransitive. To start, set out, or sally forth; to get away, to escape. Formerly also: †to prepare to set out (obsolete). Now regional.

intransitive. To go forth, proceed. Obsolete.

To begin or start on a journey; to start on one's way.

Of a person or party of persons: To set out boldly, to go forth (from a place of abode); to set out on a journey or expedition. Const. forth, off, out…

spec. with reference to physical motion. intransitive. To set out, to begin a journey; to depart, to set off. Originally of a person or animal…

intransitive. To leave or depart, esp. quickly or suddenly; to set out to go somewhere or to do something. Also of an actor or performer: to leave…

intransitive. To set out, start on one's way, esp. to sea; to set sail; (also) to make one's way forward. Cf. to put out 11 at phrasal verbs 1.

intransitive. To begin upon one's way, begin a journey; = to set out 23a at set, v.1 phrasal verbs 2.

intransitive. To start on a journey, to set out. (Sometimes apparently elliptical for ‘intend to go or start’, purpose a journey: cf. 18) Obsolete.

to take the road: to set out; to begin a journey, or series of journeys.

colloquial and regional. to take one's foot in one's hand: to depart; (also) to set out on a journey.

intransitive. To start on a journey or course; transferred to start (doing something).

intransitive. To start on a journey; to begin a race.

intransitive. To set off. northern dialect.

intransitive. U.S. To go away, make off, start out. Cf. to take off 10a at phrasal verbs 1.

transferred and figurative (intransitive and transitive) To change one's course of action; to withdraw, retreat; to make one's way, to come or go…

transitive. To come upon, light upon, meet with, get at, reach, find, esp. something aimed at. with material object. Frequently in modern (esp…

Slang phrases: to hit, splitor take the breeze: to depart; to get (have)or put the breeze up: to get or put the wind up (see wind, n.1 10b).

With off. To be off, depart; spec. to start on a ‘hop’ (hop, n.2 1d) in an aircraft.