to-go

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adjective

: of, relating to, or providing food or beverages consumed away from their place of sale : take-out
a to-go order
to-go boxes/containers
This is mostly a take-out joint, and Filipinos in the know trickle in all day for a to-go lunch, dinner or breakfast.Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee

to go

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idiomatic phrase

1
: still remaining
There are five minutes to go before halftime.
There's only one week to go until election day.
2
of food and beverages : for consumption away from its place of sale
They ordered their lunches to go.
You stop at the corner for a doughnut and coffee to go.Jay McInerney

Examples of to-go in a Sentence

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Adjective
The traditional turkey dinner to-go at the drive-thru window is $30, cash only; no pre-order required. Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024 For instance, some places have a strong to-go coffee culture, while others don’t. Shaun Lewis, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Idiomatic phrase
His father likes to tell a story about a gun battle between the Brits and the IRA happening in the street one day when his mother told him to go and pick up some milk and eggs. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024 Giving her a gift card to a grocery store is likely to go over better, Givi says, even if the dollar amount is the same. Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for to-go 

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1953, in the meaning defined above

Idiomatic Phrase

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of to-go was in 1884

Dictionary Entries Near to-go

to go

to-go

Tōgō

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“To-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to-go. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Geographical Definition

Togo

geographical name

To·​go ˈtō-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce Togo (audio)
republic in western Africa on the Bight of Benin; capital Lomé area 21,925 square miles (56,785 square kilometers), population 8,176,000
Togolese adjective or noun

Biographical Definition

Tōgō

biographical name

Tō·​gō ˈtō-(ˌ)gō How to pronounce Tōgō (audio)
Marquis Heihachirō 1848–1934 Japanese admiral
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