"to go without something" / "to go (place/time) without something"

Meaning: to proceed, continue, do, or live without something

Similar Expressions

• Humans can go without food for weeks.
• Humans can do without food for weeks.
• Humans can manage without food for weeks.
• Humans can live without food for weeks.

When do we use it?

We can use this phrase literally mean that we can go to a place without something or someone.

• You can go to the game without me.
• Children can go without their parents to the park.

We can also use this phrase to show that we do not need something in order to do something else.

• I can go without sleep for days.

We can use this phrase to show that we do not like somebody or something. These sentences are used in a sarcastic way.

• I don't like her. I can go without seeing her.
• I can go without eating carrots.

How do we use it?

We put a noun or gerund after this phrase.

• Whales can go without air for 90 minutes.
• You can go to lunch without me.

We can put the time or place after "go" or at the end of the sentence. Compare these sentences to the ones above.

• Whales can go for 90 minutes without air.
• You can go to lunch without me.

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