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as you go

as you go adverb: while one is doing (something); as one progresses.

Adverb

as you go (comparative more as you go, superlative most as you go)

  1. (idiomatic) While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
    • learn as you go
    • pay as you go

Forms of as you go

comparativemore as you go
superlativemost as you go

Words formed from as you go

Questions about as you go

What does as you go mean?
As you go means while one is doing (something); as one progresses.
What part of speech is as you go?
As you go is an adverb.

Words near as you go in the dictionary

  1. as who should say
  2. as with
  3. as yet
  4. as yet unknown
  5. as you do
  6. as you go
  7. as you have brewed, so you must drink
  8. as you know
  9. as you like
  10. as you make your bed, so you must lie in it
  11. as you please

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