Go South

Pronunciation: /ɡoʊ saʊθ/

Definitions of go south

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

Example Sentences

A1 I heard that things started to go south between them.

A2 The project took a turn for the worse and started to go south.

B1 Their relationship began to go south after they had a big argument.

B2 The company's financial situation continued to go south despite efforts to turn it around.

C1 The political situation in the country quickly went south after the controversial decision.

C2 The negotiations between the two countries went south when neither side would compromise.

verb a word that expresses an action or state of being

Example Sentences

A1 I don't know how to read a map, so I always go south instead of north.

A2 The weather forecast said the storm will go south of our city, so we should be safe.

B1 The project started off well, but things started to go south when the team leader left.

B2 The company's stock price began to go south after the CEO's scandal was exposed.

C1 The negotiation seemed to be going well, but it quickly went south when one party refused to compromise.

C2 The diplomatic relations between the two countries have been going south for years, with no sign of improvement.

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb, typically answering the questions when, where, how, or to what extent

Example Sentences

A1 The weather forecast said the storm would go south of our town.

A2 I missed my bus and everything started to go south from there.

B1 The company's profits began to go south after the new CEO took over.

B2 The project was going well until the budget suddenly went south.

C1 The negotiations between the two countries started to go south when disagreements arose.

C2 The team's morale went south after losing the championship game.

Examples of go south in a Sentence

formal The project's timeline started to go south due to unexpected delays.

informal I heard their relationship started to go south after the big argument.

slang Things really started to go south for him once he lost his job.

figurative Her mood can quickly go south if she's not feeling well.

Grammatical Forms of go south

• past tense: went
• plural: go south
• comparative: going more south
• superlative: gone the furthest south
• present tense: goes south
• future tense: will go south
• perfect tense: has gone south
• continuous tense: is going south
• singular: goes south
• positive degree: south
• infinitive: to go south
• gerund: going south
• participle: gone south

Origin and Evolution of go south

First Known Use: 1850 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The phrase 'go south' is believed to have originated in the United States during the 19th century.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to traveling in a southerly direction, the phrase 'go south' has evolved to also mean to deteriorate or fail, likely due to the association of south with downwards or negative directions.