Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

there you go

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.82 in modern English

Syllables: there y-ou -go
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

You have done it, or are doing it, correctly.

Informal

phrase

Used to explain or justify something, such as one's course of action.

Informal

phrase

Expressing that the conclusion is the same as it was suggested before; the other party's statement actually implies the same thing as one's own idea.

Informal

phrase

Expressing exasperation.

Informal

phrase

Used while giving someone something.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Attagirl! There you go! Keep it up! Now pass the ball back to me again!"
"'There you go! It worked.' Toby got up, pleased with the result. 'We can hoist it back up now. Take the horses the other side Tad.'"
"Kelly Collins, A Wilde Love Collection To be honest, I didn't care for that side of the plan, but I needed their manpower to pull all this off, and someone owed me a favor, so there you go. It worked like a charm."
"- Do you want to punish crime more severely? - I'm not sure. I do want a lower crime rate... - Well, there you go."
"There you go, yelling again. Will you shut up?"
"He told me to bring it back to you when I was done. There you go! Happy Friday!"

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

there ya go (alternative, colloquial)

Frequently Paired Words

Q.E.D. Bob's your uncle

Synonyms

well done good job here you are here you go there you are

Questions

What does there you go mean?: You have done it, or are doing it, correctly.

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