go easy

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

go easy

verb goes easy · going easy · went easy · gone easy

  1. informal To treat gently and with understanding. Go easy! I'm sensitive!

    Similar: take it easy

  2. informal To let off the hook, to baby. Go easy on him. He's still just a kid.
  3. informal To use sparingly or carefully. Go easy on the sunscreen.

Translations

Every language

verb to treat gently

Españoltratar delicadamente
Portuguêspegar leve
Françaisy aller mollo, y aller doucement

verb to use sparingly or carefully

Españolmoderarse / aflojar con
Françaisy aller mollo

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"go easy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/go%20easy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

go easy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/go%20easy

Chicago

"go easy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/go%20easy.

BibTeX
@misc{go_easy_2026,
  title = {go easy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20easy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}