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go down fighting

go down fighting verb: to continue resisting, struggling, or putting up a strong effort until the very end, even when defeat is inevitable.

Verb

go down fighting (third-person singular simple present goes down fighting, present participle going down fighting, simple past went down fighting, past participle gone down fighting)

  1. To continue resisting, struggling, or putting up a strong effort until the very end, even when defeat is inevitable.

Synonyms of go down fighting

Forms of go down fighting

third-person singular presentgoes down fighting
present participlegoing down fighting
pastwent down fighting
past participlegone down fighting

Questions about go down fighting

What does go down fighting mean?
Go down fighting means to continue resisting, struggling, or putting up a strong effort until the very end, even when defeat is inevitable.
What part of speech is go down fighting?
Go down fighting is a verb.
What is the past tense of go down fighting?
The past tense of go down fighting is went down fighting.

Words near go down fighting in the dictionary

  1. go cup
  2. go cups
  3. go dark
  4. go deep
  5. go down
  6. go down fighting
  7. go down in flames
  8. go down in history
  9. go down like a cup of cold sick
  10. go down like a cup of sick
  11. go down like a lead balloon

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