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go easy

go easy verb: to treat gently and with understanding.

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To treat gently and with understanding.
    • Go easy! I'm sensitive!
    • Hey! Go easy on him!
    Synonyms:
    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.
    • Go easy with that chainsaw!

Synonyms of go easy

Forms of go easy

third-person singular presentgoes easy
present participlegoing easy
pastwent easy
past participlegone easy

Questions about go easy

What does go easy mean?
Go easy means to treat gently and with understanding.
What part of speech is go easy?
Go easy is a verb.
What is the past tense of go easy?
The past tense of go easy is went easy.

Words near go easy in the dictionary

  1. go down the wrong way
  2. go down with
  3. go downhill
  4. go downtown
  5. go Dutch
  6. go easy
  7. go equipped
  8. go ER
  9. go f oneself
  10. go face
  11. go Fantee

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