go for nothing
go for nothing verb: to have no value, or carry no weight with someone.
Verb
go for nothing (third-person singular simple present goes for nothing, present participle going for nothing, simple past went for nothing, past participle gone for nothing)
- To have no value, or carry no weight with someone.
- Is not your friend's business your own business? What does friendship mean if it is not so? And when I tell you that it is my business, mine of right, does that go for nothing with you?1867, Anthony Trollope, The Last Chronicle of Barset
- And I tell you they are promises that go for nothing.1926, Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi), page 333
Forms of go for nothing
| third-person singular present | goes for nothing |
|---|---|
| present participle | going for nothing |
| past | went for nothing |
| past participle | gone for nothing |
Questions about go for nothing
- What does go for nothing mean?
- Go for nothing means to have no value, or carry no weight with someone.
- What part of speech is go for nothing?
- Go for nothing is a verb.
- What is the past tense of go for nothing?
- The past tense of go for nothing is went for nothing.
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