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go like a dream

go like a dream verb: to go extremely well.

Verb

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

  1. (simile) to go extremely well.

Forms of go like a dream

third-person singular presentgoes like a dream
present participlegoing like a dream
pastwent like a dream
past participlegone like a dream
alternative formwork like a dream

Questions about go like a dream

What does go like a dream mean?
Go like a dream means to go extremely well.
What part of speech is go like a dream?
Go like a dream is a verb.
What is the past tense of go like a dream?
The past tense of go like a dream is went like a dream.

Words near go like a dream in the dictionary

  1. go jump off a building
  2. go jump off a cliff
  3. go kaflooey
  4. go large
  5. go left
  6. go like a dream
  7. go long
  8. go mad
  9. go mental
  10. go missing
  11. go moggy

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