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go nowhere

go nowhere verb: to fail to progress, to fail to attain a favorable result or outcome.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To fail to progress, to fail to attain a favorable result or outcome.
    • This project is going nowhere.
    • The negotiations went nowhere.
    Synonyms:
    go nowhere fast

Synonyms of go nowhere

Forms of go nowhere

third-person singular presentgoes nowhere
present participlegoing nowhere
pastwent nowhere
past participlegone nowhere
alternative formget nowhere

Questions about go nowhere

What does go nowhere mean?
Go nowhere means to fail to progress, to fail to attain a favorable result or outcome.
What part of speech is go nowhere?
Go nowhere is a verb.
What is the past tense of go nowhere?
The past tense of go nowhere is went nowhere.

Words near go nowhere in the dictionary

  1. go nap on
  2. go narrow
  3. go native
  4. go negative
  5. go night-night
  6. go nowhere
  7. go nowhere fast
  8. go nuclear
  9. go nuts
  10. go off
  11. go off at a tangent

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