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go on one's merry way

go on one's merry way verb: to depart.

Verb

go on one's merry way (third-person singular simple present goes on one's merry way, present participle going on one's merry way, simple past went on one's merry way, past participle gone on one's merry way)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To depart.
  2. (idiomatic, informal) To proceed without considering other possibilities.

Synonyms of go on one's merry way

Forms of go on one's merry way

third-person singular presentgoes on one's merry way
present participlegoing on one's merry way
pastwent on one's merry way
past participlegone on one's merry way

Questions about go on one's merry way

What does go on one's merry way mean?
Go on one's merry way means to depart.
What part of speech is go on one's merry way?
Go on one's merry way is a verb.
What is the past tense of go on one's merry way?
The past tense of go on one's merry way is went on one's merry way.

Words near go on one's merry way in the dictionary

  1. go off the rez
  2. go on
  3. go on by
  4. go on fire
  5. go on holiday
  6. go on one's merry way
  7. go on record
  8. go on strike
  9. go on the account
  10. go on the mitch
  11. go on the scout

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