go on the account
go on the account verb: to become a pirate; to join a pirating or filibustering expedition.
Verb
go on the account (third-person singular simple present goes on the account, present participle going on the account, simple past went on the account, past participle gone on the account)
- To become a pirate; to join a pirating or filibustering expedition.
- And as for serving under Goffe, I hope it is no new thing for gentlemen of fortune who are going on the account, to change a Captain now and then?1822, Walter Scott, The Pirate
- At this island he ran away from his ship, and associating himself with some desperate fellows, they stole a canoe, and went away to the Grand Camanas, to join some others of their own stamp, who lurked thereabouts, with design to go on the account, the term for pirating.1836, Ezra Strong, “Captain Thomas Howard”, in The Lives and Bloody Exploits of the Most Noted Pirates
Forms of go on the account
| third-person singular present | goes on the account |
|---|---|
| present participle | going on the account |
| past | went on the account |
| past participle | gone on the account |
Questions about go on the account
- What does go on the account mean?
- Go on the account means to become a pirate; to join a pirating or filibustering expedition.
- What part of speech is go on the account?
- Go on the account is a verb.
- What is the past tense of go on the account?
- The past tense of go on the account is went on the account.
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