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go one's way

go one's way verb: to set forth on a path; to depart.

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively, literally) To set forth on a path; to depart.
  2. To go favorably for one. (of an event, circumstance, etc.)
    • The feistiness off the pitch translated on to it too - referee Kateryna Monzul awarded two early yellow cards for innocuous fouls by England, and the crowd were frustrated for much of the first half when decisions didn't go their way.2022 July 31, Emma Sanders, “England 2-1 Germany”, in BBC Sport

Forms of go one's way

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

Questions about go one's way

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

Words near go one's way in the dictionary

  1. go on then
  2. go on vacation
  3. go on with you
  4. go one better
  5. go one's own way
  6. go one's way
  7. go one's ways
  8. go or blow
  9. go order
  10. go orders
  11. go out

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