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go one's ways

go one's ways is the alternative form of go one's way.

Meaning of go one's way

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 ways

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

Questions about go one's ways

What is go one's ways the alternative form of?
Go one's ways is the alternative form of go one's way.

Words near go one's ways in the dictionary

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

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