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go steady

go steady verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, steady.

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, steady.
  2. (colloquial, dated, intransitive) To date one person (a steady) regularly and exclusively.

Forms of go steady

third-person singular presentgoes steady
present participlegoing steady
pastwent steady
past participlegone steady

Questions about go steady

What does go steady mean?
Go steady means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, steady.
What part of speech is go steady?
Go steady is a verb.
What is the past tense of go steady?
The past tense of go steady is went steady.

Words near go steady in the dictionary

  1. go soft
  2. go someone, it's your birthday
  3. go sour
  4. go south
  5. go spare
  6. go steady
  7. go stone
  8. go stones
  9. go straight
  10. go strong
  11. go supernova

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