go the way of
go the way of verb: to end up the same way as; to undergo the same fate as.
Verb
go the way of (third-person singular simple present goes the way of, present participle going the way of, simple past went the way of, past participle gone the way of)
- To end up the same way as; to undergo the same fate as.
- Vinyl records seem to have gone the way of the dinosaurs [i.e. become extinct, or fallen out of common use].
- We now need to make coal- and gas-fired power plants go the way of whale oil. And if you want to change the world, it helps first to have an alternative. People invented railways to replace horse-drawn carriages, electricity to supplant steam engines, rock oil for whale oil, and the market –...2025 September 11, Kate Marvel, “‘We’ve done it before’: how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disaster”, in The Guardian
Forms of go the way of
| third-person singular present | goes the way of |
|---|---|
| present participle | going the way of |
| past | went the way of |
| past participle | gone the way of |
Words formed from go the way of
Questions about go the way of
- What does go the way of mean?
- Go the way of means to end up the same way as; to undergo the same fate as.
- What part of speech is go the way of?
- Go the way of is a verb.
- What is the past tense of go the way of?
- The past tense of go the way of is went the way of.
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