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go there

go there verb: to discuss a subject that is usually avoided as taboo or controversial.

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To discuss a subject that is usually avoided as taboo or controversial.
    • LOUISE: Okay, enough with the "tricycle" stuff!
      LADY IN VAN: Why don't you wanna talk about it? Because you're too old to be riding one?
      LOUISE: (laughs) Okay...
      TINA: Whoa.
      LADY IN VAN: That's right: I went there, with a child.2018, Bob's Burgers (TV series), "As I Walk Through the Alley of the Shadow of Ramps" (episode)

Forms of go there

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

Questions about go there

What does go there mean?
Go there means to discuss a subject that is usually avoided as taboo or controversial.
What part of speech is go there?
Go there is a verb.
What is the past tense of go there?
The past tense of go there is went there.

Words near go there in the dictionary

  1. go the way of the dodo
  2. go the way of the dodo bird
  3. go the whole hog
  4. go the whole pile
  5. go their separate ways
  6. go there
  7. go through
  8. go through fire and water
  9. go through great lengths
  10. go through hell
  11. go through hoops

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