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go through hell

go through hell verb: to have a miserable experience.

Verb

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

  1. To have a miserable experience.
    • If you're going through hell, keep going!

Forms of go through hell

third-person singular presentgoes through hell
present participlegoing through hell
pastwent through hell
past participlegone through hell

Questions about go through hell

What does go through hell mean?
Go through hell means to have a miserable experience.
What part of speech is go through hell?
Go through hell is a verb.
What is the past tense of go through hell?
The past tense of go through hell is went through hell.

Words near go through hell in the dictionary

  1. go their separate ways
  2. go there
  3. go through
  4. go through fire and water
  5. go through great lengths
  6. go through hell
  7. go through hoops
  8. go through the attitudes
  9. go through the gears
  10. go through the mill
  11. go through the motions

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