go through the attitudes
go through the attitudes verb: to act something out physically; to mime.
Verb
go through the attitudes (third-person singular simple present goes through the attitudes, present participle going through the attitudes, simple past went through the attitudes, past participle gone through the attitudes)
- To act something out physically; to mime.
- As we could only converse by signs, we had some difficulty in making them understand what was meant. Dick was the most successful. He […] went through the attitudes of letting down the line and hauling up a big fish. The chief nodded his head and pointed to the sea, and allowed us to go down to the...1878, W. H. G. Kingston, Twice Lost, page 168
- Take the instrument used in winnowing corn, and go through all the attitudes of letting it down against the wind.1885, E. J. Guthrie, Old Scottish Customs, page 71
Forms of go through the attitudes
| third-person singular present | goes through the attitudes |
|---|---|
| present participle | going through the attitudes |
| past | went through the attitudes |
| past participle | gone through the attitudes |
Questions about go through the attitudes
- What does go through the attitudes mean?
- Go through the attitudes means to act something out physically; to mime.
- What part of speech is go through the attitudes?
- Go through the attitudes is a verb.
- What is the past tense of go through the attitudes?
- The past tense of go through the attitudes is went through the attitudes.
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