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go to hell

UK/ˌɡəʊ tə ˈhɛl//ˌɡoʊ tə ˈhɛl/

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

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, to, hell.
    Synonyms:
    go to Halifax
  2. To go out the window; become ruined; become useless.
    • Well, that plan has gone to hell.
    • In my opinion, they want us to lose. If we lose Georgia, we lose the whole thing and our country goes to hell.2024 August 4, George Chidi, quoting Donald Trump, “Name-calling and hyperbole: Trump continues fear-mongering fest at Georgia rally”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    go out the window, go to pot, go down the drain, go down the toilet
  3. (derogatory, offensive) An expression of anger and contempt directed at someone, especially after that individual has committed a serious crime or transgression.
    • Why did Nancy do that to Jake? She can go to hell.
    • You want me to voluntarily work the weekend without pay? Go to hell!
    Synonyms:
    get fucked

go to hell meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malay

go to hell in Hindi

interjection
भाड़ में जाओ bhāṛ mẽ jāo, भाड़ में जा bhāṛ mẽ jā

go to hell in Urdu

interjection
بھاڑ میں جاؤ! bhāṛ meṉ jā'o!, بھاڑ میں جا! bhāṛ meṉ jā!

go to hell in Bengali

জানালা দিয়ে বেরিয়ে যাওয়া, ধ্বংস হও, এখন অকেজো হয়ে যাও, নরকে যাও

go to hell in Malay

interjection
pergi mampus
to be ruined, become useless
pergi mampus

Synonyms of go to hell

All synonyms of go to hell

Forms of go to hell

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

Origin of go to hell

The third sense is first attested in Shakespeare. The second sense is a variation of older go to the devil. The literal sense is attested since Old English with various verbs for "to go".

Questions about go to hell

What does go to hell mean?
Go to hell means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, to, hell.
What is go to hell in Hindi?
Go to hell in Hindi is भाड़ में जाओ (bhāṛ mẽ jāo), भाड़ में जा (bhāṛ mẽ jā). See Go to hell meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is go to hell?
Go to hell is a verb.
How do you pronounce go to hell?
Go to hell is pronounced /ˌɡəʊ tə ˈhɛl/ (UK).
What is the past tense of go to hell?
The past tense of go to hell is went to hell.

Words near go to hell in the dictionary

  1. go to grass
  2. go to great lengths
  3. go to ground
  4. go to Halifax
  5. go to heck
  6. go to hell
  7. go to hell and back
  8. go to pains
  9. go to pieces
  10. go to pigs and whistles
  11. go to plan

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: go to hell (page history and authors); go to hell (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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