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)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, to, hell.
- Synonyms:
- go to Halifax
- 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
- 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
- go to Halifax
- go out the window
- go to pot
- go down the drain
- go down the toilet
- get fucked
Forms of go to hell
| third-person singular present | goes to hell |
|---|---|
| present participle | going to hell |
| past | went to hell |
| past participle | gone 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
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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Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-us-go to hell.ogg.
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