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go to the polls

go to the polls verb: to vote.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To vote.

Forms of go to the polls

third-person singular presentgoes to the polls
present participlegoing to the polls
pastwent to the polls
past participlegone to the polls

Questions about go to the polls

What does go to the polls mean?
Go to the polls means to vote.
What part of speech is go to the polls?
Go to the polls is a verb.
What is the past tense of go to the polls?
The past tense of go to the polls is went to the polls.

Words near go to the polls in the dictionary

  1. go to the ends of the world
  2. go to the goat's house for wool
  3. go to the mat
  4. go to the mats
  5. go to the mattresses
  6. go to the polls
  7. go to the restroom
  8. go to the scaffold
  9. go to the toilet
  10. go to the trouble
  11. go to the wall

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