go to the scaffold
go to the scaffold verb: to be executed (usually by hanging or beheading).
Verb
go to the scaffold (third-person singular simple present goes to the scaffold, present participle going to the scaffold, simple past went to the scaffold, past participle gone to the scaffold)
- To be executed (usually by hanging or beheading).
- More and more people went to the scaffold as the Terror tightened its grip.1998, Nigel Kelly, Rosemary Rees, Jane Shuter, Britain 1750-1900, page 83
Forms of go to the scaffold
| third-person singular present | goes to the scaffold |
|---|---|
| present participle | going to the scaffold |
| past | went to the scaffold |
| past participle | gone to the scaffold |
Questions about go to the scaffold
- What does go to the scaffold mean?
- Go to the scaffold means to be executed (usually by hanging or beheading).
- What part of speech is go to the scaffold?
- Go to the scaffold is a verb.
- What is the past tense of go to the scaffold?
- The past tense of go to the scaffold is went to the scaffold.
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