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go to the trouble

go to the trouble verb: to make an effort.

Verb

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

  1. To make an effort.
    • I hope you like your shirt- I went to a lot of trouble to find it.

Synonyms of go to the trouble

Forms of go to the trouble

third-person singular presentgoes to the trouble
present participlegoing to the trouble
pastwent to the trouble
past participlegone to the trouble
alternative formgo to trouble
alternative formgo through the trouble

Questions about go to the trouble

What does go to the trouble mean?
Go to the trouble means to make an effort.
What part of speech is go to the trouble?
Go to the trouble is a verb.
What is the past tense of go to the trouble?
The past tense of go to the trouble is went to the trouble.

Words near go to the trouble in the dictionary

  1. go to the mattresses
  2. go to the polls
  3. go to the restroom
  4. go to the scaffold
  5. go to the toilet
  6. go to the trouble
  7. go to the wall
  8. go to the washroom
  9. go to the well
  10. go to town
  11. go to town on

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