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goes begging

goes begging is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go begging.

Meaning of go begging

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be available but wasted, unused, or not actualized.
    • "Principles without leaders go begging," he replied.1904, David Graham Phillips, chapter 18, in The Cost

Questions about goes begging

What is goes begging the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes begging is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go begging.

Words near goes begging in the dictionary

  1. goes ballistic
  2. goes balls up
  3. goes bananas
  4. goes bankrupt
  5. goes batshit
  6. goes begging
  7. goes belly-up
  8. goes below
  9. goes berserk
  10. goes between
  11. goes beyond

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