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goes downhill

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

Meaning of go downhill

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To worsen or degenerate.
    • I usually run fast enough, but my speed goes downhill when I don't sleep enough.

Questions about goes downhill

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

Words near goes downhill in the dictionary

  1. goes down the tubes
  2. goes down the wrong pipe
  3. goes down the wrong throat
  4. goes down the wrong way
  5. goes down with
  6. goes downhill
  7. goes downtown
  8. goes Dutch
  9. goes easy
  10. goes equipped
  11. goes ER

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