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goes Dutch

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

Meaning of go Dutch

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal, slang) To pay for one's own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.
    • GOING DUTCH Some girls are quite willing to pay part of the expenses on special dates. When something is planned which is beyond the boy's means. . . .1958, Evelyn Ruth (Millis) Duvall, The Art of Dating, Associated Press, p. 138

Questions about goes Dutch

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

Words near goes Dutch in the dictionary

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

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