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goes for nothing

goes for nothing is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go for nothing.

Meaning of go for nothing

Verb

go for nothing (third-person singular simple present goes for nothing, present participle going for nothing, simple past went for nothing, past participle gone for nothing)

  1. To have no value, or carry no weight with someone.
    • Is not your friend's business your own business? What does friendship mean if it is not so? And when I tell you that it is my business, mine of right, does that go for nothing with you?1867, Anthony Trollope, The Last Chronicle of Barset

Questions about goes for nothing

What is goes for nothing the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes for nothing is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go for nothing.

Words near goes for nothing in the dictionary

  1. goes for a song
  2. goes for a toss
  3. goes for broke
  4. goes for gold
  5. goes for it
  6. goes for nothing
  7. goes for the gloves
  8. goes for the gold
  9. goes for the jugular
  10. goes for the jugular vein
  11. goes for the kill

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