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goes nowhere

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

Meaning of go nowhere

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To fail to progress, to fail to attain a favorable result or outcome.
    • This project is going nowhere.
    Synonyms:
    go nowhere fast

Questions about goes nowhere

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

Words near goes nowhere in the dictionary

  1. goes nap on
  2. goes narrow
  3. goes native
  4. goes negative
  5. goes night-night
  6. goes nowhere
  7. goes nowhere fast
  8. goes nuclear
  9. goes nuts
  10. goes off
  11. goes off at a tangent

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