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goes on the account

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

Meaning of go on the account

Verb

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

  1. To become a pirate; to join a pirating or filibustering expedition.
    • And as for serving under Goffe, I hope it is no new thing for gentlemen of fortune who are going on the account, to change a Captain now and then?1822, Walter Scott, The Pirate

Questions about goes on the account

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

Words near goes on the account in the dictionary

  1. goes on fire
  2. goes on holiday
  3. goes on one's merry way
  4. goes on record
  5. goes on strike
  6. goes on the account
  7. goes on the mitch
  8. goes on the scout
  9. goes on vacation
  10. goes one better
  11. goes one's own way

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