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goes places

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

Meaning of go places

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To make progress or achieve success.
    • Herb Alpert’s 50th Album Is Here. What’s Kept Him Going Places? [title]2024 September 16, Jim Farber, “Herb Alpert’s 50th Album Is Here. What’s Kept Him Going Places?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    go far
  2. To travel.

Questions about goes places

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

Words near goes places in the dictionary

  1. goes pear shaped
  2. goes pear-shaped
  3. goes pearshaped
  4. goes Pete Tong
  5. goes phut
  6. goes places
  7. goes platinum
  8. goes poof
  9. goes postal
  10. goes potty
  11. goes public

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