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goes strong

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

Meaning of go strong

Verb

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

  1. To do well; to succeed.
    • Merry Peal is a very smart mare[…] and Breba reminds us very much of Mendicant, whose owner bred her. Badly as she was cut up in the Oaks, she was going strong and well in the Vase, when she rolled over.1851, Gayhurst, “Olla Podrida”, in Sporting Magazine, volume 18, page 103

Questions about goes strong

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

Words near goes strong in the dictionary

  1. goes so far as
  2. goes soft
  3. goes sour
  4. goes south
  5. goes straight
  6. goes strong
  7. goes supernova
  8. goes the distance
  9. goes the entire animal
  10. goes the entire swine
  11. goes the extra mile

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