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goes the way of

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

Meaning of go the way of

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To end up the same way as; to undergo the same fate as.
    • Vinyl records seem to have gone the way of the dinosaurs [i.e. become extinct, or fallen out of common use].

Questions about goes the way of

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

Words near goes the way of in the dictionary

  1. goes the distance
  2. goes the entire animal
  3. goes the entire swine
  4. goes the extra mile
  5. goes the route
  6. goes the way of
  7. goes the way of all the earth
  8. goes the way of the dinosaurs
  9. goes the way of the dodo
  10. goes the way of the dodo bird
  11. goes the whole hog

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