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goes to pains

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

Meaning of go to pains

Verb

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

  1. To expend effort to do something.
    • to go to great pains

Questions about goes to pains

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

Words near goes to pains in the dictionary

  1. goes to ground
  2. goes to Halifax
  3. goes to heck
  4. goes to hell
  5. goes to hell and back
  6. goes to pains
  7. goes to pieces
  8. goes to pigs and whistles
  9. goes to plan
  10. goes to pot
  11. goes to press

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