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goes to show

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

Meaning of go to show

Verb

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

  1. (set phrase) To be an effective example that demonstrates a point; to prove.
    • [A]ll the evidence that we have goes to show that he spoke the truth.1877, Anthony Trollope, chapter 10, in The Life of Cicero

Questions about goes to show

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

Words near goes to show in the dictionary

  1. goes to Prestwich
  2. goes to ratshit
  3. goes to sea
  4. goes to seed
  5. goes to shit
  6. goes to show
  7. goes to sleep
  8. goes to smash
  9. goes to someone's head
  10. goes to the bad
  11. goes to the bathroom

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