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goes to the country

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

Meaning of go to the country

Verb

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

  1. (dated) To appeal to the feeling of the community by calling a general election
    • According to polls, Labour is on course to make significant gains in Scotland when Rishi Sunak finally goes to the country.2024 April 29, Editorial, “The Guardian view on Humza Yousaf’s resignation: miscalculation leads to crisis”, in The Guardian, UK, →ISSN
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, country.

Questions about goes to the country

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

Words near goes to the country in the dictionary

  1. goes to smash
  2. goes to someone's head
  3. goes to the bad
  4. goes to the bathroom
  5. goes to the bow-wows
  6. goes to the country
  7. goes to the devil
  8. goes to the dogs
  9. goes to the ends of the earth
  10. goes to the ends of the world
  11. goes to the goat's house for wool

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