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goes to work

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

Meaning of go to work

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, to, work. (This sense is a translation hub.)
    • I used to go to school in Bristol in the morning, and then I'd go to work in my hometown in the afternoon.
  2. To begin performing some task or work.
  3. To go to one's job, as by commuting.
  4. (idiomatic) To beat up, to batter.
    • I saw Bruno go to work on Big Timmy; when he was through he didn't have much of a face left.
  5. (idiomatic) To go to town.

Questions about goes to work

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

Words near goes to work in the dictionary

  1. goes to town
  2. goes to town on
  3. goes to war
  4. goes to waste
  5. goes to water
  6. goes to work
  7. goes together
  8. goes toilet
  9. goes too far
  10. goes towards
  11. goes tutti-frutti

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