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goes without

goes without is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go without.

Meaning of go without

Verb

go without (third-person singular simple present goes without, present participle going without, simple past went without, past participle gone without)

  1. (ambitransitive, idiomatic) To forgo (something).
    • If you forgot to bring your toothpaste, you'll have to go without.
  2. (ambitransitive, idiomatic) To lack or be deprived of (something).
    • The poor man's children went without supper.

Questions about goes without

What is goes without the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes without is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go without.

Words near goes without in the dictionary

  1. goes with the flow
  2. goes with the flow of traffic
  3. goes with the territory
  4. goes with the turf
  5. goes with the wind
  6. goes without
  7. goes without saying
  8. goes wrong
  9. Goeses
  10. goesinta
  11. goesouta

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