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goes without saying

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

Meaning of go without saying

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, impersonal) To not need to be said or mentioned; to be obvious, apparent, clear, or already established.
    • It goes without saying that our volunteers love their work.

Questions about goes without saying

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

Words near goes without saying in the dictionary

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

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