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going all out

going all out is the present participle and gerund of go all out.

Meaning of go all out

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To reserve nothing; to put forth all possible effort or resources.
    • They went all out for his eightieth birthday party and chartered a tour boat on the bay.

Questions about going all out

What is going all out the present participle and gerund of?
Going all out is the present participle and gerund of go all out.

Words near going all out in the dictionary

  1. going against the grain
  2. going ahead
  3. going ahead with
  4. going all around the houses
  5. going all around the Wrekin
  6. going all out
  7. going all round the houses
  8. going all the way
  9. going along
  10. going along for the ride
  11. going along to get along

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