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going down that road

going down that road is the present participle and gerund of go down that road.

Meaning of go down that road

Verb

go down that road (third-person singular simple present goes down that road, present participle going down that road, simple past went down that road, past participle gone down that road)

  1. (idiomatic) To settle a way of doing something; do decide to do something in a particular way.
    • We haven't decided if we want to move yet, but if we go down that road, there'll clearly be no way back.

Questions about going down that road

What is going down that road the present participle and gerund of?
Going down that road is the present participle and gerund of go down that road.

Words near going down that road in the dictionary

  1. going down like a lead zeppelin
  2. going down like a sack of potatoes
  3. going down on
  4. going down south
  5. going down swinging
  6. going down that road
  7. going down the drain
  8. going down the khazi
  9. going down the pan
  10. going down the road
  11. going down the toilet

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