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going for nothing

going for nothing is the present participle and gerund of go for nothing.

Meaning of go for nothing

Verb

go for nothing (third-person singular simple present goes for nothing, present participle going for nothing, simple past went for nothing, past participle gone for nothing)

  1. To have no value, or carry no weight with someone.
    • Is not your friend's business your own business? What does friendship mean if it is not so? And when I tell you that it is my business, mine of right, does that go for nothing with you?1867, Anthony Trollope, The Last Chronicle of Barset

Questions about going for nothing

What is going for nothing the present participle and gerund of?
Going for nothing is the present participle and gerund of go for nothing.

Words near going for nothing in the dictionary

  1. going for a song
  2. going for a toss
  3. going for broke
  4. going for gold
  5. going for it
  6. going for nothing
  7. going for the gloves
  8. going for the gold
  9. going for the jugular
  10. going for the jugular vein
  11. going for the kill

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