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going green

going green is the present participle of go green.

Meaning of go green

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To implement certain lifestyle changes designed to help one live in a more ecologically friendly way.

Questions about going green

What is going green the present participle of?
Going green is the present participle of go green.

Words near going green in the dictionary

  1. going gaga over
  2. going Galt
  3. going gentle into that good night
  4. going gold
  5. going great guns
  6. going green
  7. going H.A.M.
  8. going half and half
  9. going halfsies
  10. going halves
  11. going ham

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