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going on the account

going on the account is the present participle and gerund of go on the account.

Meaning of go on the account

Verb

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

  1. To become a pirate; to join a pirating or filibustering expedition.
    • And as for serving under Goffe, I hope it is no new thing for gentlemen of fortune who are going on the account, to change a Captain now and then?1822, Walter Scott, The Pirate

Questions about going on the account

What is going on the account the present participle and gerund of?
Going on the account is the present participle and gerund of go on the account.

Words near going on the account in the dictionary

  1. going on fire
  2. going on holiday
  3. going on one's merry way
  4. going on record
  5. going on strike
  6. going on the account
  7. going on the mitch
  8. going on the scout
  9. going on vacation
  10. going once, going twice
  11. going once, going twice, sold

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