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going the way of all the earth

going the way of all the earth is the present participle and gerund of go the way of all the earth.

Meaning of go the way of all the earth

Verb

go the way of all the earth (third-person singular simple present goes the way of all the earth, present participle going the way of all the earth, simple past went the way of all the earth, past participle gone the way of all the earth)

  1. (poetic) To die.

Questions about going the way of all the earth

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

Words near going the way of all the earth in the dictionary

  1. going the entire animal
  2. going the entire swine
  3. going the extra mile
  4. going the route
  5. going the way of
  6. going the way of all the earth
  7. going the way of the dinosaurs
  8. going the way of the dodo
  9. going the way of the dodo bird
  10. going the whole hog
  11. going the whole pile

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