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going there

going there is the present participle and gerund of go there.

Meaning of go there

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To discuss a subject that is usually avoided as taboo or controversial.
    • LOUISE: Okay, enough with the "tricycle" stuff!
      LADY IN VAN: Why don't you wanna talk about it? Because you're too old to be riding one?
      LOUISE: (laughs) Okay...
      TINA: Whoa.
      LADY IN VAN: That's right: I went there, with a child.2018, Bob's Burgers (TV series), "As I Walk Through the Alley of the Shadow of Ramps" (episode)

Questions about going there

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

Words near going there in the dictionary

  1. going the way of the dodo
  2. going the way of the dodo bird
  3. going the whole hog
  4. going the whole pile
  5. going their separate ways
  6. going there
  7. going through
  8. going through fire and water
  9. going through hell
  10. going through hoops
  11. going through the attitudes

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