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going to show

going to show is the present participle and gerund of go to show.

Meaning of go to show

Verb

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

  1. (set phrase) To be an effective example that demonstrates a point; to prove.
    • [A]ll the evidence that we have goes to show that he spoke the truth.1877, Anthony Trollope, chapter 10, in The Life of Cicero

Questions about going to show

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

Words near going to show in the dictionary

  1. going to Prestwich
  2. going to ratshit
  3. going to sea
  4. going to seed
  5. going to shit
  6. going to show
  7. going to sleep
  8. going to smash
  9. going to someone's head
  10. going to the bad
  11. going to the bathroom

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