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going to the polls

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

Meaning of go to the polls

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To vote.

Questions about going to the polls

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

Words near going to the polls in the dictionary

  1. going to the ends of the world
  2. going to the goat's house for wool
  3. going to the mat
  4. going to the mats
  5. going to the mattresses
  6. going to the polls
  7. going to the restroom
  8. going to the scaffold
  9. going to the toilet
  10. going to the trouble
  11. going to the wall

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