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going to town

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

Meaning of go to town

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To proceed enthusiastically, vigorously, or expertly.
    • She really went to town with the party preparations.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, to, town.
    • Pa went to town to buy a new plough.
    Synonyms:
    go to work

Questions about going to town

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

Words near going to town in the dictionary

  1. going to the toilet
  2. going to the trouble
  3. going to the wall
  4. going to the washroom
  5. going to the well
  6. going to town
  7. going to town on
  8. going to war
  9. going to waste
  10. going to water
  11. going to work

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