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going to war

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

Meaning of go to war

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To enter into an armed conflict.
  2. (intransitive) (of a person) To depart, typically from one's home, to join an army at war.
    • At the age of nineteen, my grandfather went to war.

Questions about going to war

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

Words near going to war in the dictionary

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

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