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going without saying

going without saying is the present participle and gerund of go without saying.

Meaning of go without saying

Verb

go without saying (third-person singular simple present goes without saying, present participle going without saying, simple past went without saying, past participle gone without saying)

  1. (idiomatic, impersonal) To not need to be said or mentioned; to be obvious, apparent, clear, or already established.
    • It goes without saying that our volunteers love their work.

Questions about going without saying

What is going without saying the present participle and gerund of?
Going without saying is the present participle and gerund of go without saying.

Words near going without saying in the dictionary

  1. going with the flow
  2. going with the flow of traffic
  3. going with the turf
  4. going with the wind
  5. going without
  6. going without saying
  7. going wrong
  8. going, going, gone
  9. going-away parties
  10. going-away party
  11. going-over

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