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gone at

gone at is the past participle of go at.

Meaning of go at

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, at.
  2. To try to solve a problem a specific way; to undertake a task.
    • I went at the issue for hours but could not come up with a way around it.
  3. To initiate an attack on or an argument with.

Questions about gone at

What is gone at the past participle of?
Gone at is the past participle of go at.

Words near gone at in the dictionary

  1. gone around
  2. gone around in circles
  3. gone around the houses
  4. gone around with
  5. gone astray
  6. gone at
  7. gone at a good clip
  8. gone at it
  9. gone away
  10. gone awry
  11. gone back

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