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gone begging

gone begging is the past participle of go begging.

Meaning of go begging

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be available but wasted, unused, or not actualized.
    • "Principles without leaders go begging," he replied.1904, David Graham Phillips, chapter 18, in The Cost

Questions about gone begging

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

Words near gone begging in the dictionary

  1. gone ballistic
  2. gone balls up
  3. gone bananas
  4. gone bankrupt
  5. gone batshit
  6. gone begging
  7. gone belly-up
  8. gone below
  9. gone berserk
  10. gone between
  11. gone beyond

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