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gone for nothing

gone for nothing is the past participle of go for nothing.

Meaning of go for nothing

Verb

go for nothing (third-person singular simple present goes for nothing, present participle going for nothing, simple past went for nothing, past participle gone for nothing)

  1. To have no value, or carry no weight with someone.
    • Is not your friend's business your own business? What does friendship mean if it is not so? And when I tell you that it is my business, mine of right, does that go for nothing with you?1867, Anthony Trollope, The Last Chronicle of Barset

Questions about gone for nothing

What is gone for nothing the past participle of?
Gone for nothing is the past participle of go for nothing.

Words near gone for nothing in the dictionary

  1. gone for a song
  2. gone for a toss
  3. gone for broke
  4. gone for gold
  5. gone for it
  6. gone for nothing
  7. gone for the gloves
  8. gone for the gold
  9. gone for the jugular
  10. gone for the jugular vein
  11. gone for the kill

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