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gone nowhere

gone nowhere is the past participle of go nowhere.

Meaning of go nowhere

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To fail to progress, to fail to attain a favorable result or outcome.
    • This project is going nowhere.
    Synonyms:
    go nowhere fast

Questions about gone nowhere

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

Words near gone nowhere in the dictionary

  1. gone narrow
  2. gone native
  3. gone negative
  4. gone night-night
  5. gone north about
  6. gone nowhere
  7. gone nowhere fast
  8. gone nuclear
  9. gone nuts
  10. gone off
  11. gone off at a tangent

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