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gone on the account

gone on the account is the past participle of go on the account.

Meaning of go on the account

Verb

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

  1. To become a pirate; to join a pirating or filibustering expedition.
    • And as for serving under Goffe, I hope it is no new thing for gentlemen of fortune who are going on the account, to change a Captain now and then?1822, Walter Scott, The Pirate

Questions about gone on the account

What is gone on the account the past participle of?
Gone on the account is the past participle of go on the account.

Words near gone on the account in the dictionary

  1. gone on fire
  2. gone on holiday
  3. gone on one's merry way
  4. gone on record
  5. gone on strike
  6. gone on the account
  7. gone on the mitch
  8. gone on vacation
  9. gone one better
  10. gone one's own way
  11. gone one's ways

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