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gone the way of

gone the way of is the past participle of go the way of.

Meaning of go the way of

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To end up the same way as; to undergo the same fate as.
    • Vinyl records seem to have gone the way of the dinosaurs [i.e. become extinct, or fallen out of common use].

Questions about gone the way of

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

Words near gone the way of in the dictionary

  1. gone the distance
  2. gone the entire animal
  3. gone the entire swine
  4. gone the extra mile
  5. gone the route
  6. gone the way of
  7. gone the way of all the earth
  8. gone the way of the dinosaurs
  9. gone the way of the dodo
  10. gone the way of the dodo bird
  11. gone the whole hog

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