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gone to pains

gone to pains is the past participle of go to pains.

Meaning of go to pains

Verb

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

  1. To expend effort to do something.
    • to go to great pains

Questions about gone to pains

What is gone to pains the past participle of?
Gone to pains is the past participle of go to pains.

Words near gone to pains in the dictionary

  1. gone to ground
  2. gone to Halifax
  3. gone to heck
  4. gone to hell
  5. gone to hell and back
  6. gone to pains
  7. gone to pieces
  8. gone to pigs and whistles
  9. gone to plan
  10. gone to pot
  11. gone to press

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