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gone to show

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

Meaning of go to show

Verb

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

  1. (set phrase) To be an effective example that demonstrates a point; to prove.
    • [A]ll the evidence that we have goes to show that he spoke the truth.1877, Anthony Trollope, chapter 10, in The Life of Cicero

Questions about gone to show

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

Words near gone to show in the dictionary

  1. gone to Prestwich
  2. gone to ratshit
  3. gone to sea
  4. gone to seed
  5. gone to shit
  6. gone to show
  7. gone to sleep
  8. gone to smash
  9. gone to someone's head
  10. gone to the bad
  11. gone to the bathroom

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