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gone to the country

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

Meaning of go to the country

Verb

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

  1. (dated) To appeal to the feeling of the community by calling a general election
    • According to polls, Labour is on course to make significant gains in Scotland when Rishi Sunak finally goes to the country.2024 April 29, Editorial, “The Guardian view on Humza Yousaf’s resignation: miscalculation leads to crisis”, in The Guardian, UK, →ISSN
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, country.

Questions about gone to the country

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

Words near gone to the country in the dictionary

  1. gone to smash
  2. gone to someone's head
  3. gone to the bad
  4. gone to the bathroom
  5. gone to the bow-wows
  6. gone to the country
  7. gone to the devil
  8. gone to the dogs
  9. gone to the ends of the earth
  10. gone to the ends of the world
  11. gone to the goat's house for wool

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