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gone without

gone without is the past participle of go without.

Meaning of go without

Verb

go without (third-person singular simple present goes without, present participle going without, simple past went without, past participle gone without)

  1. (ambitransitive, idiomatic) To forgo (something).
    • If you forgot to bring your toothpaste, you'll have to go without.
  2. (ambitransitive, idiomatic) To lack or be deprived of (something).
    • The poor man's children went without supper.

Questions about gone without

What is gone without the past participle of?
Gone without is the past participle of go without.

Words near gone without in the dictionary

  1. gone with one's gut
  2. gone with the flow
  3. gone with the flow of traffic
  4. gone with the turf
  5. gone with the wind
  6. gone without
  7. gone without saying
  8. gone wrong
  9. gone-zo
  10. goneburger
  11. gonef

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