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gone without saying

gone without saying is the past participle of go without saying.

Meaning of go without saying

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, impersonal) To not need to be said or mentioned; to be obvious, apparent, clear, or already established.
    • It goes without saying that our volunteers love their work.

Questions about gone without saying

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

Words near gone without saying in the dictionary

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

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