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went Dutch

went Dutch is the simple past of go Dutch.

Meaning of go Dutch

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal, slang) To pay for one's own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.
    • GOING DUTCH Some girls are quite willing to pay part of the expenses on special dates. When something is planned which is beyond the boy's means. . . .1958, Evelyn Ruth (Millis) Duvall, The Art of Dating, Associated Press, p. 138

Questions about went Dutch

What is went Dutch the simple past of?
Went Dutch is the simple past of go Dutch.

Words near went Dutch in the dictionary

  1. went down the wrong throat
  2. went down the wrong way
  3. went down with
  4. went downhill
  5. went downtown
  6. went Dutch
  7. went easy
  8. went equipped
  9. went ER
  10. went face
  11. went far

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