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went it alone

went it alone is the simple past of go it alone.

Meaning of go it alone

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial) To do something alone or independently, especially something that is normally or better done in groups.
    • He quit working for the company and decided to go it alone as a consultant instead.
    Synonyms:
    walk alone, lone it
  2. To play a hand without the assistance of one's partner.
    • When the trump suit [in euchre] has been settled, the player who has named it (the maker) has the right to go it alone, but he must announce his intention to do so before a card has been led. His partner places his cards face downwards on the table, and takes no active part in the hand. The maker...2014, “Games for Three or More”, in Sarah Tomley, editor, The Card Games Bible: Over 150 Games and Tricks, London: Hamlyn, →ISBN, pages 125–126

Questions about went it alone

What is went it alone the simple past of?
Went it alone is the simple past of go it alone.

Words near went it alone in the dictionary

  1. went into
  2. went into detail
  3. went into one's shell
  4. went into the long grass
  5. went it
  6. went it alone
  7. went left
  8. went like a dream
  9. went long
  10. went mental
  11. went missing

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