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went nowhere

went nowhere is the simple past of go nowhere.

Meaning of go nowhere

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To fail to progress, to fail to attain a favorable result or outcome.
    • This project is going nowhere.
    Synonyms:
    go nowhere fast

Questions about went nowhere

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

Words near went nowhere in the dictionary

  1. went nap on
  2. went narrow
  3. went native
  4. went negative
  5. went night-night
  6. went nowhere
  7. went nowhere fast
  8. went nuclear
  9. went nuts
  10. went off
  11. went off at a tangent

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